Copernicus Land Monitoring Service – High Resolution Vegetation Phenology and Productivity webinar 2026

EU presentation at the UN (May 2025) clarifying the difference between Space Traffic Management (regulatory, long-term rules) and Space Traffic Coordination (operational, immediate collision avoidance). Both approaches are complementary and essential.

Side Event Flyer

Space Situational Awareness (SSA) — Europe's comprehensive programme monitoring space hazards through three pillars: tracking orbital objects (EU SST), space weather monitoring (SWE), and near-Earth object detection (NEO) to protect assets in space and on Earth.

In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS) enhances the adaptivity, resilience, and sustainability of space assets through satellite servicing, assembly, manufacturing, recycling, and logistics. The EU recognises ISOS as strategically vital for infrastructure protection and commercialisation.

This document guides applicants on the In-Space Operations and Services (ISOS) pilot mission, detailing objectives, requirements, and boundary conditions. It includes the mission statement and perspectives for ISOS as an EU strategic priority, complementing the work programme topic descriptions.

EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) is the cornerstone of EU STM strategy. EU SST fosters innovation and supports European industrial capabilities for strategic autonomy. The EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on STM (EISF) unites stakeholders to define R&D priorities.

The EU approach on Space Traffic Management (STM) proposed by the Commission and the High Representative therefore aims at keeping space operations safe, space orbits usable, and space accessible for decades to come while ensuring and further fostering the competitiveness of the EU space industry.

Space Situational Awareness (SSA) provides accurate information on the space environment, ensuring uninterrupted space services for EU citizens. Essential for strategic autonomy, SSA takes a holistic approach to monitor main space hazards: collisions, fragmentation, re-entry, space weather, and near-Earth objects.

IOD/IOV services enable testing of space technologies in orbit, accelerating innovation and market access. Through the CASSINI initiative, the EU supports start-ups, research organizations, and industry while developing critical space skills for the future.