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OHB Italia completes IRIDE Eaglet-II constellation with launch of final eight satellites

PUBT·10/02/2026 07:08:01
OHB Italia completes IRIDE Eaglet-II constellation with launch of final eight satellites
  • OHB Italia completed IRIDE’s Eaglet-II constellation with the launch of eight Earth-observation minisatellites on SpaceX Transporter-18.
  • The deployment brings Eaglet-II to 24 satellites, less than 12 months after the first 2025 launch.
  • IRIDE now totals 39 satellites in orbit, including 15 HEO satellites already deployed.
  • OHB Italia built, integrated, tested, and will operate Eaglet-II, with mission control based in Rome.
  • Each satellite weighs about 25 kg, carries an optical RGB sensor, and can relay AIS ship-tracking signals.


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