PeakSat and ERMIS-3 reached low Earth orbit on March 30, 2026 as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-16 rideshare campaign.
The Greek Connectivity Programme includes PeakSat and ERMIS-3.
Astrolight manufactured the ground segment systems and the ATLAS-1 laser communication terminals onboard PeakSat and ERMIS-3.
ERMIS-1, ERMIS-2, and ERMIS-3 were launched in the ERMIS cubesat constellation developed in Greece.
PeakSat and ERMIS-3 flew Atlas-1 terminals from Astrolight.
ERMIS-3, co-built by OQ Technology Hellas with NKUA, will host payloads from other consortium members to demonstrate an optical communications link and hyperspectral Earth observation for precision agriculture.
ERMIS-3, co-built by OQ Technology Hellas with NKUA, will host consortium members’ payloads to demonstrate an optical communications link and hyperspectral Earth observation data to support precision agriculture.