The large-scale project called CASPAR (Cultural, Artistic and Scientific knowledge for Preservation, Access and Retrieval) will build a pioneering framework to support the end-to-end preservation lifecycle for digital information based on existing and emerging standards. Within CASPAR, selected ESA satellite data streams will be the first objects to demonstrate how the proposed preservation platform architecture can be applied to handle complex digital objects. ESA will not only provide the necessary satellite data and associated information but also the operational experience and demonstration infrastructure.