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# Airbus completes first UK coupling of Skynet 6A military satellite
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-05-20-airbus-skynet-6a-coupling-milestone/
- Published: 2025-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T04:00:46.000Z
- Description: Airbus said its Skynet 6A military satellite completed coupling of its communications and service modules at the UK's National Satellite Test Facility, the first time a large GEO satellite has been coupled domestically. Entry into service is due in 2027.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Airbus press release, 20 May 2025](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-05-airbus-next-generation-skynet-satellite-reaches-major-milestone?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not show the satellite has launched or entered service, only that this assembly milestone was reached.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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