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Succesful demonstration of Alphasat-Sentinel-1A laser link

News: an important milestone for the ARTES 7 EDRS programme

28 November 2014 – Marking a first in space, Sentinel-1A and Alphasat have linked up by laser stretching almost 36 000 km across space to deliver images of Earth just moments after they were captured.

ESA announces signing of Iris Precursor contract

News: the next stage of ESA's long-running ARTES 11 Iris programme

26 Nov 2014 – A contract worth €15 million was signed by ESA’s Magali Vaissiere, ESA’s Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications, and Rupert Pearce, Inmarsat CEO, worth €15 million at Westminster in London, UK.

New ARTES 5.1 Schedule Adjustment CCN

The Contract Change Notice template should be used when a contract change is required that affects only the schedule of a running ARTES 5.1 activity. If further contractual changes are required (e.g. new or amended work package content, changes to deliverables) the standard CCN template defined in the contract should be used instead.

TIA: Past, Present, and Future

Interview with Magali Vaissiere, director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications

To mark the celebration of 50 years of European cooperation in space, we ask Magali Vaissiere, director of TIA, to highlight some of the noteworthy accomplishments of the Directorate over the years.

The launch of MARECS 2B

Today in ESA satcoms history

10 November 2014 – On this day, 30 years ago, one of Europe’s first telecommunications satellites, MARECS B2, was launched. The MARECS maritime communications satellites were the first European satellites of their kind.

First EDRS node on track for launch

News: an important milestone for ARTES 7 EDRS

The first component of Europe’s space data highway passed several critical tests this summer replicating the harsh launch and space conditions it will soon have to endure.

First commercial airline for Alphasat air safety service

News: satellite-based air traffic management is now a step closer

Hawaiian Airlines (USA) has announced it will be the first commercial airline installing Inmarsat’s (UK) SwiftBroadband-Safety, a new air safety service for trans-oceanic flights that has been designed and developed through the Alphasat Private Public Partnership between Inmarsat and ESA.

Satellite broadband for all

Thanks to European telecoms satellites equipped with powerful, high-frequency Ka-band communications, affordable broadband Internet access via satellite is becoming a reality.