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Space Operations Command (COS)

IT

Comando delle Operazioni Spaziali (COS): a joint (interforze) command established June 2020, reporting to the Defense General Staff, responsible for coordinating Italy's national space strategy at the operational level.

gov defenseFounded 2020
History · 1 eventJun 1, 2020 · General Space Office (UGS) forms the Space Operations Command (COS)
www.difesa.it/SMD_/Avvenimenti/giornata_nazionale_spazio/Pagine/Comando_Operazioni_Spaziali.aspx
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Organization history

Identity changes, mergers, acquisitions, splits, and transferred business lines.

1 event

  1. Jun 1, 2020Internal Reorganization

    General Space Office (UGS) forms the Space Operations Command (COS)

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    General Space Office of the Defense General Staff (UGS)
    Created organization
    Space Operations Command (COS)

    COS's first commander, Brig. Gen. Luca Capasso, had previously headed UGS, which continues to exist as the Defense General Staff's space-policy office alongside the new operational command.

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