YPSat has been a project run in its entirety by ESA Young Professionals to give them direct early experience in designing, building and testing hardware for space.

The work took place in their spare time during core business hours, along with additional work sessions during evenings and weekends, to keep up with all the work needed.

The payload will remain attached to the upper stage of the launcher throughout its approximately 3-hour-long operating life. In that time it will acquire images and video of Ariane 6’s fairing separation, the deployment of its CubeSats and in-orbit views of Earth and space.