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  Telespazio, member of the Space Alliance between Finmeccanica and Thales , is a world leader in satellite services. The Rome-based company employs around 1,700 staff and operates a network of four space centres and 25 sites spread all over the world. Including the Fucino Space Centre, which has more than 90 operational antennas and is the largest satellite telecommunications centre in the world for civil use. The joint venture between Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%) confirmed Telespazio’s growth ambitions. The company also operates in France, through Telespazio France, managing and maintaining ground infrastructure and offering value-added services, and in Germany, through Telespazio Deutschland, which specialises in services for operators in the space sector.

Telespazio plays a leading role in the reference markets harnessing technological experience acquired over the years and through its participation in major European space programmes such as: Galileo, EGNOS, GMES and COSMO-SkyMed.

Telespazio business areas are:



Earth Observation - Telespazio carries out all Earth Observation commercial activities: from acquiring and processing satellite data, to the development and sale of software and products. Telespazio’s services are mainly directed towards agencies and companies performing land use control studies, civil protection, disaster management, cartography, agricultural applications and geomarketing. In particular, Telespazio is participating as main player for the development of the ground segment of the ASI COSMO-SkyMed programme, based on a constellation of four satellites operating in any atmospheric condition. Furthermore, the company takes part of the ESA programme GMES, that will provide monitoring services for surveillance and homeland security.
 



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