EMISAR, the communications satellite developed by a Romanian consortium through a collaboration between the private sector, state institutions and universities, today sends – together with ANCOM – a congratulatory message from space that can be received by millions of radio amateurs around the world, on the occasion of U.S. Independence Day.
“Happy 250th, America! All the best for the next millennium quarter! Greetings from Romania!”
This is the message sent on the 401.331 MHz frequency by the EMISAR satellite team and ANCOM to the American governmental and private-sector partners, but especially to every American citizen who proudly celebrates today the 250th anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America. Through this signal from space, Romania reaffirms its solidarity, friendship and strong appreciation for the American people, celebrating together the values of freedom, democracy and innovation that bind the two nations. The symbolic gesture highlights Romania’s technological capacity and our country’s ambition to play an active role in the exploration and peaceful use of outer space, reaffirming our commitment to continue building bridges of collaboration with Romania’s best friend, the United States of America, even from hundreds of kilometers above the Earth.
The EMISAR satellite, a Romanian project with global resonance, funded under a national research program, was launched into space from the United States on 30 March 2026 aboard a SpaceX mission and is designed to test a Store-and-Forward service for transmitting digital messages between ground stations.
The satellite was developed by Romanian InSpace Engineering, as part of a consortium coordinated by the Institute of Space Sciences, with the participation of RARTEL and the Maritime University of Constanta.
Last year, ANCOM submitted the filings for the EMISAR non-geostationary satellite network, at the initiative of the Institute of Space Sciences, and coordination procedures were initiated by publishing the preliminary Advance Publication Information (API), in preparation for the subsequent international coordination.
ANCOM ensured the application of the international regulatory framework governing the management of radio frequency spectrum for the EMISAR non-geostationary satellite network, aiming to prevent the occurrence of harmful interference and to ensure the rational, fair and efficient use of radio spectrum resources, in accordance with the applicable international regulations.