21 July 2025 – With the rapid expansion of satellite constellations in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), the risk of orbital collisions is rising at an unprecedented pace. The proliferation of objects in space – ranging from active satellites to defunct assets and debris – poses serious challenges for operators striving to maintain the safety and sustainability of their missions. As daily data volumes grow and conjunction warnings become more frequent, the space community faces mounting pressure to adopt more advanced and reliable collision avoidance solutions. In this context, GMV has been awarded a new R&D contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) under its Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) Core Competitiveness programme within ESA’s Connectivity and Secure Communications. The initiative aims to develop an advanced collision avoidance service tailored to the needs of large-scale telecommunications constellations. Read more