• SES partnered with Airbus Netherlands, ESA, the European Commission, and the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk to develop an optical ground station for EAGLE-1.
• Ground lease signed for a site at the NL Space Campus near ESA’s ESTEC to host the station.
• Airbus will build the facility for SES as the primary ground link for EAGLE-1, supporting quantum key distribution via laser communications.
• The project targets early adoption of quantum-safe communications for government and financial-sector users.

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