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Posts by ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications
Highlights from the IRIS² Low LEO info days Kick Off in Spain!
IRIS² is the EU's sovereign, secure and resilient multi-orbital satellite constellation🛰️ 🔐
Spots are still available for sessions in:
📍Paris, France: 23 April 2026 (online only)
📍Warsaw, Poland: 28 April 2026 (in person)
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🌍🛰️There are spots still available for the sessions in France and Poland for the IRIS2 Low LEO Info Days!
📍Paris, France: 23 April 2026 (online only)
📍Warsaw, Poland: 28 April 2026 (in person)
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ESA, DLR, CSA and Kepler Communications representatives at HydRON's signature
Mina Mitry, CEO of Kepler Communications (left) shaking hands with Laurent Jaffart, ESA Director of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity (right)
HydRON, Europe's laser network in space, is moving ahead ⚡➡️
Kepler Communications was awarded the contract to lead HydRON’s evolution.
They will ensure the optical communications system works across different technologies and companies, like one phone running many apps. 📱
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Image of the Moon from the inside of the Orion spacecraft. Credits: NASA
First image sent back to Earth using an intersatellite optical link. Credit: CNES 2001/Distribution Spot Image
Visual of ESA's Hydron programme, for an all optical network in space
What does the name Artemis have to do with optical links?
- #Artemis II mission used optical links to send images back to 🌍
- @esa.int's Artemis satellite made the first optical link between satellites 25 years ago
ESA's Hydron takes optical comms further, building the fibre network of the sky📶
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Artemis II "Earthset" image. Credits: NASA
ESA's Moonlight logo
During #Artemis II's Moon flyby there were around 40 minutes without contact back to Earth📶 🌍️
@esa.int 's Moonlight aims to fill this gap by deploying a constellation of communication and navigation satellites around the Moon to never lose connection when most needed 🌑
@navigation.esa.int
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A stronger Europe is possible💪
IRIS2 will provide secure connectivity for governments across Europe. A very low orbital layer will be the sandbox to validate and experiment so the operational system can remain secure and resilient in the long run.
Find out more about this layer 👇
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Artemis II launching from Cape Canaveral on 1 April 2026. Credits: S. Corvaja
Artist impression of the Moonlight programme; a constellation of satellites for reliable communications and navigation on the Moon.
#Artemis II is taking us closer to the Moon... but the surface awaits! 🌙
For future lunar missions, @esa.int 's Moonlight programme aims to power communications and navigation across the lunar surface 🛰️🧭
Find out more 👉 connectivity.esa.int/moonlight
@navigation.esa.int
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SpaceX's Transporter-16 launching
Long-exposure image of Transporter-16's launch from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California
💫Eight CubeSats and one payload supported by @esa.int have reached orbit🌌
Their mission? 👉 make space‑enabled data travel more efficiently, helping the right information reach the right hands, on time.
www.esa.int/Applications...
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Visual with a satellite and text: We're recruiting! Multiple positions on the ESA Programme Related to EU Secure Connectivity. Location: ESTEC, The Netherlands. Application Deadline: 16 April 2026. Apply on jobs.esa.int
Do you want to help build Europe's secure future in space?🔒🌌🇪🇺
The European Commission and @esa.int are working together on IRIS², an initiative to boost Europe's resilient communications.
Check out the just-published ESA vacancies 👉 www.esa.int/About_Us/Car...
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🇬🇷 🎉Celebrating Greece's National Day!
🤔 Why do the four missions have different optical laser communication terminals?🛰️
@esa.int 's System Engineer David tells us 🗣️
#GreekCubeSats
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🤔 How will these missions help us better understand the new laser communication technologies? 🛰️
🇬🇷 Multiple CubeSats are launching within the Greek Connectivity programme.
@esa.int 's Greek Connectivity Programme Manager Frederic tells us 🗣️
#GreekCubeSats
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Imagine a router but trailer sized!🛜
Supported by @esa.int, NOMADLINK is a trailer that will enable reliable and uninterrupted connectivity in areas with low to none coverage.
This means enabling connectivity from emergencies to very crowded events, like festivals🎆
www.esa.int/Applications...
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what would today's society be
without connectivity on air, ground or in the sea
satellites make possible the essential links
that cable connections sometimes miss
and allows us to connect, distance-free
#WorldPoetryDay @esa.int
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🤔 What do these missions mean for the future of Greece’s space strategy?🛰️
🇬🇷 Multiple CubeSats are launching within the Greek Connectivity programme.
ESA's Principal System Engineer Michael tells us 🗣️
#GreekCubeSats
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January–March 2026 was a busy season for us! Get up to speed on European space with our new ESA Impact visual report, out now 👉 esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/p...
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🤔 How are the satellites tested to make sure they are ready for space?🛰️
🇬🇷 CubeSats launching within the Greek Connectivity programme have undergone several tests.
ESA's System Engineer David tells us 🗣️
#GreekCubeSats
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🤔 What are the benefits of using laser communications over traditional radio frequencies?⚡️
🇬🇷 CubeSats launching within the Greek Connectivity programme will test elements of laser communications.
ESA's Principal System Engineer Michael tells us 🗣️
#GreekCubeSats
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Optical Ground Station in Chile, by the Andean foothills
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Earth from Space: Maritime highways in the Øresund Strait
Plato readies for space-like tests
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ERMIS 3 during testing
ERMIS 3 during testing
The previously launched ERMIS 1 and 2 could boost space-based connectivity between networks of smart devices that communicate with each other.
Now, ERMIS 3 aims to test laser communication capabilities, and capture images for earth observation applications. ⚡️ 🌍️
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ERMIS 3
✨️Introducing the Greek Connectivity CubeSats✨️
Meet ERMIS 3: Built by the ERMIS consortium and led by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, this CubeSat aims to test laser capabilities, especially for earth observation applications.
#GreekCubeSats
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🛰️✋What do sats and skin checks have in common? They’re now part of the same telemedicine link
With ESA, the UK-India future networks initiative, Nokia and IISc Bangalore, a UK doctor examined a patient in Bangalore in real time using a satellite–5G network and a high‑resolution 360° medical camera.
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OptiSat
✨️Introducing the Greek Connectivity CubeSats✨️
Meet OptiSat: Led by Planetek Hellas, this CubeSat will not only test a terminal receive and transmitting lasers, but also help earth observation 🌍️ applications by discarding suboptimal images before they are sent back to Earth.
#GreekCubeSats
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