The primary mission objective is the technical verification of miniaturized reaction wheels for attitude stabilization of a picosatellite. A small camera for Earth observation is used as an exemplary payload. The secondary mission objective is the successful integration of mission operations into lecture courses of the Chair of Space Technology.

The picosatellite mission BEESAT-2 is part of the ongoing research project 'Microwheels III' of the Chair of Space Technology. The project 'Microwheels III' is funded by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) with funds from Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag (Grant No.: 50RM1006).