Next Generation Platform (NEOSAT)

The ARTES Next Generation Platform element, or NEOSAT, is the ESA programme to develop and qualify two new satellite product lines, Eurostar Neo and Spacebus Neo, that will enable the European space industry to deliver commercially competitive satellites in the 3 to 6 tons launch mass range. The programme includes the in-orbit validation of the new platforms. Neosat is a joint ESA/CNES undertaking with shared programme management.