Greece set to acquire CubeSat constellation

The Greek Ministry of Digital Governance has announced a National Microsatellite Program which aims to strengthen the country's off-planet capabilities in low Earth orbit.

The ministry has put forth an open competition on the international market for the development of CubeSats, known as miniaturized satellites, with a budget of €60 million from a total of €130 million.

The plan is set to be materialized via the European Space Agency (ESA) and is funded by the National Recovery & Resilience Plan Greece 2.0.

According to the ministry's announcement, the CubeSat constellation will aid the state in multiple ways, such as with the observation of the environment, logging long-term changes and dealing with climate change.

The ministries of the environment, energy, and shipping, are some of those that will find use in the constellation, the announcement said.<...