Bavaria to Launch Own Satellites for Geodata Collection by Late 2025

The initiative aims to enhance digital sovereignty and support environmental monitoring with high-resolution imagery.

Bavaria plans to deploy five small satellites by late 2025 to early 2026 for a trial mission, focusing on geodata collection.
The satellites, weighing just 10 kilograms each, will orbit 460 kilometers above Earth, providing high-resolution photos of the region every three days.
The project is a collaboration with the Zentrum für Telematik and S4 Smart Small Satellite Systems GmbH, with algorithm support from the Technical University of Munich.
Data collected will assist in flood forecasting, climate change analysis, and agricultural and forestry management, facilitated by AI-driven systems.
A successful trial could lead to an expanded mission, boosting Bavaria's status as an industrial space location and strengthening its economy.