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ESA supports Loft Orbital’s YAM-8 launch through upgraded platform

Loft Orbital, with a European Space Agency (ESA)-funded upgraded Airbus Arrow 150 platform on board, has successfully launched its Longbow YAM-8 satellite on Friday 14 March at 23:43 PT (Saturday 15 March 07:43 CET) on a Transporter-13, taking place at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. The upgrades to the platform were supported under an ESA Pioneer Partnership Project: the In Orbit Demonstrator by Airbus (IODA).

ESA partners with Polish technology company to develop a satcom security solution using post-quantum algorithms

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected AROBS Polska for the Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Satellite Telecommunication Applications (PQC ASTrAL) project.

ESA and GSMA to support three 5G/6G-NTN innovation challenges for global seamless connectivity

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Foundry announced at MWC25 Barcelona, Spain, an ESA-funding round to support three innovation challenges.

ESA and ITU collaborate to advance in radio spectrum sustainability

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), through a Joint Statement signed at Mobile World Congress 2025, in Barcelona, Spain, agreed to cooperate and collaborate in fostering a more sustainable and responsible use of radio spectrum resources for satellite systems.

ESA and the Mobile Satellite Services Association forge partnership to drive space-based 5G/6G networks

The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) with the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA), taking a further step towards transforming the future of global connectivity.

ESA white paper to optimise performance and operations for 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks

The European Space Agency (ESA), together with a consortium of European satellite industry, terrestrial technology providers and terrestrial mobile network operators, have released a study to investigate and optimise routing protocols enabling efficient operation of 6G Multi-orbit Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN).

ESA and Seamless Air Alliance drive 5G Non-Terrestrial Network connectivity for aviation

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Seamless Air Alliance (SAA) have made key achievements in the development of 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for aviation connectivity.

Space-enabled crisis management to get boost as International Committee of the Red Cross partners with ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to collaborate on supporting the development and increased use of space-enabled solutions.

How to extend the lifespan of satellites and enabling cost efficiency through AI software

AI investment is booming globally, ESA is helping drive the ongoing transformation, enabled by technological innovations in the satellite telecommunication operations, through strategic research and development activities. A recent example is the Context Aware Spacecraft Telemetry Checking (CASTeC) platform, developed through ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems’ (ARTES) Competitiveness & Growth programme.

ESA and AAC Clyde Space set sail on project to enhance maritime capabilities from space

The European Space Agency (ESA) and AAC Clyde Space are working to drive space-enabled capabilities to support maritime operations across the globe through the INFLECION project.