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# ESA awards EUR 3 million contract for a European satellite deorbit sail
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-18-esa-spaceo-deorbit-sail-contract/
- Published: 2025-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:01:14.000Z
- Description: ESA awarded a EUR 3 million ARTES contract to a consortium led by Portugal's Spaceo, with GomSpace of Luxembourg, SpaceLocker of France and SolidFlow of the Netherlands, to build and demonstrate an inflatable drag sail that deorbits small satellites within 14 to 16 months.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [European Spaceflight, 24 March 2025](https://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-taps-spaceo-led-consortium-to-test-inflatable-satellite-deorbit-system/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish whether the system will be adopted beyond the planned 2027 to 2028 demonstration mission.

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