Weak signal · 7 July 2026, 06:30 UTC
IRIS² SES internal approval (UNVERIFIED — high retro priority)
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SIR (~July 2, paywalled) reported SES gave internal go-ahead to IRIS² participation, with an architecture compromise: 66 early LEO sats operational by 2029, full 264-sat system ~2032. SIR is DEMOTED (0/2 historical hit rate, paywalled). No SES IR filing, no EC press release, no corroboration found. If real, this would be an EXISTENTIAL item — it would confirm SES's capital allocation to a multi-billion-euro EU constellation contract, with major read-across for O3b mPOWER capacity strategy and fleet financing. Flag for primary-source confirmation on next cycle. Do NOT treat as confirmed.
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