Thirty years of driving space in Catalonia
We promote research and innovation in space sciences and technologies, as well as the advancement of its ecosystem.
HIGHLIGHTED NEWS
The Sant Esteve Teleport starts operations with Catalonia’s first satellite ground station to host industrial activity
Located at the Montsec Observatory, the satellite communications station promoted by the Government of Catalonia and the IEEC, and installed and operated by the company Leaf Space, is a key infrastructure to empower the Catalan space ecosystem and make it more competitive in the global market.
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Space research
Transfer and innovation
APEC
Area for the Promotion of the Space Sector of Catalonia
NewSpace represents a new use of space with small and rapid development satellites. This new technology enables the creation of a new set of digital services and a new economy with strong growth.
HIGHLIGHTED PICTURE
The Solar Orbiter mission, led by the European Space Agency and with the participation of IEEC researchers, captured the solar flare that took place on 11 November. An active region of the Sun's outer atmosphere (the corona) lights up, and the surrounding space is subsequently filled with bright particles ejected by the Sun in a coronal mass ejection. This video capture was obtained with the spacecraft's Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) instrument, which can see light coming from charged particles from plasma at millions of degrees.
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— Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC) (@IEEC_space) December 4, 2025
👉 Galileo, the European Union’s satellite navigation system managed by @EU4Space, enables a fast and reliable Search and Rescue (SAR) service.
Want to know how? Don’t miss the video!@gencat @EU4Space @Eurisy1 @aee_gob… pic.twitter.com/xxMR7WvuWy
