Die EU entwickelt eine eigene Starlink-Initiative namens IRIS. Die ersten Satelliten werden nächstes Jahr in die Umlaufbahn gebracht. Es wird autonome Konnektivität für europäische Militär-, Regierungs- und kommerzielle Zwecke bereitstellen. Es wird die Ausrüstung von Musk ersetzen, der unzuverlässig ist

[source](https://x.com/defis_eu/status/1868612742686626044)

Europe is slowly waking up, good news so far.

Might as well just establish the federal european union at this point, if armies and businesses start to rely on something like this.

I’ll withhold my judgment until it’s made more headway. They are going to launch 290 satellites so hopefully it works out.

I hope we can make this happen. However imo you can count on the US behind the curtains, do do all it can to stop us.

EU needs to rid itself of it unreliable ally the US , become more independent by having its own EU level military. Once that is achieved we should see to come to an understanding with Russia on secruity on the continent we share and try to maintain good relations with India and China. The US can get fucked.

Imagine that number of satellites in orbit, once China and Russia, maybe India decide to build their starlinks too.

Some work for the new [Ariane 6](https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Launch_vehicles/Ariane_6_overview) rocket, but probably a lot more expensive that using SpaceX’s re-usable launch vehicles that can put the same payload in orbit at half the cost.

Finally 🙌🏽

Yeah! Hell yeah! Fuck that guy already! 

This is not a competitor to Starlink.

This is the equivalent to what the US government did by ordering a special constellation for their government/military use from Starlink.

Would this be technically capable enough to replace for example what Starlink does for Ukraine?

It will be usable at the end of the decade afaik.