{"id":12571,"date":"2026-04-25T19:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.exprivia.it\/senza-categoria\/copernicus-program-we-go-to-space-safely\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:53:51","slug":"copernicus-program-we-go-to-space-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exprivia.it\/en\/insights\/case-history\/copernicus-program-we-go-to-space-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"Copernicus Program: Traveling Safely into Space"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European Space Agency (ESA)<\/strong> is an international organization created to coordinate space activities in Europe. Its space programs aim to explore Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe; develop satellite technologies; promote the European aerospace industry; and collaborate with space agencies in other countries. <\/p>\n

Among its space programs, the Copernicus<\/strong> program is one of the most important<\/strong>; it is co-funded and managed by the European Commission in collaboration with ESA and other partners<\/strong>. It is an Earth observation initiative that provides accurate and comprehensive data and information on a global scale to monitor the environment and the safety of our planet. At the heart of the Copernicus<\/strong> program is its space component, consisting of the Sentinel satellite family, developed and operated by ESA<\/strong>. Each satellite in the Sentinel constellation is dedicated to a specific mission, ensuring comprehensive coverage and a constant flow of data. <\/p>\n

ESA’s Cybersecurity Needs<\/h2>\n

Although the data provided through the Copernicus program is \u201cfree and open,\u201d it remains extremely important to ensure the integrity and availability of the information to support the services offered through Copernicus Services, including Emergency and Security. Given its strategic nature, the program must ensure its resilience against any cyber threats that could compromise its functionality and reliability. <\/p>\n

In this context, within the Copernicus program, the Coordination Service plays a key role as a central hub for managing and monitoring the performance of the services within the ESA Operations Framework (EOF) of the Copernicus Space Component (CSC): Currently, EOF-CSC consists of approximately 25 services with various purposes and functions, such as Data Processing, Data Quality, Data Dissemination, Data Long-Term Archiving, and other services necessary for the satellite data processing chain; The Coordination Service encompasses all activities necessary to ensure the proper orchestration of operations among the various services by monitoring the overall performance of the associated operations.<\/p>\n

Security Objectives of the Coordination Service<\/h2>\n

Toward the end of 2024, Serco Italia was awarded a contract, as the prime contractor, to provide services for the Coordination Service for a period of 40 months for the end client, ESA, entrusting all cybersecurity activities to Exprivia.<\/p>\n

Specifically, starting in January 2025, Exprivia has been handling:<\/p>\n