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# EU brings sovereign GOVSATCOM satellite communications system online
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-01-27-eu-govsatcom-operational-launch/
- Published: 2026-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:56:42.000Z
- Description: Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told the European Space Conference that GOVSATCOM operations had started, pooling capacity from eight satellites of five member states to give all EU states secure, encrypted satellite communication built and operated in Europe.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Euronews, 27 January 2026](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/27/eu-now-has-its-own-secure-and-encrypted-satellite-communication-system-kubilius-says?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the system's capacity limits or how it will interoperate with IRIS2 once that constellation launches.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 3 of 3 (large), Reported counts half: weight +4.5 of 36 possible. EU-wide sat-comms pooling five states' satellites now operational, run in Europe. [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 2026-09-17\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)