Luxembourg’s Space Boom: How a Tiny Country Became a Satellite Powerhouse
Key Facts (2024–2025): Historical Development (1980s–2010s) Luxembourg’s space ambitions began in the mid-1980s. In 1985 the government launched SES (Société Européenne des Satellites), Europe’s first private satellite operator Ses. SES’s inaugural Astra 1A satellite was launched in 1988, opening up
