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# Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile pick Germany for European satellite hub
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-11-07-vodafone-ast-spacemobile-germany-satco/
- Published: 2025-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T16:00:19.000Z
- Description: Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile picked Germany, near Munich or Hanover, for the operations centre of SatCo, their joint venture building a European direct to device satellite network to launch from 2026.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [heise online, 7 November 2025](https://www.heise.de/en/news/Vodafone-and-AST-SpaceMobile-to-build-satellite-operations-center-in-Germany-11069268.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not confirm the ownership split or financing of the SatCo joint venture.

**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)