Nicola Melega, European Space Agency
The Φsat-2 mission, launched on 16 August 2024, successfully completed its Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) within two days. The platform commissioning phase, lasting approximately four weeks, included verifications on power generation, communications, and attitude determination and control. Concurrently, the payload commissioning phase began, focusing on the multispectral camera, payload pre-processor, and AI accelerator. The mission is currently in the payload commissioning and calibration phase, with over 30 scenes acquired and distributed. The upcoming operational phase will involve continuous Earth observation data acquisition and processing, utilizing AI applications to enhance data analysis and ensure optimal performance.