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# Hemeria says France's YODA satellites delayed to 2028
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-05-hemeria-yoda-satellite-delay/
- Published: 2025-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:14.000Z
- Description: Hemeria said France's YODA geostationary inspector satellites, built with CNES to watch French military communications satellites, are unlikely to launch before 2028, years late, partly because Ariane 6's manifest is oversubscribed.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Space Intel Report, 5 November 2025](https://www.spaceintelreport.com/french-new-space-standout-hemeria-says-geo-orbit-guard-dog-satellites-launch-unlikely-before-2028/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish a new launch date or confirm the delay in a company or CNES statement.

**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/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)