EU Commission, ESA and commercial parters SES, Eutelsat and HispaSat reach agreement on Iris2 architecture, cost

by Peter B. de Selding

Update Aug. 7: This story was updated to include Eutelsat's statement on its increased Iris2 investment

TUPPER LAKE, NY — The seven-month negotiation among investors in Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit network concluded Aug. 7 with the signature of an “implementation agreement” between the European Commission, the 23-nation European Space Agency (ESA) and the SpaceRise consortium of satellite operators SES, Eutelsat and HispaSat.

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