Luigi Pasquali, CEO for Thales Alenia Space
Italy, today attending the signing ceremony at ESTEC, declared:
“Thales Alenia Space is particularly proud to sign this important
contract obtained under a strong competition. This contract confirms
the key role played by our company in one of Europe's most ambitious
space projects. In the Rome factory, Thales Alenia Space is already
fully involved in the assembly, integration and testing of the 4 IOV
(In Orbit Validation) satellites of the constellation, and is now ready
to face up to this new challenge, providing system Support Services.
This contract allows Thales Alenia Space Italy to perform the overall
System Design, the System Security Design, the overall System
Integration, Verification and In Orbit Validation".
About Thales Alenia Space
European
leader in satellite systems and a major player in orbital
infrastructures, Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales
(67 %) and Finmeccanica (33 %). Along with Telespazio, Thales Alenia
Space forms a space alliance between the two groups. The company today
has affirmed itself as a global reference in the areas of
telecommunications, radar and optical observation of the Earth,defence
and security, navigation and sciences. Thales Alenia Space employs 7200
people on 11 industrial sites in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium.
www.thalesaleniaspace.com
Thales Alenia Space Press Contact
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