Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026

Alen Space has completed the first demonstrator pilot campaign of VDES technology using its SATMAR satellite over the Bay of Algeciras in southern Spain. Over the past week, the company worked with Egatel and the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras to run several operational tests in a real maritime setting.

In the first pilot, SATMAR supported message exchanges between a vessel and the