Her first satellite to space sent the Greeceas the Minister of Digital Governance informed Dimitris Papastergiouspeaking to SKAI.

“We sent the first research In the summer and now in November, since everything is going well with the launch – SpaceX on Transporter 15 The next mission – we now send satellites that we visited with the Prime Minister, ” Mr. Papastergiou mentioned. “They are SAR satellites, satellites that can also help us with extreme weather events. They see through clouds, see under any circumstances in natural disasters, in security. “

“Greece is now gaining a recovery fund of 13 new satellites so that it can deal with all these phenomena,” ended up.

It is recalled that at the beginning of the month the minister had visited with the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis the company’s premises Iceye to New psychicwhich is active in the field construction and SAR Satellite Mode (Synthetic Aperture Radar). The company manufactures their two first Greek satellites SARto be orbited by the end of 2025, while at its premises in Greece it operates New, Exclusive Line of Satellite Subystems.

Their capabilities are as follows:

  • Will provide high -precision satellite images almost in real time
  • Will attempt day and night, regardless of weather conditions (eg nephocopus)
  • They will be used to monitor the marine and land environment, the management of natural disasters such as floods and fires, as well as for critical defense and security applications
  • Through the program, the Ministry of National Defense will gain access to very high resolution SAR data.

New Exclusive Line of Satellite Subystems in Greece

OR Iceye Hellas plans within the 2026 to start at Greece her complete construction of satellitesfrom the first accessory to the final assembly. To date, production was made exclusively at Finlandalthough the company’s satellites are sold and used worldwide.

In this way Greece will become the second point to Europe where Iceye will build satellites from scratch, creating a production line he can produce in parallel 3-4 satellites and at least 8 per year.