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An ESA supported project, looking at the use of satellites in developing nations, has led to a service which makes it possible to transfer money between remote locations in sub-Saharan African countries.
A commercially successful satellite technology, developed as part of the ARTES 3-4 programme, is leading the market for digital cinema operating services.
"At The Heart of Europe's Space Missions", an article about 45 years of the Redu Centre is featured in the May edition of ESA's Bulletin publication.
Find out more about the latest in the development and launch plans for Alphasat at the dedicated Alphasat website.
A new system for the orbit determination of satellites in geostationary orbit has been successfully developed.
Tucked away in a vacuum chamber for several months, Europe´s largest telecom satellite has faced the harsh conditions it will deal with once it is launched into space this summer.
More than 70 representatives of the aviation, telecom and space industries, as well as institutional stakeholders gathered in Salzburg, Austria this week to attend the third Information Event on ESA´s Iris Programme.
The Redsat onboard processor, a key to providing next-generation broadband through far better signal quality and speed at lower cost, is ready to be added to the first SmallGEO satellite platform for launch next year.
Telecom.esa.int will now be providing information on the status of closed Invitation To Tenders (ITTs) issued for ARTES 1 and ARTES 5.1 activities.