| Ελληνικός Διαστημικός Οργανισμός | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | March 19, 2018 (2018-03-19) (Replaced by Hellenic Space Centre August 9, 2019 (2019-08-09)) |
| Superseding agency | |
| Headquarters | 11, Fragoudi str. and Al. Pantou,11, 10163 Kallithéa, Greece |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Digital Governance |
| Website | https://www.hellenicspaceagency.gov.gr/ |
TheHellenic Space Agency (Greek:Ελληνικός Διαστημικός Οργανισμός,romanized: Ellinikós Diastimikós Organismós), abbreviated as theHSA (Greek:ΕΛΔΟ,ELDO), was thenational space agency ofGreece always in cooperation withHellenic National Space Committee. It was founded at 19 March 2018 as apublic limited company by theMinistry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media.[1][2] On August 9, 2019, it was replaced by theHellenic Space Center (HSC). (Greek:Ελληνικό Κέντρο Διαστήματος).[3]

Hellas Sat is a company active in the field of satellite systems and communications. It was established in 2001 and has assumed, through contracts, the exclusive rights to use the orbital position of Greece and Cyprus (39° East). In 2013 OTE sold its shares (99.05%) for €208 million to Arabsat Cyprus Ltd, a subsidiary of Arabsat. In its two privately owned satellite control stations - one in Greece and the other in Cyprus - it employs 65 scientifically qualified people. The CEO of the company for a number of years is Christodoulos Protopapas.[4]
Its purpose was to shape the country's space strategy, to promote the participation ofGreece inspace programs, and to participate in space events.[1]