This educational competition challenges students to design, build, and launch a small satellite, the size of a soda can, capable of collecting and transmitting data during its descent. The Canary Islands phase of the competition took place in La Atalaya de Guía, where 18 teams from educational centers across Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, and Lanzarote presented their projects.

The Ministry of Education highlighted that the day was marked by design, experimentation, and teamwork, key elements for the construction and launch of the small satellites. In addition to the Celestis team, which won the 2026 edition, other teams were also recognized for their work.

The award for best technical achievement went to the Guazasat team, from IES Montaña de Guaza in Tenerife. Meanwhile, the award for the most outstanding scientific mission went to Canarysat, from IES Tablero I Aguañac in Gran Canaria. The Tinsat team, from IES Tinajo, was recognized as the most professional, and the award for best dissemination and sponsorship was given to the Marcos y su Cordero Volador team, from IES Cándido Marante Expósito in La Palma. Finally, the honorary innovation award went to the Swarm team, from IES Antonio Godoy Sosa in Gran Canaria.

In the competition, the devices are released from an approximate height of five hundred meters by a drone. They must execute a primary mission that measures parameters such as atmospheric pressure, temperature, or altitude, in addition to a secondary scientific mission defined by each team. The final phase of the Canary Islands competition concluded with the presentation of results before a specialized jury, composed of personnel from IACTEC, the unit of the Astrophysical Institute of the Canary Islands dedicated to space technology.