Da Vinci team puts satellite payloads to the test


Da Vinci team in the CubeSat Support Facility at ESA ESEC

A student-built satellite mission has taken an important step toward flight readiness. From 13 to 24 April 2026, the Da Vinci team from TU Delft, the Netherlands, has carried out a vibration environmental test campaign of its educational payloads, DICE and Bitflip, at ESA’s CubeSat Support Facility in ESA ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium. Conducted as part of ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! 4 programme, the campaign provided the team with hands-on experience in a professional test environment while advancing the verification of both payloads.