SES, Airbus and Dutch Municipality of Noordwijk to Build Satellite Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1

SES, Airbus and Dutch Municipality of Noordwijk to Build Satellite Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1

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SES, Airbus and Dutch Municipality of Noordwijk to Build Satellite Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1 - Business Wire

The parties signed a ground lease agreement allowing installation of the optical ground station (OGS) at the NL Space Campus (ANSA)

SES and Airbus Secure Site for Europe's Flagship EAGLE-1 Quantum Optical Ground Station

Satellite operator SES and Airbus Netherlands B.V. have signed an official ground lease agreement with the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk to begin constructing a dedicated optical ground station (GS). Located at the NL Space Campus—directly adjacent to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) technical hub, ESTEC—the facility will serve as the primary terrestrial link for the [...] The post SES and Airbus Secure Site for Europe’s Flagship EAGLE-1 Quan…

SES and Airbus Break Ground on Ground Station Development for Quantum-Enabled Ultra-Secure Communication

SES and Airbus have signed a ground lease in Noordwijk to host an optical ground station for the EAGLE-1 satellite, Europe's first major step toward Quantum Key Distribution.

SES and Airbus Secure Site for Quantum Communications Ground Station

Credit: SES / Airbus European satellite operator SES and Airbus have secured a site at the NL Space Campus in Noordwijk for the Eagle-1 optical ground station. The announcement comes less than two months after the launch of the system’s satellite component was once again delayed, this time until no earlier than late 2027. SES and Airbus Netherlands signed a ground lease agreement with the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk on 15 June, securing a si…