MICE-1

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MICE-1
SpaceX Transporter-15 Rideshare Mission.jpg
The Transporter-15 Mission which launched MICE-1 along with several other satellites
Operator Flag of Greece.svg Prisma Electronics
European Space Agency logo.svg European Space Agency
COSPAR ID 2025-276DP
Mission duration3 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type3U CubeSat
Start of mission
Launch date28 November 2025, 18:44 UTC
Rocket Falcon 9 Transporter 15
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sun-synchronous
  DUTHSat-2
PHASMA  

MICE-1 (Maritime Identification and Communication systEm – 1) is a CubeSat mission for maritime tracking developed by the Greek company Prisma Electronics S.A. with the support of the Democritus University of Thrace, the EU, and ESA. [1] [2] The satellite's primary payload is an Automated Identification System (AIS) receiver intended to enhance tracking of ships and other maritime assets in the Mediterranean Sea. The secondary payload is an Internet of Things (IoT) instrument, part of Prisma Electronics' LAROS system for remote monitoring of structural, environmental, and energy footprint of infrastructure. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The mission is supported by ESA's Greek CubeSat In-Orbit Validation programme. [7] MICE-1 was launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 flight Transporter-15 in November 2025. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [2]

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References

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  10. "Transporter-15". Supercluster. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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