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ESA member states back SWISSto12 with €73M to accelerate HummingSat micro‑GEO ahead of 2027 launch

SWISSto12 has secured €73 million ($84.8m) from European Space Agency member states to accelerate development, in‑orbit validation and industrialisation of its HummingSat micro‑geostationary satellite platform. The Lausanne-based satellite and RF systems manufacturer says the funding will help prepare for an expected 2027 launch and early operations.

Discovered 2026-01-21T00:33:54.974421-08:00 | 2026-01-21T00:33:54.974421-08:00

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  • Adds €73M (~$84.8M) to SWISSto12's HummingSat micro‑GEO programme, accelerating platform development, in‑orbit validation and preparations for a 2027 launch. See SWISSto12's recent expansion of mission‑control capability in support of HummingSat (source:b7c6f41b-bd8a-4048-acea-c80c5c229a9d).

  • The award is consistent with ESA's recent ministerial push to align long‑term industrial investment with in‑orbit validation and procurement certainty under its multi‑year funding package (source:2bda1c43-9353-4ccb-952f-5678feddac7a).

  • Strengthens commercial and government demand signals for manoeuvrable GEO capacity as buyers (including defence customers) look to procure resilient GEO services (see US Space Force GEO procurement momentum) (source:72835e81-c13a-48b2-8f20-ce25ba5dbc40).

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