Space

Towards a smarter future in Space and on Earth

For four decades, Sopra Steria has helped Europe take control of its orbit. From satellite control to constellation management, we build the digital systems that turn exploration into strategy, ensuring Europe’s autonomy in space and on Earth.

Key Partners

Our mission

Space has evolved from a frontier of scientific discovery to the backbone of modern civilisation. Every GPS navigation system, weather forecast, and emergency response now depends on seamless connectivity between Earth and orbit. Yet as constellations multiply and data volumes explode, the digital infrastructure connecting space assets to strategic decision-making becomes the critical path to European autonomy. We engineer this invisible foundation, ensuring that Europe's space ambitions translate into sovereign capabilities and actionable intelligence.

Key figures

1,000+

Space professionals across Europe

150+

Experts in Europe’s largest Flight Dynamics centre

40 years

of pioneering space systems integration

50/50

Teams split between on-site customer support and turnkey integration delivery

Primary contractor

for ESA and CNES programmes

Space-to-Earth solutions across the complete value chain

Our comprehensive ground segment software powers satellite operations from initial contact to mission completion. Built on open-source foundations with microservices architecture, GOSMIC delivers unified control for heterogeneous constellations whilst avoiding vendor lock-in. Proven through major programmes including Copernicus Sentinel-2, processing terabytes daily with stringent SLA requirements.
METIS transforms satellite imagery into decision intelligence. Our advanced data processing platforms transforming satellite observations into strategic intelligence, with AI-embedded analytics delivering actionable insights for crisis management, environmental monitoring and defence applications. From flood prediction to debris tracking, our sovereign algorithms ensure European decision-making independence across dual-use scenarios.
Next-generation digital surveillance platforms protecting European space assets. Our systems operate both French civil and defence space catalogues, providing strategic intelligence on 20,000 orbiting objects. AI-powered manoeuvre detection and collision avoidance ensure space safety whilst maintaining operational sovereignty.
Our open-source Flight Dynamics library powers space operations worldwide, from NASA missions to European constellations. This intellectual property demonstrates our commitment to collaborative sovereignty building European capabilities whilst fostering global standards and interoperability.

Our latest publication

Defense, Security & Space: The sudden return of power
Explore the key defense, security, and space trends reshaping Europe and the global strategic landscape.
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