Satellite Systems

ESA awards Deimos €17 Million Contract for Pioneering Space Sustainability Mission “DRACO”

World’s first demonstration of a controlled satellite break-up process Madrid, Spain, 24 September 2024 – The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Deimos Space, a leading player in the European space industry, the contract for its DRACO (Destructive Re-entry Assessment Container Object) mission, ultimately worth 17 million euros.  The agreement for the first phase of…

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ICARUS, the new European project to develop an Inflatable Heat Shield

€15 million of EU funding for European consortium to develop inflatable heat shield to recover rocket stages from space and prepare for Mars missions ICARUS consortium led by Deimos includes among others partners such as Germany’s Atmos, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), and official space research centres from Italy (CIRA) and France (ONERA) Madrid, Spain, 10…

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Elecnor Deimos and Kreios Space sign an agreement to develop the world’s first satellite for Very Low Earth Orbits

Both companies announce a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop and commercialize the world’s first commercial satellite designed to operate indefinitely in Very Low Earth Orbits (VLEO). Kreios Space is a Spanish startup that is developing an innovative electric propulsion system for satellites based on air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) technology. This motor, the first fully…

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Elecnor Deimos to Lead the next EU Space Programme’s Cassini Mission

ESA Selects Deimos to Lead Horizon Europe CASSINI IOD-IOV IHE1-1 CubeSat Mission Elecnor Deimos is proud to announce its selection by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the Horizon Europe CASSINI IOD-IOV IHE1-1 CubeSat Mission*. CASSINI IHE1-1 Mission is part of the Horizon Europe In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD-IOV) programme, which aims to advance…

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