Telespazio is a European spaceflight services company and a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales Group (33%). As a leading satellite and solutions provider, Telespazio offers services including the design and development of space systems, launch services management, in-orbit satellite control, Earth observation, integrated communications, and satellite navigation. They are involved in major programs like Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus, and COSMO-SkyMed, partnering with organizations like NASA, ESA, CNES, Arianespace and the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Telespazio also provides services for satellite launching and in-orbit control, and for the acquisition, processing and dissemination of satellite data.
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ispace signed a Letter of Intent on September 30, 2025, with Telespazio to assess the utilization of its Orbital Transfer Vehicle for future lunar exploration missions.
The agreement between Telespazio and ispace includes potential future services in connectivity, navigation, and lunar data utilization.
Gabriele Pieralli is the CEO of Telespazio.
Telespazio is a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%).
Telespazio is the prime contractor for the European Space Agency's Moonlight Lunar Navigation and Communication Services program.
Telespazio Ibérica utilizes unmanned platforms that collect real-time information and send it to the Ground Geoinformation Center (GIC), which is considered the heart of the project.
Carlos Fernández de la Peña, CEO of Telespazio Ibérica, emphasizes the importance of coordinating available resources and anticipating every scenario for effective emergency and health management.
ispace and Telespazio are collaborating to evaluate how ispace’s Orbital Transfer Vehicle can support the delivery of satellites for Europe’s MOONLIGHT programme.
The solutions developed by Telespazio Ibérica utilize unmanned aerial vehicles such as MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance), HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo Satellites), and small drones flying at various altitudes, generating key information processed with artificial intelligence algorithms.
Telespazio is leading the development of a constellation of five satellites for lunar navigation and communication services.
Telespazio and ispace are exploring the possibility of using ispace's technologies to provide transportation services for the Moonlight satellites in lunar orbit.
ispace and Telespazio signed a Letter of Intent for the future use of an Orbital Transfer Vehicle to lunar orbit.
Telespazio and ispace signed a letter of intent to begin a technical and commercial collaboration to support the growth of the lunar economy.
ESA is advancing the Moonlight constellation via a Telespazio-led industry consortium.
EMISSARY unites 47 partners across 13 European countries, including ArianeGroup, Airbus Defence and Space, Thales Alenia Space, OHB, Telespazio, and Safran Data Systems.
e-GEOS is owned 80% by Telespazio and 20% by the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
Telespazio is a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%).
The Space Alliance combines the capabilities of two joint ventures: Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) and Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%).
Hughes will provide expertise in satellite broadband managed services for the collaboration with Telespazio.
Hughes Europe is collaborating with Telespazio to provide communications solutions to government communications ministries, military operators, and blue light services.