NASA To Launch Saudi Arabian Space Agency Cube Satellite Through Artemis II Mission

JAKARTA NASA has officially collaborated with the Saudi Arabian Space Agency on a project to launch CubeSat, a small cube satellite. The two signed a cooperation agreement on May 13, 2025.

This agreement was announced directly by US President Donald Trump while visiting Riyadh. At that time, Trump met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and discussed several space projects, including CubeSat.

Through this partnership, NASA will bring the Saudi Arabian Space Agency's CubeSat when launching the Artemis II mission. This CubeSat will be used to measure various aspects of space weather from different distances, of course from space.

Later, CubeSat will be placed in a spacecraft adapter carrying the Artemis II mission. After Orion flew with the support of the SLS rocket, this small satellite will be stationed in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO), according to NASA's explanation.

"The Saudi Space Agency's CubeSat will collect data on space radiation, solar X-rays, solar energy particles, and magnetic fields," NASA said, quoted through its official website on Thursday, May 15.

The Saudi Arabian Space Agency is not the only institution that has entered into partnerships with NASA on the Artemis II mission. Some time ago, the US agency also formed a partnership with the South Korean Space Agency (KASA) to launch CubeSat.

NASA is very supportive of CubeSat's launch mission because this shoebox-sized satellite will help them in gathering scientific information. In fact, NASA can take advantage of its data to understand the state of the space environment.

"While CubeSat will be released from rockets to study the environment around Earth, the crew at Orion will continue their journey and explore the Moon and return during a 10-day journey," NASA said.