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Planetek Hellas, a member of the D-Orbit Group, is a leading Greek company active in Earth Observation, geospatial intelligence, and software development for both satellites in orbit and their ground systems.

Founded in Athens in 2006, the company combines deep expertise in satellite data exploitation, geoinformation systems, and participation in major ESA and European Commission programmes.

Today, Planetek Hellas stands as a strategic pillar of the Greek space industry, contributing to Europe’s and Greece’s efforts to build the next generation of integrated space infrastructures and achieve operational autonomy in space.

The company’s expertise covers a wide spectrum of activities, including:

Ground Segment systems & SW, including PDGS;
Space mission design & operations;
In-orbit autonomy & on-board processing SW;
Design & operation of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI);
Advanced Earth Observation services for environmental monitoring, civil protection, defence & security, including Copernicus-based applications;
AI-powered analytics & governmental services;

Planetek Hellas is a trusted partner of the European Space Agency and the European Commission, playing key roles in missions and programmes such as OptiSat, the Greek National EO Constellation (AXIS 2&3), the ERMES Mission Control Software, and European initiatives like Copernicus (Emergency, Security, Land, Marine), EDF, and IRIS².

As part of the D-Orbit Group, Planetek Hellas contributes to building the European New Space ecosystem, linking Greek engineering and software excellence with European industrial capacity for the design, production, and operation of advanced satellite systems.

The company operates its own Satellite Command and Control Centre (C2) in Kifisia, Athens – a modern infrastructure serving as a national hub for satellite mission operations that supports both civilian and defence applications.

Through continuous innovation, research, and talent development, Planetek Hellas has become one of the most dynamic players in Greece’s and Europe’s space ecosystem, committed to turning satellite technology into operational value for society, government, and strategic autonomy. Planetek Hellas provides solution oriented services in the field of Geomatics, involving the use of EO data and systems for environmental & critical infrastructure monitoring, urban planning, civil protection and security.

The Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSLab) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) was established in 1987 and has significant expertise in EO and remote sensing, big data, open data, data analytics, environmental monitoring, computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, and pattern recognition, hyperspectral, multispectral, thermal, radar, LIDAR, and UAV data analysis. Involved in several EU and national research projects, NTUA has significant experience in designing, developing, and validating cutting-edge technology and innovative frameworks for a vast variety of engineering, environmental, agricultural, cultural heritage, security, and robotics applications. Over the last ten years, members of the RSLab team have published over 100 publications in scientific journals, books, and book chapters and over 300 presentations at top-rank international conferences. The RSLab consists of 37 scientists, i.e., 3 professors, 6 senior researchers/postdocs, 13 PhD students, and 17 M.Sc. students. The RSLab, a member of EARSeL, offers and manages several bachelor’s and master’s courses in EO, Geomatics, and Geospatial Data Science, while it actively supports students and researchers’ mobility (e.g., Erasmus+). Furthermore, the RSLab coordinates and participates as a scientific/technical manager in several EU and national research projects in space, ICT, environment, and agriculture, including EU H2020, EEA, MED, and the National Research Excellence Programme.

Satways Ltd. is a privately held organisation based in Athens, Greece, with annexes in Patras and Volos, and a presence in Germany. The company is developing mission-critical C3I/C4I, situational-awareness, decision-support and advanced sensing solutions for defence, public safety, civil protection, smart cities and critical infrastructure protection.

For the space domain, Satways acts primarily as a downstream and system-integration technology provider, transforming satellite-enabled services and heterogeneous sensor information into actionable operational intelligence. Its ENGAGE platform can integrate Earth Observation products, satellite communications, terrestrial and maritime sensors, unmanned platforms, field personnel and external information services into a unified Common Operational Picture supporting mission planning, incident management, alerting, resource coordination and operational decision-making.

Satways capabilities are particularly relevant to GOVSATCOM and resilient communications, Copernicus and Earth Observation exploitation, disaster and emergency management, maritime and border surveillance, critical infrastructure monitoring, multi-domain situational awareness and space-enabled defence applications. The company can also combine space-derived information with its own passive sensing technologies, including seismic sensors, Distributed Acoustic Sensing and underwater acoustic systems, enabling complementary space–air–ground–sea surveillance architectures.

Through its participation in European collaborative R&D and defence programmes, Satways is well positioned to contribute to IRIS²/GOVSATCOM-enabled services, secure and resilient mission communications, EO-based decision support, multi-sensor data fusion, AI-assisted operational awareness and downstream space applications for security and defence.

ScaleApp develops Spheroid, an Earth Observation observability and operational quality platform that helps organizations ensure their EO data, services, and processing pipelines are reliable, compliant, and ready for operational use. Spheroid continuously monitors EO infrastructures, automatically detecting data quality, metadata, geospatial, interoperability, and operational issues, while providing quality scorecards, incident detection, and root-cause analysis. Built on ScaleApp’s expertise in Earth Observation, geospatial technologies, software engineering, and production-grade systems, Spheroid brings modern observability and automated quality assurance to complex EO environments.

SCIDRONES is a Greek deep-tech company specialising in environmental intelligence through the combined use of drones, Earth Observation, artificial intelligence and geospatial analytics. Its core solution, the Coastal Marine Litter Observatory (CMLO), supports the detection, mapping and monitoring of coastal and marine litter, transforming imagery into actionable information for governments, researchers, NGOs and local authorities. Within the space ecosystem, SCIDRONES is particularly relevant as a downstream Earth Observation company, combining satellite and UAV data with AI-based analysis to support marine environmental monitoring, coastal management and evidence-based decision-making.

TERRA SPATIUM SA has years of experience in the fields of communications, remote sensing, SW development, R&D projects, and participation in public tenders, expanding every year its presence in the defence and security sector in Greece and in Europe. Its vision is to extend its present activities and conquer new business domains such as satellite communications, unmanned vehicles, and IoT services.

TotalView provides businesses with advanced satellite imagery solutionsTotalView’s imagery solutions can benefit various industries, including government, defense, agriculture, infrastructure, and environmental monitoring. By leveraging timely and accurate data, clients can enhance decision-making, improve operational efficiency, and drive innovation. TotalView is committed to delivering expert support, ensuring that clients get the most out of their imagery solutions. TotalView offers ground station installation and maintenance, EO Projects (country scale), GIS and Business applications, Remote Sensing Projects with Optical/SAR/HyperSpectral Data, and R&D.