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Sentinel 2C launch preparations

09:09 September 11, 2024

The Sentinel-2C satellite lifted off on 5 September. In ESA’s operations center (ESOC) the mission controllers were ready after lots ...

Meet us at WSBW

14:09 September 9, 2024

Our SSC team will be at the event all week, presenting our space activities. Join us to discover how SSC ...

Emma Stenholm appointed new Chief Security Officer

13:08 August 29, 2024

SSC has appointed Emma Stenholm as the new Chief Security Officer (CSO). She will take office from 21 October as ...

Carina Aspenberg appointed Head of Communications

13:08 August 28, 2024

SSC has appointed Carina Aspenberg as the new SVP & Head of Communications. She will take office from 1 October ...

How do you execute the perfect space slingshot?

11:08 August 26, 2024

On 19-20 August 2024, the JUICE (JUpiter ICy Moons Explorer) space probe successfully performed a flyby of the Moon followed ...

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Laser communication from space to ground is a cutting-edge technology that will bring significant improvements both regarding data rates but also as a more secure and license-free means of satellite communication.
Hanna Sundberg, SSC Lead System Architect Optical Communications and Project Manager for the NODES project
Hanna Sundberg
Optical technology revolutionizing space communications
We are building a new generation of ground stations. With optical technology, we take satellite communications to a whole new level of efficiency.
We are seeing new and ambitious missions to clean our orbits from space junk, and programs to monitor the locations of these objects. But this whole industry domain is still in its very early phases.

Travelling at high speed, even the smallest of objects can cause real harm.
Jacob Ask, Space Situational Awareness Program Architect
Jacob Ask
Debris and congestion – a future challenge in Space
While thousands of new satellites will be needed in the coming years to keep up with our modern societies, the congestion of objects in orbit pose the risk of serious collisions. And if not addressed and handled correctly, Earth could soon be surrounded by an impenetrable shield of man-made objects.
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