Space
Greece
Space agency/agencies
Hellenic Space Center (HSC), also known as the Hellenic Space Agency, was founded in 2018 and is anticipated to be active in 2025.
Space program overview
The agency concentrates on the design and management of satellites for communication and remote sensing (RS). It engages in research and development of space-related technologies across diverse fields, such as agriculture, defense, environmental research, RS, and telecommunications. Additionally, it plays a role in contributing to and engaging with the capabilities and programs of the European Space Agency (ESA). The agency also takes part in European Union space initiatives and collaborates directly with both European and U.S. space organizations and the commercial space industry. Furthermore, it has established a commercial space division that focuses on the research, development, and production of various space technologies and capabilities, with projections for 2025.
Key space-program milestones
1994 - entered into its initial cooperation agreement with ESA.
2005 - saw the launch of its first satellite, Hellas-Sat, by the United States for a national telecommunications satellite network; became an ESA member state in 2011.
2017 - marked the release of its first domestically produced communications satellite, UPSat, from the International Space Station.
2019 - commenced involvement in ESA’s quantum communications infrastructure initiative (EuroQCI or "fiber in the sky") as well as the U.S. Gateway Lunar orbital and landing programs.
2021 - initiated an ESA-supported national program aimed at the development, manufacture, launch, and operation of small satellites.
2024 - signed the U.S.-led Artemis Accords pertaining to space and lunar exploration.
2025 - launched the DUTHSat-2, a demonstrator/experimental RS cube satellite, under the ESA-supported national small satellite program.