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Simonetta Cheli welcomes launch of second IRIDE constellation
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- Title Simonetta Cheli welcomes launch of second IRIDE constellation
- Released: 29/11/2025
- Length 00:01:23
- Language English
- Footage Type Interview
- Copyright European Space Agency (ESA)
- Description
Simonetta Cheli, ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes, welcomes the successful launch of the second IRIDE constellation, Eaglet II.
The Italian programme IRIDE has added eight satellites to its space fleet. The Eaglet II satellites lifted off on board a Falcon 9 rocket on 28 November 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US.


