VZLUSAT-2 was a Czech technology demonstration satellite operated in low Earth orbit between 2022 and 2025 by the Prague-based company VZLU Aerospace. The 3U-type CubeSat was testing various spaceflight technologies including two Earth observation cameras, X-ray sensors, a GRB detector, a radiation monitoring device, and a water vapor outgassing sensor. The satellite was launched in January 2022 on the Transporter-3 rideshare mission of Falcon 9, operated successfully in space, and ended its mission with destructive re-entry in November 2025. VZLUSAT-2 was the first Czech spacecraft to capture high-resolution images of the Czech Republic from orbit.
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