EU Space
The EU Space programme delivers services that make your life easier, safer, and more sustainable. Space activities serve communities around the world, promoting smart solutions and helping us to protect our planet.
Eu Space Programme
EU Space highlights
On 14 September at 22:21 Kourou time (01:21 UTC on 15 September, 03:21 CEST), the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite will be launched from the European Spaceport in French Guiana aboard a Vega C launcher operated by Avio.
West Africa's mangrove forests are among the planet's most productive ecosystems, but determining whether specific areas are in stable conditions, degrading, or recovering remains difficult. In this Observer, we explore how Copernicus Sentinel satellite data, field knowledge, and African scientific expertise contribute to protecting these mangroves
Launched at the European Space Conference, the new EU Space website brings information about the EU’s space activities together onto a single platform. In this Observer, we explore the new EU Space website and some of its key features.
From 8 to 12 June 2026, the first Digital Ocean Week brought representatives from EU institutions and Member States, scientists, industry, and users to Brussels and online to explore the future of Europe’s digital ocean infrastructure.
The European Union Space Programme
The European Space Programme implements space activities in the fields of Earth Observation, Satellite Navigation, Connectivity, Space Research and Innovation. It encourages and supports innovation and competitiveness through investments in critical infrastructures and disruptive technologies.
Sectors
Curious about what the different EU Space Programme components do for us on a daily basis?
Check out how we serve different sectors:
The challenge of growing food sustainably is one of the greatest of this century. It will require using our resources in an environmentally friendly way – especially our soil and water.
The EU Space Programme plays a crucial role in supporting Europe's energy transition and environmental protection.
When we say Copernicus is Europe’s eyes on Earth, we mean all of the Earth. It is able to observe nearly the entire surface of the globe, including its atmosphere, land, and ocean environments.
Water isn’t just essential for our health and the planet’s well-being - it’s the foundation around which we've built much of our society.
When lives are at stake, EU Space safety and security services play a key role. From forecasting drought risk to guiding humanitarian aid and response, each component of the EU Space Programme plays an important part in protecting communities.
Thanks to navigation systems like Galileo and EGNOS, it’s never been easier to find cultural sites and events at home and abroad. Space-based solutions can also support conservation and preservation efforts for historically or culturally significant sites.
The way we live and move is increasingly shaped by insights and technologies from the EU Space Programme.