Commission accelerates IRIS² deployment with enhanced security and expanded satellites network
- IRIS²: 2 events in the last 90 days
What happened
European Commission Press release Brussels, 07 Aug 2026 Today, the European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium concluded negotiations and signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS², the European Union's new flagship satellite constellation. The agreement, among other things, adds 66 satellites into low Earth orbit to the programme, bringing the main constellation to 348 satellites, and moving it from…
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