ESA Connectivity and Secure Communications
@esaconnectivity.esa.int
Advancing space-based connectivity – bringing broadband to rural areas, supporting crisis response, enhancing cybersecurity, and connecting everyone, everywhere, at all times. Part of the European Space Agency @esa.int family.
Happy 10th birthday to EDRS-A🥳
Launched #OTD in 2016, our first laser relay node proved Europe can move data at incredible speed from space.
Now, @esa.int's HydRON is taking us to the next era: a fully optical satcom network connecting satellites across orbits, for secure and fast communications⚡🔏
Launched #OTD in 2016, our first laser relay node proved Europe can move data at incredible speed from space.
Now, @esa.int's HydRON is taking us to the next era: a fully optical satcom network connecting satellites across orbits, for secure and fast communications⚡🔏
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM