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Eutelsat Awards €5.4B IRIS² Satellite Contracts
Aerospacelab has won a €2.4 billion contract to design, manufacture and deliver 264 satellites for the EU’s IRIS² secure-communications network, accounting for the majority of the program’s 348 satellites. Airbus Defence and Space will build the 66-satellite first LEO layer and Thales Alenia Space will supply the payloads as part of the SpaceRISE consortium led by Eutelsat.
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About Thales Alenia Space
Thales Alenia Space is a European spaceflight services joint venture between the French technology corporation Thales Group (67%) and Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo (33%). It forms one half of the Space Alliance along with Telespazio which is also owned by Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%).
Everything about Thales Alenia Space →- Country
- France, Italy
- Headquarters
- Cannes
- Inception
- April 10, 2007
- Website
- https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com