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 "title": "IRIS² Low-Orbit Segment Goes to Contract: Aerospacelab Builds 264 Satellites for EUR 2.4 Billion, Airbus the First 66 for Delivery in 2029",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/iris2-low-orbit-contracts-aerospacelab-264-satellites-eur-2-4-billion-charleroi-airbus-66-military-ka-band-2029-eutelsat/",
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 "published": "2026-09-10T18:42:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-14T18:42:51.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParis, 10 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Aerospacelab, founded in Belgium in 2018, announced on 10 September a EUR 2.4 billion contract as prime contractor for the IRIS² low-orbit segment: 264 satellite platforms and delivery of the fully integrated satellites by 2030, 76 per cent of the 348-satellite constellation\n * Airbus Defence and Space signed the initial contract with Eutelsat, which leads the low-orbit segment inside the SpaceRISE consortium, for at least 66 satellites for",
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