CuBy - Bavaria's own satellite mission

With the “CuBy” mission (short for CubeSats Bavaria) the Bavarian Surveying Authority is launching an ambitious project to collect remote sensing data directly from space.In collaboration with the Center for Telematics, the Technical University of Munich, and the startup S4, five compact microsatellites (so-called CubeSats), equipped with a high-resolution multispectral camera.Every three days, these satellites capture images of a section of Bavaria with a ground resolution of approximately five meters.Thanks to this data, up-to-date, high-resolution geospatial data is continuously generated—useful for environmental and nature conservation, disaster prevention, agriculture, forestry, and many other applications.Follow the satellites here on their journey into space and get the latest information and exclusive insights. The mission was launched on 7 July 2026.

News


In our “News” section, you'll find the latest updates on our mission—from social media posts, press releases, and our own articles to the first images and impressions straight from space.

CuBy animated film

Summary of the video content
The silent animated video shows how the Bavarian satellite mission CuBy works. At the beginning, the Earth can be seen from space. Several small satellites fly in formation around the Earth. The logo “CuBy – Bavarian Satellite Network” is displayed. The view then zooms in on Europe and Germany. Bavaria is highlighted in green on the map. Several satellites fly over Bavaria. Blue stripes mark the observation and coverage areas of the satellites over the Free State. The perspective then shifts to the far north, to Spitsbergen. Yellow radio waves symbolize the data transmission between the satellites and a ground station near Spitsbergen. A colored connection line shows the further data path back towards Europe. Finally, the view returns to Bavaria. The cities of Würzburg and Munich are labeled. Several parallel blue stripes show the coverage over Bavaria between Munich and Würzburg. At the end, the CuBy logo and the logos of the participating institutions and partners appear, including TUM, the Center for Telematics, the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and Regional Identity, and the Bavarian State Office for Digitization, Broadband and Surveying. The video contains no spoken content and no relevant sounds.

Our project partners

Zentrum für Telematik mit S4
© Zentrum für Telematik, Smart Small Satellite Systems GmbH

Zentrum für Telematik mit S4Das Zentrum für Telematik (ZfT) in Würzburg in collaboration with the start-up Smart Small Satellite Systems (S4), is responsible within the CuBy project for, amongst other things, the design and construction of the CubeSats, as well as for mission operations in space. In doing so, it can draw on the expertise and experience gained from numerous CubeSat missions that are already being successfully operated in space by ZfT and S4. further information: Zentrum für Telematik e.V., S4 Space

Technische Universität München
© Technische Universität München

Technische Universität MünchenThe Technische Universität München (TUM) provides support and advice to the CuBy project from a scientific geodetic perspective and, amongst other things, develops sub-processes (in particular for the georeferencing of image data derived from sensor data and camera calibrations) for processing the raw data collected into finished image products. further information: Startseite - Lehrstuhl für Astronomische und Physikalische Geodäsie, Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung - Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung