ESA-supported Lacuna Space CubeSats launch to expand direct-to-device Internet of Things constellation
14 Jul 2025
Two European Space Agency (ESA)-funded CubeSat satellites, which form the beginnings of an Internet of Things (IoT) constellation to ambitiously provide connectivity for underserved areas, successfully launched into low Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, US, on a Transporter-14 mission and aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher on 23 June 2025 at 9:25pm GMT (2:25pm PDT). The launch is a major step forward in scaling a world-leading direct-to-device IoT network.
