BRUSSELS — Preparation for the European Commission’s Iris2 secure communications constellation has motivated the European Space Agency (ESA) to broaden Iris2’s low-LEO component to give industry the chance to propose payloads and satellite designs that could be used for the operational Iris2 network.
In a separate decision, ESA has agreed to reimburse nonrecurring engineering expenses for companies that need help not with a new product, but with scaling that product for constellation-level production rates.
With constellation designs popping up regulatory . . .
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