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Eutelsat awards €5.4 billion in IRIS2 contracts and orders 229 additional OneWeb satellites

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Eutelsat has awarded Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space and Airbus contracts covering all 330 satellites in IRIS2’s LEO component, while authorizing Airbus to begin industrial work on 229 additional OneWeb satellites. The company is also expanding European satellite capabilities through payload and platform partnerships.

Discovered 2026-09-10T00:21:18.553009-07:00 | 2026-09-10T00:21:18.553009-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The €5.4 billion IRIS2 awards establish the industrial teams for all 330 satellites in the constellation’s LEO component, creating significant long-term demand for European satellite manufacturing.
  • Eutelsat’s authorization for 229 additional Airbus-built OneWeb satellites supports service continuity and extends the scale of its LEO broadband constellation.
  • Partnerships with OroraTech and Reflex Aerospace broaden the European ecosystem around hosted payloads, thermal intelligence and satellite platforms.

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aviationnews.eu Satellite Evolution Airbus edrmagazine.eu European Spaceflight Payload
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2026-09-10T00:21:18.553009-07:00
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