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From possibility to a next step.

A working space for your judgement. Choose one scenario, reflect on a decision and take your brief with you.

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01 / Choose your context

If this happens…

If space infrastructure, ground systems and user qualification become ready in a compatible sequence.

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02 / Make the decision yours

Name the choice, who owns it and when it needs to be made.

Consider an opportunity, a dependency and the assumption that matters most.

Record the evidence needed, a next action and the trigger for reviewing your decision.

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A considered
next step.

Europe’s connectivity choices

Planning horizon: 2026 to 2030 · Dossier reviewed 2026-09-12

The scenario

A coordinated transition

If space infrastructure, ground systems and user qualification become ready in a compatible sequence.

A conditional possibility, not a prediction.

My decision

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Possible implications

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Evidence & next action

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A watchpoint to consider

Published user trials that connect technical performance to a named service and onboarding route.

Source register (4)

Source register

  1. IRIS² reinforced and accelerated as implementation advances

    ESA · primary source · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-09-12

    https://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/IRIS2_reinforced_and_accelerated_as_implementation_advances

  2. IRIS² award for eighteen satellite platforms

    OHB · supplier announcement · Published 2026-08-31 · Accessed 2026-09-12

    https://www.ohb.de/en/news/ohb-has-been-awarded-a-contract-worth-nearly-1-billion-for-the-development-and-production-of-eighteen-satellite-platforms-for-iris%C2%B2

  3. SES MEO strategy after IRIS² Rendez-vous 1

    SES · operator announcement · Published 2026-08-07 · Accessed 2026-09-12

    https://www.ses.com/news/press-release/ses-advances-nextgeneration-meo-strategy-following-successful-completion-of

  4. Buses from Bremen, Payloads in Luxembourg

    Space Insights · separate analysis publication · Published 2026-09-08 · Accessed 2026-09-12

    https://www.spaceinsights.io/insights/ohb-iris2-meo-platforms-2026

Your reflections are your own. This tool organises a decision; it does not assess its validity or generate advice.