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People sitting at desks working on screens as part of space ground segment activity at Argotec

15 January 2026

5 minutes

Meet the unsung heroes of space missions – Part 1: Ground segment

Meet the unsung heroes of space missions supporting the ground segment operations of satellites and constellations in this extract from O...

13 January 2026

2 minutes

Starion to operate and maintain ESA’s high security environments

Starion Italia has been awarded a contract to operate and maintain IT services related to the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) high securi...

Mission control room for space ground segment operations at ESA ESOC

8 January 2026

4 minutes

Starion enhances ESA mission operations testing and validation with AI

Starion has been awarded a contract by ESA to develop AI-based solutions for the automation of testing and validation processes for satel...

Illustration of a digital twin Earth. Image copyright ESA

16 December 2025

6 minutes

Digital twins: Virtual platforms for real-world breakthroughs

In this extract from OpenSpace magazine, discover how digital twins are providing powerful tools for simulating, analysing and optimising...

hands typing on laptop keyboard overlaid with blue graphics of graphs and icons

8 December 2025

2 minutes

Starion develops AI text mining tool to identify ESA mission anomalies

Starion Italia is helping improve ESA's ability to identify and analyse mission anomalies by developing a text mining tool for the REX Di...

2 December 2025

3 minutes

Starion congratulates SpeQtral and RAL Space on launch of quantum satellite

Starion congratulates INT-UQKD partner SpeQtral and RAL Space on the launch of the SpeQtre satellite, which will play a key role in the I...

26 November 2025

3 minutes

Starion supports ARRAKIHS dark matter mission

Starion is supporting Satlantis in the design of a novel instrument for ARRAKIHS, which will observe the halos of galaxies to help study ...

Artist's impression of the Smile mission studying Earth's magnetic field

27 October 2025

9 minutes

When the Space Weather Threat Becomes Reality

In this extract from OpenSpace magazine, we explore some of the space weather activities currently underway, from studying the Sun to mit...

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21 October 2025

7 minutes

The Evolution of the Spanish Space Sector

In this extract from OpenSpace magazine, Juan Carlos Cortés Pulido, Director of AEE, the Spanish Space Agency, describes plans for Spain’...

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13 October 2025

7 minutes

Civil Security from Space

In this extract from OpenSpace magazine, we look at how space technology and assets are helping support, mitigate and resolve civil secur...

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6 October 2025

2 minutes

OpenSpace – September 2025

Discover the evolving landscape of space and cybersecurity in the September 2025 issue of OpenSpace, the space, security and engineering ...

Artist's impression of the European Space Agency's Ariel mission

10 September 2025

5 minutes

How CDP4-COMET serves as the mission parameter database for ESA’s Ariel

ESA’s Ludovic Puig describes how Starion’s CDP4-COMET platform is contributing to Ariel’s development by serving as the mission parameter...

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1 September 2025

2 minutes

Starion celebrates inauguration of new headquarters

Starion Group today celebrates the inauguration of its sister company Nexova's Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence and the Group's headqua...

30 June 2025

7 minutes

Celebrating International Asteroid Day 2025

To mark International Asteroid Day, we put the spotlight on our staff who work at ESA’s Near-Earth Orbit Coordination Centre (NEOCC)

Contract signature event with managers from the Italian Space Agency and Starion Italia in June 2025

26 June 2025

4 minutes

The Italian Space Agency appoints Starion Italia to develop its Cyber Security Operations Center

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has awarded Starion Italia a contract for the design, development and implementation of its Cyber Security...

SAFEPLACE project team photo at ESA ESEC in Redu in June 2025

12 June 2025

5 minutes

Starion and partners demonstrate first SAFEPLACE proof of concept at ESA ESEC

A Starion-led consortium has successfully demonstrated the initial proof of concept for the SAFEPLACE crisis management solution to suppo...

ESA ESOC Cyber Security Operations Centre

27 May 2025

4 minutes

Starion and Nexova with NVISO awarded contracts for operations of ESA’s core cybersecurity systems

Starion and Nexova, with NVISO, awarded contract to provide maintenance and operations services to ESA's Cyber Safety and Security Operat...

Artist's impression of an asteroid near Earth

14 May 2025

8 minutes

How experts discover if an asteroid poses a threat to Earth

Starion's Marco Micheli, Astronomer / NEO Observer, explains how asteroids are identified as a potential threat

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Meet the unsung heroes of space missions – Part 1: Ground segment

Starion to operate and maintain ESA’s high security environments

Starion enhances ESA mission operations testing and validation with AI

Digital twins: Virtual platforms for real-world breakthroughs

Starion develops AI text mining tool to identify ESA mission anomalies

Starion congratulates SpeQtral and RAL Space on launch of quantum satellite

Starion supports ARRAKIHS dark matter mission

When the Space Weather Threat Becomes Reality

The Evolution of the Spanish Space Sector

Civil Security from Space

OpenSpace – September 2025

How CDP4-COMET serves as the mission parameter database for ESA’s Ariel

Starion celebrates inauguration of new headquarters

Celebrating International Asteroid Day 2025

The Italian Space Agency appoints Starion Italia to develop its Cyber Security Operations Center

Starion and partners demonstrate first SAFEPLACE proof of concept at ESA ESEC

Starion and Nexova with NVISO awarded contracts for operations of ESA’s core cybersecurity systems

How experts discover if an asteroid poses a threat to Earth