EU Agency for the Space Programme

The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) is the EU agency headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, responsible for managing and operating EU space programmes and supporting the implementation of EU space policy.

Key Programmes Managed

• Galileo: European Global Navigation Satellite System

• EGNOS: European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service

• Copernicus: Earth observation programme

• GOVSATCOM: Governmental satellite communications

Role under the EU Space Act proposal (COM(2025) 335, not in force) The proposal refers to EUSPA as "the Agency". Its tasks would include (Art. 40(1)):

• Technical assessments for the Commission's authorisation of operators of Union-owned assets and the registration of third-country operators

• Setting up and managing the Union Register of Space Objects (URSO) and issuing e-certificates (Art. 24-25)

• The Union contact list database for high interest event alerts (Art. 67)

• Coordinating the Union Space Resilience Network (Art. 94)

• Technical opinions for delegated and implementing acts, and guidelines for competent authorities and operators

Services Provided

• Space situational awareness data

• Collision warning services

• Re-entry analysis

• Fragmentation detection

Relationship with ESA EUSPA focuses on operational aspects and market development, while ESA (European Space Agency) handles research and development. The two agencies work closely together.