Engineering:PeakSat
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| Operator |  Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hellenic Space Center, 23px European Space Agency |
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| COSPAR ID | 2026-067BS |
| Website | https://peaksat.spacedot.gr |
| Mission duration | 3 months, 5 days (in progress) |
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| Spacecraft type | 3U CubeSat |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 March 2026, 11:02 UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Transporter 16 |
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PeakSat is a Greek technology demonstration satellite intended to test a laser-based optical communication link between low Earth orbit and the optical ground station at Holomonta in Chalkidiki.[1][2][3] The 3U CubeSat-type small satellite[4] was developed by undergraduate students at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki[1] and its development was supported by the EU's and ESA's Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation programme. PeakSat includes an ATLAS-1 laser terminal by the Lithuanian company Astrolight.[5][6] The satellite was launched on the Transporter-16 flight of the Falcon 9 rocket on 30 March 2026.[5][7]
See also
- List of European Space Agency programmes and missions
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 athensagent (2026-03-27). "AUTH Launches Greece’s First Student-Built Nanosatellite" (in en-US). https://athens-times.com/aristotle-university-launches-greeces-first-student-built-nanosatellite-peaksat/.
- ↑ Kouremenos, Achilleas (2026-03-27). "First Greek Nanosatellite Designed and Built by Undergraduate Students Ready for Launch" (in en-US). https://www.thenationalherald.com/first-greek-nanosatellite-designed-and-built-by-undergraduate-students-ready-for-launch/.
- ↑ Tsoni, Paula (2026-03-28). "Greek Nanosatellite Designed and Built by Students Ready for Launch" (in en-US). https://greekreporter.com/2026/03/28/greek-nanosatellite-designed-built-students-launch/.
- ↑ Kulu, Erik. "PeakSat" (in en). https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/peaksat.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tomaswick, Andy (2026-04-10). "ESA Launches 7 New Missions to Supercharge Space Data Transfer" (in en). https://www.universetoday.com/articles/esa-launches-7-new-missions-to-supercharge-space-data-transfer.
- ↑ "Greece’s Advanced Laser Satellite Communications test campaign to launch with ESA support – ESA CSC: Connectivity & Secure Communications" (in en-GB). https://connectivity.esa.int/archives/news/greeces-advanced-laser-satellite-communications-test-campaign-to-launch-with-esa-support.
- ↑ www.matak.sk, Juraj Maták-. "Družice". http://www.kozmo-data.sk/druzice/detail/2026-067/.
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