Effervescence autour des constellations de satellites européennes IRIS² et OneWeb
比利时航天企业 Aerospacelab 获得一份价值 24 亿欧元的合同，将为欧洲未来的 IRIS² 星座提供 264 颗低轨（LEO）卫星；与此同时，Airbus 已开始推进该项目的第一层级建设。作为 IRIS² 低轨段的牵头方，Eutelsat 也在同步推进自身的 OneWeb 星座扩张，追加订购 229 颗低轨卫星。
这意味着欧洲卫星互联网领域正同时推进两条主线：一方面是面向欧盟战略通信能力的 IRIS²，另一方面是 Eutelsat 继续扩展其商业化低轨网络 OneWeb。两项动作叠加，显示欧洲在低轨卫星产能、供应链和星座部署上正进入加速期。
The Belgian company Aerospacelab has won a €2.4 billion contract to supply 264 low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites for Europe’s future IRIS² constellation, while Airbus is launching the first layer of the program. As the lead contractor for the LEO segment of IRIS², Eutelsat is also moving ahead with the development of its own OneWeb constellation by ordering 229 additional LEO satellites.
The developments highlight growing momentum around Europe’s satellite constellation ambitions, with IRIS² emerging as a major strategic project and OneWeb continuing to expand in parallel.
Le Belge Aerospacelab décroche un contrat de 2,4 Md€ pour la fourniture de 264 satellites LEO dédiés à la future constellation européenne IRIS², tandis qu’Airbus démarre la première couche du programme. Chef de file du segment LEO d’IRIS², Eutelsat poursuit en parallèle le développement de sa propre constellation OneWeb en commandant 229 satellites LEO supplémentaires […]
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Belgian Aerospacelab won a €2.4B contract to supply 264 LEO satellites for Europe’s IRIS² while Airbus and Eutelsat advance IRIS² and Eutelsat orders additional OneWeb satellites—accelerating European low-orbit connectivity capacity.
Aerospacelab — supplies LEO satellites for IRIS²; Belgium.
Airbus — leads parts of the IRIS² program rollout; Europe (multi-country).
Eutelsat — develops IRIS² and builds its OneWeb LEO constellation; Europe (France-based).
[Strongly track] — large funding and satellite orders signal rapid scaling that could shift European connectivity timelines and market dynamics.