The Ministry of Digital Governance on Tuesday announced two open international public competitions for the development of Thermal Microsatellites and Micro-Satellite Radars, with a total budget of 53 million euros.
The devices are expected to strengthen the country’s capabilities in dealing with natural disasters through a project implemented within the framework of the National Microsatellites Programme.
Specifically, these two significant projects are implemented through the European Space Agency (ESA) with funding from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan Greece 2.0, with the Ministry of Digital Governance as implementation agency.
The Thermal Microsatellites and Radar Microsatellites will contribute significantly to both monitoring and addressing forest fires, floods, and other natural phenomena by providing multiple satellite images around the clock.
The design of the National Microsatellite Program was carried out by the General Secretariat for Telecommunications and Posts of the Ministry of Digital Governance.
