EU Officially Begins Work on $11 Billion Starlink Rival, IRIS2
Dec 16, 2024 · Europe has pledged to spend a whopping $11 billion on its own Starlink -like satellite network. The European Union today officially signed the contract to build a sovereign and secure satellite...
Commission takes next step to deploy the IRIS² secure satellite …
Dec 16, 2024 · The Commission has signed the concession contract for the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²), a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellite, with the SpaceRISE consortium.
European space giants join forces for IRIS² - SpaceNews
May 2, 2023 · TAMPA, Fla. — Europe’s largest space companies have banded together to bid for a role in the European Union’s proposed multi-orbit connectivity constellation. The group is led by satellite...
Europe signs contracts for IRIS² constellation - SpaceNews
Dec 16, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The European Commission and European Space Agency signed contracts with an industrial consortium Dec. 16 to develop a secure connectivity constellation with a total cost of 10.6...
ESA confirms kick-start of IRIS² with European Commission and …
Dec 23, 2024 · The contracts signify the kick-start of the IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) programme, with the first launch envisioned in 2029.
IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign …
Dec 16, 2024 · With the network of 290 new Low Earth Orbit and Medium Earth Orbit satellites expected to provide services by the beginning of 2030, the IRIS² constellation of satellites for a resilient,...
Europe signs IRIS² satellite contracts to rival Starlink
Dec 16, 2024 · A competitor for Elon Musk's Starlink satellite broadband constellation is on the way after Eurocrats signed the concession contract for the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²).
IRIS2 lifts off as European Commission and SpaceRISE sign …
Dec 18, 2024 · With the network of 290 new Low Earth Orbit and Medium Earth Orbit satellites expected to provide services by the beginning of 2030, the IRIS² constellation of satellites for a resilient, interconnected and secure Europe is an EU flagship initiative.
Germany hosts EU’s new Satellite Hub « Euro Weekly News
3 days ago · Cologne has been selected as the location for the EU’s latest satellite infrastructure hub, a key part of Europe’s drive for secure and independent communications.. Cologne becomes the Hub for Europe’s satellite communications network. Germany is taking centre stage in Europe’s satellite ambitions, with Cologne chosen to host the ground infrastructure hub for …
Connecting The Dots | IRIS² anchors SES and Eutelsat next steps
Dec 3, 2024 · Despite ongoing challenges, progress on IRIS², or Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite, is a meaningful boost for Europe’s future competitiveness in space.