Poland joins Europe’s Starlink alternative IRIS 2

IRIS2 is expected to consist of 290 satellites in low and middle Earth orbit, compared to more than 10,000 active Starlink satellites currently in low orbit, operated by Musk’s US-based SpaceX.

Expected to launch in 2029 according to TFA

Thanks for sharing. Can you put that it’s IRIS 2 in the title?

EDIT: thx

For those who didn’t read the article, IRIS 2 is for governments, not for individual users. So you can’t compare it with Starlink.

Telesat Canada launches in October, 2026. The big problem is they are using SpaceX to launch.

Yay more space junk!