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Launch boosts European Earth monitoring and connectivity
Thirteen European satellites on the same rideshare launcher have successfully reached orbit, bringing capabilities to Italian and Greek monitoring programmes as well as CubeSats that…
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What would happen without satellite communications?
The sudden loss of satellite communications would lead to widespread disruption, affecting vital services such as air travel, maritime logistics and emergency response with an…
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ESA begins next phase of 'fibre in the sky' optical communications project with Canada
Actionable data from space could be delivered in seconds in the future, thanks to progress towards the European Space Agency’s (ESA) faster and more secure…
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Seven missions launched to test optimised data transfer from space
Eight CubeSats and one payload supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) reached orbit, where they will demonstrate various applications aimed at improving how data…
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Trailer to set up space-enabled connectivity in emergencies
Reliable connectivity in areas suddenly hit by outages or low coverage, such as disaster zones or crowded events, is now within reach, thanks to a…
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ESA’s Civil Security from Space
Video: 00:04:46 ESA’s Civil Security from Space programme aims to save lives and livelihoods by reinforcing terrestrial systems that can become compromised by natural disasters…