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Telespazio

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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.

commercialFounded 1961
Rome, Italy
www.telespazio.com
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Telespazio subsidiary Telespazio Germany began selling a cloud-based platform for space operations in 2019.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Aug 9, 2022Telespazio unveils product line for NewSpace market

The planned Telespazio and Inmarsat system will provide connectivity and positioning for platforms in lunar orbit and on the lunar surface.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Aug 9, 2022Telespazio and Inmarsat plan the future development of the lunar economy

Telespazio and Inmarsat signed an agreement last month to create communication and navigation services for missions to the Moon.

RelationshipsGeneralPlanValue 4.0Aug 9, 2022Telespazio and Inmarsat plan the future development of the lunar economy

Telespazio helped the European Space Agency move the Artemis (Advanced Relay and Technology Mission) satellite to its intended orbit in 2003 by firing the onboard electric thrusters to raise its orbit after a launch failure injected the satellite into the wrong orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Jun 24, 2022Telespazio to play key role in satellite servicing market

Telespazio is a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 20, 2022Thales Alenia Space + Telespazio sign follow-on contract with Italian Ministry of Defense to develop the SICRAL 3 SATCOM system

Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio have delivered SICRAL 1 (no longer operational), SICRAL 1B, and SICRAL 2 satellites to the Italian Ministry of Defense.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Jun 20, 2022Thales Alenia Space + Telespazio sign follow-on contract with Italian Ministry of Defense to develop the SICRAL 3 SATCOM system

Telespazio will be responsible for the SICRAL 3 ground segment, developed in conjunction with current SICRAL infrastructures at the Italian Ministry of Defense Control Center in Vigna di Valle and the Fucino Space Center.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 20, 2022Thales Alenia Space + Telespazio sign follow-on contract with Italian Ministry of Defense to develop the SICRAL 3 SATCOM system

ESA awarded study contracts in May 2021 to teams led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. and Telespazio to examine technical feasibility and business cases for the Moonlight program.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Apr 13, 2022ESA ends cooperation with Russia on lunar missions

e-GEOS, a company jointly owned by Telespazio (80%) and ASI (20%), will conduct market analysis and assist Leonardo in defining user requirements for PRISMA SG.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 22, 2022The 2Gen PRISMA EO System + HydRON Builds Now Underway By Thales Alenia Space + Teams

Telespazio is a joint venture owned 67% by Leonardo and 33% by Thales.

RelationshipsValue 3.6Jan 31, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s COSMO-SkyMed CSG Gains Orbit

The Emergency Mapping Rapid Mapping service for Copernicus involving COSMO-SkyMed is operated by an international consortium led by e-GEOS, which is owned 80% by Telespazio and 20% by ASI.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Jan 31, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s COSMO-SkyMed CSG Gains Orbit

Telespazio and Peru’s National Telecommunications Programme Pronatel received the 2021 award related to Universal Connectivity.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 2.8Dec 14, 2021World Satellite Business Week Names Their Winners For The Excellence In Satellite Communications In Paris

Telespazio and Peru’s National Telecommunications Programme Pronatel received the Universal Connectivity award at World Satellite Business Week.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Dec 14, 2021WSBW winners of Annual awards for excellence in satellite communications

Telespazio, part of the joint venture Spaceopal with German space agency DLR that manages Galileo Control Centres, projects a 10-day transfer from launch to the payloads’ final orbit at 23,222 km.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 6, 2021Arianespace expands Galileo constellation to 28 satellites

e-GEOS is a company belonging to Telespazio with 80% ownership and a 20% investment from ASI.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Nov 23, 2021The Italian Space Agency’s GNSS Frame Network Construction Is Completed

e-GEOS is owned 80% by Telespazio and 20% by the Italian Space Agency (ASI).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 23, 2021The Italian Space Agency completes the New National GNSS Frame Network

ESA awarded study contracts in the Moonlight Initiative to two consortia led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. and Telespazio.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Nov 19, 2021Plus Ultra aims to provide communications infrastructure for incoming wave of moon missions

Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), is in charge of orbital positioning and station keeping for the Syracuse IV satellites and will support their exploitation for 15 years.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 24, 2021UPDATE 1: Thales Alenia Space Built SES-17 + SYRACUSE 4A Satellites Successfully Launched By Arianespace

HeloSat will enable through-the-rotor connectivity on helicopters such as the Leonardo SW-4 Solo optionally piloted rotorcraft using Athena-Fidus Ka-band satellite capacity via the Telespazio ground station in Fucino, Italy.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.4Sep 20, 2021Telespazio Selects Hughes HeloSat for Airborne Satellite Communications

Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%), selected the Hughes HeloSat solution for satellite communications for Leonardo’s helicopters.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.5Sep 20, 2021Telespazio Selects Hughes HeloSat for Airborne Satellite Communications
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