List of ESA CubeSats

Since the 2010s, the European Space Agency (ESA) has supported the development or launch of numerous CubeSat-type small satellites through various programmes:^[1]^[2]

General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)

GSTP also supports other non-CubeSat small satellite missions, e.g. MicroHETsat^[3] or the PROBA series.^[4]

GOMX-3, launched in 2015
GOMX-4B, launched in 2018
QARMAN, launched in 2019
OPS-SAT, launched in 2019
SIMBA, launched in 2020
PICASSO, launched in 2020
RadCube, launched in 2021
Sunstorm, launched in 2021
PRETTY, launched in 2023
PROBA-V CubeSat Companion, launched in 2023
GENA-OT, launched in 2025
GOMX-5, launched in 2026
CubeSpec, launching in 2027
HENON, launching in 2027
e.Inspector, launching in 2027
VULCAIN, launching in 2027
M-ARGO, launching in 2027
LUMIO, launching in 2028
AOS-P and AOS-D, launching in 2028
SROC, launching with Space Rider in 2028

Fly Your Satellite! (FYS)

FYS is an educational programme for student teams developing CubeSats or PocketQubes^[5]

AAUSAT5, deployed from the ISS in 2015 (FYS Pilot Edition)^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
e-sta@r-II, OUFTI-1, and AAUSAT4, launched in 2016 (FYS First Edition)^[10]^[9]
LEDSAT, launched in 2021^[11]^[12]
EIRSAT-1, launched in 2023
ISTSat-1 and ³Cat-4, launched in 2024
FrontierSat, launched in 2026
FramSat-1, launched in 2026
CIMER, launching in 2027
FEIsat^[13]^[14]
AcubeSAT^[15]^[16]
Da Vinci^[17]^[18]
GIFTS^[19]^[20]

InCubed

The InCubed co-funding programme, managed by ESA's Φ-lab, supports innovative technologies for Earth observation satellities.^[21]^[22]^[23]

FOREST constellation, launching since 2022
MANTIS, launched in 2023^[24]^[25]
Hyperfield, hyperspectral imaging constellation, first satelllite launched in 2024^[26]^[27]
AIX, launched in 2025^[28]^[29]
HiVE, the High-precision Versatile Ecosphere constellation, first satellite launched in 2025^[28]^[29]
TALISMAN, launching in 2027^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]
EARS, constellation of satellites for GNSS Radio Occultation^[34]

Space Safety Programme (S2P)

Juventas and Milani, launched in 2024 together with Hera
PRELUDE, launching in 2027
Farinella and Don Quijote, launching in 2028 together with Ramses
Satis, launch planned for 2030

Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation

DUTHSat-2, launched in 2025^[35]
MICE-1, launched in 2025^[35]
PHASMA (LAMARR and DIRAC), launched in 2025
ERMIS (3 CubeSats), launched in 2026^[36]^[35]^[37]
OptiSat, launched in 2026^[36]^[35]^[37]
PeakSat, launched in 2026^[36]^[35]^[37]
Hellenic Space Dawn (Helios and Selene), launched in 2026^[36]^[35]^[37]

IOD/IOV

IOD/IOV is a European Union programme funded through Horizon 2020 and entrusted to ESA.^[38]^[39]^[40] IOD/IOV also supports other non-CubeSat small satellite missions, e.g. ΣYNDEO‑3.

Cassini, launching NET 2026^[41]^[42]
Tom & Jerry, launching in 2027^[43]^[44]^[45]

Other programmes

ESTCube-1, launched in 2013
Phi-Sat-1, launched in 2020 (FutureEO)^[46]
Intuition-1, launched in 2023 (FutureEO)^[24]
Phi-Sat-2, launched in 2024 (FutureEO)^[46]
Spire Global SaaS, launched in 2026^[36]^[47]
VIREON (2 CubeSats), launched in 2026^[36]^[47]
CyberCUBE, launched in 2026
Corvus-IOV, launching in 2027^[48]
VMMO, launching in 2028 (Terrae Novae)^[49]

References

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↑ "About Fly Your Satellite!". www.esa.int. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-16.
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[Website-2-2] "ESA Technology CubeSats". www.esa.int. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-12.

[3] "Planetek supporting microHETSat the first all-electric small satellite | Planetek Italia". www.planetek.it. Archived from the original on 19 January 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-17.

[4] "Information Session: General Support Technology Programme (GSTP)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.

[5] "About Fly Your Satellite!". www.esa.int. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-16.

[6] Kulu, Erik. "AAUSAT5". Nanosats Database. Retrieved 2025-11-16.

[7] Cowing, Keith (2015-08-18). "Student Satellite Headed To International Space Station". SpaceRef. Retrieved 2025-11-16.

[8] "AAUSAT5 communicates with students on Earth". AMSAT-UK. 2015-11-04. Archived from the original on 28 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-16.

[ESA-2016a-9] 1 2 "FLY YOUR SATELLITE! The ESA Academy CubeSats programme" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.

[10] "Student satellites fly freely on their orbit in space". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2025-11-16.

[11] "LEDSAT is launched". www.esa.int. Archived from the original on 28 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-16.

[12] "LEDSAT". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-16.

[13] "Our Students Among the Best in a Prestigious ESA Program | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology STU in Bratislava". www.fei.stuba.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-09-04.

[14] "FEIsat team, University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia, at the Fly Your Satellite! Final Design Review". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-09-04.

[15] "AcubeSAT calibrates flight radiation dosimeter at ESA ESTEC". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-09-04.

[16] "AcubeSAT | AcubeSAT | Space Biology Mission". acubesat.spacedot.gr. Retrieved 2026-09-04.

[17] "Da Vinci team puts satellite payloads to the test". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-09-04.

[18] "Da Vinci Satellite | Elevating Education". Retrieved 2026-09-04.

[19] "Testing GIFTS for space". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2026-09-04.

[20] "Projects - UCD Centre for Space Research". www.ucd.ie. Retrieved 2026-09-04.

[21] "InCubed". incubed.esa.int. Archived from the original on 28 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-20.

[22] "ESA InCubed | Startup Program – OVHcloud". startup.ovhcloud.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-20.

[23] "ESA InCubed programme" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.

[ESA-2025a-24] 1 2 "Two ESA Φ-lab-enabled satellites launched". www.esa.int. Archived from the original on 29 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-20.

[25] Southgate, Vix (2025-10-22). "Open Cosmos celebrates successful completion of landmark MANTIS mission". The British Interplanetary Society. Archived from the original on 23 October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-22.

[26] "Hyperfield 1A, 1B". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-10.

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