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UK's SatVu becomes first British firm in EU's Copernicus programme

UK thermal-imaging firm SatVu became the first British company awarded a Category 1 Copernicus Contributing Mission role, a EUR 3 million ESA agreement folding its HotSat satellite data into the EU's Earth observation programme.

Verified AI-drafted European Space Agency, 25 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that SatVu's further planned satellites will launch on schedule or extend the EUR 3 million beyond this agreement.

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.

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