Living definition
What is IRIS²?
Satellite Internet & Non-Terrestrial Networks Frontier Hardware & Quantum
- As of
- 2026-07-23
- Revision
- 2026-07-25.0
- Method
- v1.3.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
IRIS² is a European Union multi-orbit satellite constellation program intended to provide secure, resilient communications for government and commercial users across the bloc, combining satellites in different orbital layers to balance latency, coverage, and redundancy. It is designed as a sovereign European satellite communications capability, encrypting and routing sensitive government traffic alongside commercial broadband services delivered from the same constellation.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 16 (claimed 25, reported 19, gap 9) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Wait for stronger evidence.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for IRIS².
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)
- Dataset
- 2026-07-25.0
- Hash
- sha256:a11c1791b16a17cb71908f5839e4adce20feb5614a6564d4910b1665c0b073c7
- Approved
- 2026-07-24