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European Space Agency (ESA)

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Agence spatiale européenne

The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to space exploration, with 22 member states. Founded in 1975, ESA shapes Europe's space capabilities, ensuring investments in space deliver benefits to European citizens, working across the entire space sector. ESA develops and operates Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, and astronomy satellites and sends probes to explore the solar system, partnering with agencies like NASA, JAXA and commercial partners like Airbus. Key programs include the development of launch vehicles like Ariane and Vega, the Galileo satellite navigation system, and missions like Rosetta and BepiColombo.

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Thales Alenia Space signed a 7M€ contract with the European Space Agency to develop the Earth Observation C-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar instrument for the two Harmony satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanGeneralValue 5.0Mar 14, 2024Thales Alenia Space to develop the radar instrument for ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer Harmony satellites mission

Atheras Analytics SAS was awarded a 12-month contract by the European Space Agency to develop a bespoke Ground Segment Dimensioning Tool.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.6Mar 14, 2024ESA Selects Atheras Analytics SAS to Develop Ground Segment Software for NGSO Satellites

Under the ESA contract, Thales Alenia Space will design, develop, and validate the C-Band SAR instruments for both Harmony satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.5Mar 14, 2024Thales Alenia Space to develop the radar instrument for ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer Harmony satellites mission

Thales Alenia Space played a key industry role during the Harmony preparatory phase by supporting ESA in defining a high-performing solution and developing relevant SAR enabling technologies.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.4Mar 14, 2024Thales Alenia Space to develop the radar instrument for ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer Harmony satellites mission

Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the European Space Agency to lead a wide European industrial consortium for the Harmony mission based on its experience in radar-based Earth observation satellites.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Mar 14, 2024Thales Alenia Space to develop the radar instrument for ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer Harmony satellites mission

The STORM V3 ESA provides data rates of up to 200 Mbps downlink and 20 Mbps uplink.

CapabilityValue 4.2Mar 13, 2024CopaSAT stirs up a STORM V3 SATCOM for military and national security ops

The Eurostar Neo family of Airbus telecommunications satellites is based on a next-generation platform and technologies developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA), the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and the UK Space Agency (UKSA).

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.6Mar 13, 2024Airbus Ships EUTELSAT 36D Satellite to Florida for SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen logged a total of 209 days in space over his two flights after completing Crew-7.

GeneralGrowthValue 3.0Mar 12, 2024SpaceX’s Crew-7 capsule splashes down returning NASA’s 4 astronauts to Earth

Simera Sense is supporting the European Space Agency’s Phi-Sat-2 mission to test artificial intelligence capabilities on an Earth observation cubesat.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 12, 2024Earth observation camera maker raises $15 million for European expansion

Jeremy Turpin of ALL.SPACE will chair DIFI’s new ESA Specifications working group to develop standards for flat-panel antennas.

GovernanceCapabilityValue 3.8Mar 12, 2024DIFI Working Group to tackle flat panel antenna challenges

Atheras Analytics SAS was awarded a 12-month contract by the European Space Agency to develop a bespoke Ground Segment Dimensioning Tool for constellations with one or more satellite networks in potentially different orbits and with inter-satellite link capabilities.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.8Mar 12, 2024Atheras Analytics SAS selected by ESA to develop ground segment software

The EarthCARE satellite includes a Broad-Band Radiometer developed by the European Space Agency through European industry.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 11, 2024EarthCARE goes west for launch as ESA’s most complex Earth Explorer mission

Gilat’s Wavestream subsidiary will develop, qualify, and produce a new line of Ku-band Power Supply Unit (KPSU) products to support Safran Passenger Innovations’ Ku-band electronically steerable antenna (ESA).

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 7, 2024Safran awards multimillion-dollar in-flight connectivity program to Gilat

Kurs Orbital set up operations at the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Center.

GeneralCapabilityGrowthValue 2.0Mar 7, 2024Italian space startup Kurs Orbital raises $4 million in seed funding

The Capture, Containment and Return System is a Mars Sample Return element being developed by NASA to be installed on the Earth Return Orbiter built by the European Space Agency.

PlanRelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Mar 1, 2024MSR problems illustrative of challenges for NASA flagship missions, audit concludes

NanoMagSat is a Scout-family mission within ESA’s programme to deliver scientific small satellite missions with budgets below €35 million.

GeneralValue 2.5Mar 1, 2024ESA Approves Development of NanoMagSat Satellite Constellation

GSMA Foundry and the European Space Agency will jointly launch a series of challenges starting with up to €15 million in ESA funding.

PlanRelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Feb 27, 2024ESA and GSMA Foundry Partner for Innovations in Terrestrial-Satellite Communication

ESA is expanding Lab Network Access for GSMA Foundry participants to collaborate at the 0.005 kg/0.006 kg Telecom Lab in Noordwijk, Netherlands.

GrowthCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 27, 2024ESA and GSMA Foundry Partner for Innovations in Terrestrial-Satellite Communication

The European Space Agency and GSMA Foundry launched a series of initiatives at MWC Barcelona 2024 to help the mobile and satellite industries collaborate on developing new satellite and terrestrial network technologies.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Feb 27, 2024ESA and GSMA Foundry Partner for Innovations in Terrestrial-Satellite Communication

ESA is expanding Lab Network Access for GSMA Foundry participants to collaborate at the ESA 0.005 kg/0.006 kg Hub in Harwell, United Kingdom.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Feb 27, 2024ESA and GSMA Foundry Partner for Innovations in Terrestrial-Satellite Communication
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