The EU Has Announced A Launch Date For A Starlink Competitor

The project is designed to provide Europe with an independent communications network.

The EU plans to launch its own version of a satellite communications system, similar to the U.S.-based Starlink, by 2029. This was announced by European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius.

“We are currently developing the IRIS² system, which will provide Europe with its own capabilities similar to those of Starlink. This will happen in 2029,” he told reporters in Brussels (quoted by Delfi).

In August, the European Commission announced the conclusion of negotiations with the SpaceRISE consortium and signed an agreement to implement the IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite) satellite constellation project. The total number of satellites will increase to 348 (330 in low Earth orbit and 18 in medium Earth orbit). Under the new agreement, an additional 66 satellites will be deployed into low Earth orbit.

As Kubilius noted, this expansion will increase member states’ security capabilities by more than 60%.

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