Maria Daniela Graziano , University of Naples Federico II
EarthNext is a CubeSat for Earth Observation mission developed as part of the ALCOR program funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The mission is designed for an In Orbit Demonstration (IOD) of operating a CubeSat in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The mission aims to deliver value-added products and services for terrestrial applications by capturing high-resolution multispectral images of customer-selected target areas across Italy. It also seeks to create a synergistic dataset with other high-resolution multispectral missions and conduct IOD of a secondary camera for cloud detection over the area of interest. The phase C of the mission will start at Q2 2025.