{"id":12498,"date":"2025-05-26T14:19:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/?p=12498"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T09:14:43","slug":"joeysat-celebrates-its-second-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commercialisation.esa.int\/?p=12498","title":{"rendered":"JoeySat Celebrates its Second Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>JoeySat<\/strong>, a demonstrator satellite developed under the <strong>ESA Sunrise Partnership Project<\/strong> in collaboration with <strong>Eutelsat OneWeb<\/strong>, successfully marked its second year in orbit. Launched on May 20, 2023, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, JoeySat is renowned for its beam-hopping capabilities, addressing resource allocation challenges in satellite systems.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite&#8217;s innovations enhance global connectivity and support emergency response efforts, bridging the digital divide. 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