The small satellites industry boosts its future at the SSSIF in Malaga

Malaga hosted the VI edition of the Small Satellites & Services International Forum (SSSIF) from 18 to 20 February 2025, reaffirming its position as the main European meeting point for the small satellite industry. This edition brought together more than 175 companies and 400 professionals from 20 countries, addressing the trends, challenges and opportunities of the sector.

Under the slogan “Industrialization and sustainability in space”, the congress focused on European strategic space autonomy, supply chain protection and investment in sustainable space technology. In addition, advances in technologies for lunar and Martian exploration were analyzed.

The event was inaugurated by the Mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, and the Deputy Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines of the Junta de Andalucía, Cristóbal Sánchez Morales. During the opening ceremony Enrique Fraga, GMV's General Manager of EST Space Systems, stressed the disruptive moment the sector is going through and also the need to boost the competitiveness of the Spanish and European space industry in order to take its place alongside the world powers in the new space race. 

This sixth edition of SSSIF also saw GMV representatives taking part in various round tables. Enrique Fraga took part in the panel “Security Challenges in Space”; Alfredo Antón, head of GMV's division for the ground segment of ESA's space security program, presented the paper “Space Debris and Sustainability”; Mariella Graziano, GMV's Director of Strategy and Business Development of Science, Exploration and Transportation of Space Systems EST, presented the topic “In Orbit Services” and also took part in the panel “From Moon to Mars”.

The company also set up a stand in the exhibition area next to the two conference areas. GMV's participation in SSSIF reflects its leadership in the satellite industry and its commitment to the search for and development of key technological solutions to tackle the challenges of the future.