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ESA, Airbus, TESAT and TNO set new record for fast and secure optical communications from geostationary orbit

26 Feb 2026

The European Space Agency (ESA), alongside Europe’s Airbus Defence and Space, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), and TESAT, have successful demonstrated laser…

Finnish tech company showcases ESA-supported embedded fabric antenna capable of GEO satellite connectivity

25 Feb 2026

WEARABLE ANTENNAS ON MOUNTAINTOPS In an advance for innovative internet–of–things satellite connectivity, Stealthcase, a Finnish company successfully demonstrated connectivity with satellites in geostationary (GEO) orbit.…

Greece’s Advanced Laser Satellite Communications test campaign to launch with ESA support  

13 Feb 2026

The European Space Agency (ESA) is supporting an extensive test campaign for optical laser terminals orchestrated by a broad coalition of Greek aerospace and academic…

Greek Connectivity Programme implemented by ESA proceeds with satellite commissioning and launches

13 Feb 2026

The MICE-1 and PHASMA Greek CubeSat missions supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) have begun their in-orbit activities, a key milestone in their launch…

ESA and University of Glasgow demonstrate end-to-end medical visit with satellite-powered remote medicine

20 Jan 2026

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the University of Glasgow successfully performed a remote dental inspection over satellite signal using the pop—up 5G network developed…

Infrastructure and Clean Room works on Hellenic Assembly Integration & Testing Facility nearing completion with support from ESA

21 Dec 2025

Civil and structural work has been completed on the Hellenic Assembly, Integration and Testing Facility (HAITF), implemented by ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications in collaboration…

ESA’s Iris satcom technology takes to US skies to showcase next-gen sustainability applications on Boeing 2025 ecoDemonstrator

16 Dec 2025

The European Space Agency (ESA) has partnered with Viasat, ESSP and its consortium of industry partners to bring Iris secure satellite communications to the forefront…

ITA Airways adopts satellite technology developed by ESA and Viasat to upgrade safety and fuel efficiency

16 Dec 2025

ITA Airways, Italy’s reference airline, has announced its adoption of the Iris system for Air Traffic Service (ATS), jointly developed by Viasat and the European…

Connectivity and Secure Communications programmes receive €2.1 billion at CM25 to continue driving competitive satellite communications

10 Dec 2025

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Council meeting at Ministerial level 2025 (CM25) concluded in Bremen, Germany, with Member States placing their continued trust in the…

PHASMA and MICE-1 missions supported by ESA launched to expand Greece’s foothold in low Earth orbit

03 Dec 2025

On 28 November 2025 at 19:44 am CET (10:44 pm PT), the PHASMA mission, Greece’s first satellite constellation operated by Libre Space Foundation, and MICE-1,…

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