2025 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the EU Space Programme, with several satellite launches expanding the capabilities of Copernicus and the other EU space components. Among them is the Sentinel-5A instrument, scheduled for launch in August 2025 from Kourou aboard an Ariane 6 rocket.
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The European Commission (EC) is offering opportunities to demonstrate or validate in-orbit various experiments, including on read-to-fly satellites.
In line with actions identified in the EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence (EUSSSD) and with the support of the European Parliament, the European Commission is launching a new Pilot Project on “Mobile responsive launch systems”.
In supporting of the development of user terminals and receivers and to allow for using IRIS² services, a Preliminary Market Consultation is now open to collect feedback from market players. The closing data of this consultation is on 15 September 2025.
The Copernicus Sentinel-4, now successfully in orbit after launching from Cape Canaveral on July 1, 2025, represents a major advance in Europe’s efforts to monitor air quality.
Are you involved in civil protection or emergency response activities? Would you like to improve how your organisation prepares for and manages disasters using EU Space data and services?
On 19 June 2025, the Commission adopted its Implementing Decision outlining the procedure for additional EU Member States to join the EU SST Partnership, an important initiative to keep space assets safe from in-orbit collisions in light of increasing space activities.
The European Commission has unveiled a groundbreaking legislative package aimed at transforming the EU’s role in the rapidly evolving global space economy.
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) and the PERFCR4Space project team invites space companies to participate in the Supporting Studies which will be conducted as part of the development of Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs).
On June 25, the European Commission and the European Defence Agency (EDA) took a step forward in enhancing European defence cooperation by signing a Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA).
