Second half of 2025 was busy for air traffic management Iris technology✈️ ITA confirmed it will integrate the system in some of their aircrafts👇 www.esa.int/Applications... Boeing tested the system, including a transatlantic flight👇 www.esa.int/Applications... 🧠 Smarter flights, thanks to Iris

At the end of this year, we look back on the launch of Europe’s most advanced governmental communications system 🛰️ January 👉SpainSat NG I October 👉SpainSat NG II ESA-supported innovative antennas were featured in the two satellites. www.esa.int/Applications...

🎄This Christmas, satellites do more than enable communication… ...they keep people connected🌐 From the most remote places on Earth, space bridges distance so families can share moments that matter. Because connection shouldn’t depend on distance. Merry Christmas from our team❄️

🌍Europe’s secure communications could be enhanced by Eagle-1, set to become the first European space-based quantum key distribution system. The project recently completed its critical design review. For a more secure, autonomous and resilient Europe 🔒 www.esa.int/Applications...

Featuring two thermal vacuum chambers (TVAC) and a vibration system (shaker), the Hellenic Assembly, Integration and Testing Facility (HAITF) in Greece will be ready for satellite testing in 2026! 🛰️ connectivity.esa.int/archives/new...

📻 Radio frequencies: the scarce resource in space ESA launched CleanWaves 🌊 to anticipate future needs of this resource and monitor its current use. CleanWaves aims to strengthen European industrial capabilities and reduce reliance on non-European technologies. www.esa.int/Applications...

Antennex’s new ESA-supported project will build a chamber that will help test real-world conditions for satellites 🛰️ It will map how antennas radiate signals in space and cover more frequency bands than traditional reverberation chambers 〰️ www.linkedin.com/posts/esa-co...

IRIS² is moving forward ➡️ Last week, our Director Laurent Jaffart, @esa.int representatives, the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium met at @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social headquarters in Toulouse to define the next steps for #Europe ’s secure connectivity constellation.

What can cut CO2 emissions 🌿and reduce flight delays✈️? More efficient flying routes, enabled by @esa.int ’s partnership with Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator on test flights using space-based digital communications. www.esa.int/Applications...

Smarter, greener, better, power ✈️🌿 ITA Airways is now implementing @esa.int -supported Iris technology from @viasat.com on four of their A320neo aeroplanes to reduce delays, cut emissions and fly safer. www.esa.int/Applications...

🛰️Join our team as a Lead Payload Engineer for our LEO Satellites Programme Office, within the Satellite Programmes Department! The position is located at ESA's European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Apply here 👉 jobs.esa.int/job/Noordwij...

Cleaner airwaves and safer seas from space! 🇬🇷🛰️ Three Greek CubeSats – developed by @librespace.bsky.social and Prisma Electronics – have successfully launched. They will detect unauthorized radio use and track ships, helping protect global trade and communication. www.esa.int/Applications...

Successful launch of four of our missions! On Friday 28 Nov, 7 CubeSats were launched into space 🚀 They will provide services from better spectrum use understanding and improved ship tracking, to helping agriculture and ecosystem tech in remote areas 🌊🚢🚜🖲️

Together we are stronger. Europe choose resilience and competitiveness by investing in connectivity and secure communications at #CM25. We will continue working towards secure connectivity for Europe, innovative space technology and a comms and nav network for the Moon. www.esa.int/Applications...

22.1 billion euros subscribed. A record. A first. And a clear message that Europe is serious about space and that @esa.int is the agency it trusts to deliver. A historic Ministerial. A united Europe. A stronger ESA. www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

Ministers and high-level representatives from across Europe and from Canada kicked-off @esa.int’s Council at Ministerial level in Bremen yesterday to define the Agency’s budget and programmatic priorities for the coming 3 years–decisions that will shape Europe’s role in space for the decade ahead.

#LaunchUpdate today's launch of @esaearth.esa.int's HydroGNSS satellite was postponed. The next launch opportunity is this Friday, 28 November. Stay tuned.

Europa ha reforzado sus capacidades de comunicaciones seguras con el exitoso lanzamiento del SpainSat NG II el 24 de octubre, completando así el programa SpainSat Next Generation, respaldado por la @esa.int www.esa.int/Space_in_Mem...

🇪🇺's most advanced governmental comms system to date is here. Now that SpainSat NG II has joined its twin in orbit, the SpainSat NG programme will provide reliable governmental comms. This is a major step for Europe's security, crisis-response capabilities and technological autonomy. See comment 👇

Europe holds a distinct advantage in space. Through ESA, Europe can act swiftly and decisively to grow its leadership, resilience and autonomy. #CM25 www.linkedin.com/pulse/all-un...

Over the coming days, the decisions taken in this room will define Europe’s trajectory for decades to come. How will we demonstrate the leadership our citizens expect from us? Will we transform the immense potential of space into real benefits for our economies and our people? Watch this space #CM25

It's finally here!🥳🎉 After months of going back and forth, we finally have a finished version of HydRON's mission patch. HydRON will establish fully optical satellite communications network that will transform how data moves through space and back to Earth⚡

Are optical satellite communications secure?🔒 Lasers are much harder to intercept than radio signals because the beam is way more narrow. How fast can laser links be?⏩ They may be up to gigabits per second, like downloading everything in your Netflix watchlist in a second. 12:30 CET image reveal

For an autonomous and resilient Europe, where we are all connected, whenever and wherever we need it. 🌍💪

🚗Gas stations for satellites? ASTRAL is making it happen. Orbit Fab has secured funding from @esa.int and @ukspaceagency.bsky.social to lead the ASTRAL programme. It will be Europe’s first sustainable in-orbit refuelling mission, boosting resilience and extending the life of satellites in space.🍃⛽

Why use lasers and not radio signals for satellites?📻 Lasers carry way more data. It's like radio is a 1-lane road and lasers a 10-lane highway. How can satellites aim at each other with lasers?🔦 Satellites use ultra-precise fine-pointing systems that can adjust by tiny fractions of a degree.

What is light?💡 Light is an electromagnetic wave which can be perceived by the human eye. What makes a laser different than light?⚡ A laser beam is extremely 'organized': all the light waves move in the same direction and shape. Big image reveal Monday 24 Nov 😉

We are very pleased to hear Canada's strengthened support to ESA in the upcoming years.🍁 Projects like HydRON, optical satellite communications, are possible thanks to collaboration and investment from Canadian industry. 🇨🇦

Let’s show the world what a united Europe can achieve. Discover what's at stake at ESA's Council at Ministerial Level 2025, taking place next week in Bremen 👇 www.esa.int/About_Us/Min...

It's shiny, it's multicolored... what is it? Random guesses only. This is a zoomed-in part of an image-reveal 🤭 Best guess will be featured this Thursday😉 Full image reveal on Monday 24 November

Next week, #Europe 's future in space will be decided. You can find out more in our dedicated #CM25 website.

European internet from space working for science 💪🏼 Thanks to @eutelsat.bsky.social OneWeb LEO network, part of the Sunrise partnership with @esa.int and @ukspaceagency.bsky.social

24 years ago at ESA Ministerial Council 2001👇 A visionary plan for Europe’s satcomms took shape, including approval of the Alphasat mission for fast connectivity and mobile services. As #CM25 approaches, our ambition is unchanged: meeting Europe’s connectivity needs and strengthening its autonomy🌐

Did you know that Greenland: - is the largest island that's not a continent 🌍 - is 80% covered by ice 🧊 - will be home to the northernmost optical ground-to-satellite laser communication system⚡ Thanks to Astrolight - in partnership with ESA. connectivity.esa.int/news/esafund...

🧠Big innovations in space start with an idea... and a catalyst who believes in it. @esa.int’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme helps ideas turn into orbit-ready reality.🛰️ Funding, expertise, and legitimacy all in one place. indd.adobe.com/view/8d47d0b...

What lasted 18 years but was only meant for 7? Marecs B2, launched #OTD in 1984 on an Ariane 3! 🛰️ One of Europe’s first telecom satellites, keeping ships connected with alerts, forecasts and news.🚢 A true overachiever in space history🌍 @eurospacehistory.bsky.social #ESAarchives

Meet the Communication Space Segment Manager!🌔🛰️ Nicola leads the ESA and Industry team for the Moonlight Communication Space Segment to ensure future Lunar Users are able to meet their mission objectives and communicate effectively. Read what she has to say👇 Moonlight 👉 bit.ly/41hDmco 🧵[1/3]

🤔Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a part of ESA's Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications? ESA Student Internships are now open and there are a few internships in our field! 🤩 jobs.esa.int/search/?crea... #ESA #internship #satellites

The ESA Council at Ministerial Level is a time for critical decisions. In less than a month, ESA’s Member, Associate and Cooperating States will meet to strengthen 🇪🇺's space sector and ensure it continues to serve 🇪🇺 citizens and resilience. #CM25 #tbt to the last Ministerial Council in 2022.

Building on its strong expertise in security and resilience, Poland is uniquely positioned to play a leading role in ESA’s European Resilience from Space initiative at ESA's Ministerial Council, a timely opportunity to reaffirm its long-term strategic commitment to European space leadership.

Europe needs to synchronise space for defence initiatives, align competencies, avoid duplication & pool resources. We remain too fragmented to guarantee Europe with genuine, comprehensive and autonomous space resilience. We have an opportunity to change that, and we must. www.esa.int/About_Us/Cor...

#Europe 's resilience is being tested. It's time to act now. Our programme IRIS² aims to be the backbone for secure governmental communications for the broader @esa.int programme European Resilience from Space. To ensure everyone is securely connected, wherever, whenever it's most needed.🌐

SpainSat NG II has made it into space after it's launch early this morning 🥳 In around five months, it will arrive to geostationary orbit 🛰️ Congratulations to Hisdesat on their successful deployment of the second satellite in the SpainSat NG programme! www.linkedin.com/posts/esa-co...

A step towards secure communications 🔒💪

Faster speeds and wider coverage? NeXat's award-winning virtual platform makes it possible by helping satellite operators manage their satellites more efficiently 🟰 quicker and smoother connection between satellites and grounds stations. Learn more 👉 connectivity.esa.int/news/esa-cel...

📶Personalised, fast in-flight Wi-Fi is taking off, in a big way… Thanks to an ESA-supported demonstration of a new type of antenna on top of planes, Viasat has developed an innovative in-flight connectivity solution, Viasat Amara. Read more 👉 www.esa.int/Applications...

🤔 Who decides and when/how often is it decided how our programmes get selected? Read more about #CM25 👇🏼

🎬Imagine downloading your Netflix film 200 times faster!! We are one step closer to it, thanks to a Memorandum of Intent signed by SNS JU and ESA to accelerate innovation of how to connect ground and space 6G networks. smart-networks.europa.eu/sns-ju-and-e... 🧵[1/3]

October’s #ObjectOfTheMonth from #ESAarchives digs into the handover from ESRO to ESA in 1975, seen through the lens of its 'Communication Satellites Programme Board'. More on this 'new' ESA committee👇 historicalarchives.esa.int#oom #50YearsOfESA @eui-euarchives.bsky.social @esaconnectivity.esa.int

🚗A self-driving car... in the middle of nowhere? That's what SmartCity MK CIC are trying to achieve, thanks to a recently awarded contract from @esa.int and @ukspaceagency.bsky.social This could be crucial for emergency response in underserved areas🌍 www.smartcityconsultancy.co.uk/news/uk-spac...