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Now, the EU SST Partnership is growing: Belgium, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg declared their interest in joining the EU SST Partnership in late 2024. Consequently, the Commission adopted an Implementing Decision in June outlining the procedure for new members to join the EU SST Partnership.

In its 4th meeting on 21 November 2025, the STM main group, co-chaired by DG DEFIS and EEAS, was debriefed on the latest activities of the STM subgroups followed up by a comprehensive implementation roadmap of the EU STM approach

On 19 June 2025, the Commission adopted its Implementing Decision outlining the procedure for additional EU Member States to join the EU SST Partnership, an important initiative to keep space assets safe from in-orbit collisions in light of increasing space activities. 

Three years ago, on 26 April 2022, the Commission (DG DEFIS) and the EU SST Partnership created the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum (EISF) on Space Traffic Management (STM) with the aim of fostering the of fostering the innovation and competitiveness of the European space surveillance.

Commission adopts Decision selecting a space weather service as part of the SWE sub-component of the EU Space Programme

As of Friday November 29 Space Norway is delivering important space radiation data to the European Commission. On board Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) is NORM – a space radiation monitor developed by IDEAS with the support of the European Space Agency and the Norwegian Spac

On 22-24 November 2024, hackers, inventors, entrepreneurs and anyone else interested in entrepreneurship, the defence industry and EU Space technologies gathered in various places across Europe and online for the 8th edition of the CASSINI Hackathon. Participants were challenged to create solutions

Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) was successfully launched on Sunday August 11 (10:02 p.m. EDT).

A decade ago, the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking capability – or EU SST – was established. Let’s see how important it is to keep track of satellites and space debris, and what the EU has achieved in this domain. 

On 7 November 2023, during the User Consultation Platform organised by the EU Agency for the Space Programme in Sevilla, Spain, the Space Data Association (SDA) presented its prestigious T.S. Kelso award to EU SST.  

The 15 EU Member States of the EU SST Partnership and DG DEFIS signed a new Grant Agreement.  

The SST Front Desk was transferred seamlessly and successfully from EU SatCen to EUSPA. On the same day, the EU SST Partnership took over the provision of EU SST services from the EU SST Consortium.  

4th EISF meeting: EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on STM brainstorms on future tendering opportunities to enhance operational capabilities in the EU space surveillance industry

On 22-23 February 2023, DG DEFIS hosted the 3rd meeting of the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF). DG DEFIS and the EU SST Consortium (now EU SST Partnership) discussed with more than 140 participants

Following the launch event in April, DG DEFIS hosted the 2nd meeting of the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF) on 24 November 2022. DG DEFIS and the EU SST Consortium (now EU SST Partnership) informed more than 250 participants from the EU SSA commercial sector on the

On 11 November 2022, the Constituting National Entities of 15 EU Member States signed the EU SST Partnership agreement. This is another major milestone for the EU SST subcomponent, an important initiative to keep space assets safe from in-orbit collisions in light of increasing space activities.

The Joint Communication on an EU approach for Space Traffic Management, put forward by the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in February this year, has received significant endorsements by other EU institutions

On 5 October 2022, the Commission greenlighted the joint proposal it received from 15 EU Member States to set up the EU SST Partnership.

On 15 July 2022, the Commission adopted its Implementing Decision outlining the rules and procedures for EU Member States to participate in the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) subcomponent of the EU Space Programme.

On 26 April 2022 DG DEFIS launched the European Union Industry and Start-ups Forum on STM (EISF) in close collaboration with the European Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST) Consortium.

On 26 April 2022, DG DEFIS and the EU SST Consortium officially launched the EU Industry and Start-ups Forum on Space Traffic Management (EISF). This forum, co-chaired by DG DEFIS and the EU SST Consortium (now EU SST Partnership) gathers the European SSA ecosystem from start-ups to major players an

DG Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS) is launching the European Union Industry and Start-ups Forum on STM (EUISF)

Commission unveils significant actions to contribute to European Defence, boost innovation and address strategic dependencies