On 5 June 2026, a call for tender for procuring the initial EU space weather service under the Space Weather Events (SWE) subcomponent of the EU Space Programme has been published. It follows the adoption of the Commission Implementing Decision for the selection of a space weather service under the SWE subcomponent, an important initiative to keep space assets safe from adverse space weather events.
Space weather events are changes in the space environment caused by solar activity, including solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and variations in the solar wind and magnetic fields. Space weather risks in space include radiation storms that can harm satellite electronics and make them unusable, and geomagnetic storms that increase drag, affecting satellite paths and making it harder to manage and coordinate space traffic.
EU space weather activities are entrusted to the European Space Agency as part of the SSA component of the EU Space Programme. The call for tender is published here with a deadline of 20 July 2026.
Background
SWE is a subcomponent of the Space Situational Awareness (SSA) component of the EU Space Programme. The future SWE service will help domains potentially affected by space weather events to better prepare for and mitigate adverse effects.
