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Cyprus completes first operational use of EU's GOVSATCOM satellite hub

Cyprus completed its first operational use of the EU's GOVSATCOM Hub, drawing pooled secure satellite capacity from Greece's Hellas Sat under a five-state sharing arrangement, for governmental security communications on the EU's south-eastern border.

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Verified EUSPA (EU Agency for the Space Programme) press release, 10 March 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that Cyprus has its own satellite capacity; it draws on capacity pooled by other member states.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +6 of 36 possible. Cyprus operates via EU/Greek-owned GOVSATCOM hub for national security comms. European Sovereignty Index

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