The National Space Program is entering a phase of full implementation. In November 2025, the launch of two operational Radar (SAR) satellites, manufactured by ICEYE, as well as three experimental microsatellites, is planned, which will strengthen the national capacity in advanced technologies and allow the development of new applications. This will be followed by the launches of the seven optical satellites and the four thermal satellites, which will provide full daily coverage of the Greek space.

The program, designed and implemented by the Ministry of Digital Governance, the General Secretariat of Telecommunications and Posts and the Hellenic Space Center, with the technical supervision of the European Space Agency (ESA), is funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0.”
“When we decided to invest as a country in space with microsatellites that will provide 24/7 critical data for civil protection, urban planning, and the environment, many considered it science fiction. However, in collaboration with ESA, we ran all the procedures very quickly, signed the relevant agreements, and within just one year, the first microsatellite will be put into orbit within the framework of the “National Microsatellite Program.”

“The launch will take place in November,” the Minister of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou said in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA).