ESA Space Solutions helping to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak

Through the different elements of the ARTES Programme dedicated to the development and validation of new Applications and Services in the downstream sector,  ESA has been active for several years in the forefront of promoting the utilisation of space technologies and know-how to support the improvement and development of solutions for the Health sector.

To respond to the unprecedented effort to contain and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemics, a number of initiatives in ESA Business Applications, which is part of ESA Space Solutions, have been launched or are under preparation.

This page provides a simple orientation portal to inform about the different opportunities.

The opportunities listed below are ordered by status of advancement (newer on the bottom):

1. AO10314  - Space in response to COVID-19 outbreak (targeted to Italy)
   Developed in cooperation with the Italian Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitization (MID) and with ASI. This call is now closed, it was open from 31/03/2020 to 20/04/2020
   Information Page
2. AO10336  - Space helping UK on COVID-19 and other pandemics (targeted to UK)
   Developed in cooperation with UKSA. Open Call for Proposals is open until 15/01/2021.
   Information Page
3. AO10377  - Space based services-applications addressing COVID-19 outbreak
   Open Call for Proposals - Opening date on 14/05/2020 closing on 15/11/2020
   Information Page
4. AO29224 - Path to post COVID-19 recovery
   Feasibility Study: this call is now closed.