MESAT1 is scheduled to be launched to space onboard Firefly rocket on December 22, 2022 and carries three payloads designed by  students in Falmouth High school, Fryeburg Academy, and Saco Middle School.  UMaine and USM engineering teams are collaborating on building the satellite and getting it ready for launch in collaboration with Amateur Satellite Corporation and the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. The CubeSat launch is funded by NASA CSLI program and its design and development are sponsored by NASA, Maine Space Grant Consortium, and UMaine.

Watch this page for information on a live stream of the MESAT launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, scheduled for December 22 2022 !

Firefly Rocket the launch vehicle for MESAT

MESAT Under Construction at the University of Maine in Orono
The Four Cameras on MESAT