Aalyria will deploy its network management and DTN services at Cornwall’s Goonhilly Earth Station as part of the deep‑space hub work for ESA; Goonhilly will operate the deployed infrastructure that Aalyria orchestrates.
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Goonhilly Earth Station customers & supported companies
Goonhilly provides deep-space communications services for spacecraft operating beyond geostationary orbit and has supported missions for ESA, acting as a mission ground-station and tracking provider.
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Goonhilly is contracted/positioned to provide deep-space tracking and ground-station services to complement ESA stations and support agency missions (ESA cited Goonhilly as able to complement ESA’s own stations and provide deep-space tracking).
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Intuitive Machines— customer · mission user / customer2 connectionsTell me more
Goonhilly provided Earth-to-space connectivity and deep-space communications support for Intuitive Machines' IM-1 (2024) and IM-2 lunar lander missions, serving as a key ground station partner.
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Goonhilly provided deep-space ground-station services (tracking, telemetry, telecommand) that were integrated into Intuitive Machines' IM-1 and IM-2 lunar missions and is intended to support upcoming IM-3 and Altus-1 missions.
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NASA— mission user / contractor supportTell me more
Goonhilly's ground-station capabilities have been used in missions under contracts involving NASA customers (e.g., Intuitive Machines' CLPS missions and Near Space Network Services), acting as a provider of telemetry, tracking, and telecommand services for lunar mission activities.
Goonhilly supported ispace lunar missions with deep-space communications services as part of its commercial lunar and deep-space network operations (ongoing since ~2021).
Goonhilly provided launch and early operations (LEOP) support, tracking, and range safety services for Virgin Orbit missions in connection with Spaceport Cornwall (active through at least 2023).
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Goonhilly Earth Station program partners
Intuitive Machines— acquirer / strategic partner · strategic partner2 connectionsTell me more
Intuitive Machines completed its acquisition of Goonhilly Earth Station and COMSAT, making Intuitive Machines the new owner and integrating Goonhilly's ground-station assets and deep-space communications capabilities into Intuitive Machines' space infrastructure services.
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Intuitive Machines entered a definitive acquisition agreement in May 2026 to acquire Goonhilly (including its lunar/deep-space, satcom, and defense divisions), integrating Goonhilly's ground stations into its network while building on prior operational collaboration.
SSTL and Goonhilly formalised a long-term close working relationship to deploy in-space communication relay services, with Goonhilly expected to receive data relay and transmit data back to payload customers on Earth for SSTL relay projects.
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SSTL signed a collaboration agreement with Goonhilly and ESA in 2018 for commercial lunar mission support services, including development of Lunar Pathfinder and related deep-space capabilities that enable Goonhilly's offerings.
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Goonhilly is the Earth-station endpoint for SSTL's proposed lunar data-relay services; SSTL planned to use Goonhilly to receive relay data and distribute it to payload customers on Earth.
Aalyria’s Spacetime orchestration and network management protocol is being deployed at Goonhilly Earth Station (Cornwall) as part of a deep‑space network hub effort that enables Aalyria to provide standards‑based DTN/antenna orchestration services to deep‑space operators.
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Inmarsat— technology partner / program supportTell me more
Inmarsat supported a UK satellite navigation system project that referenced Goonhilly's role; the reported collaboration indicates Inmarsat providing satellite communications support related to projects involving Goonhilly's ground-station capabilities.
Goonhilly, SSTL, and Astrobotic formed a partnership to expand commercial lunar communications opportunities, with Goonhilly supplying ground station services and infrastructure.
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