Telespazio Ibérica, the Spanish subsidiary of Telespazio (a Leonardo Group company), has been awarded the €20 million contract to develop the Canary Islands satellite constellation, the first Earth observation system created by a Spanish autonomous community. The company will lead the project, build the ground segment, and manage the constellation.

Strategic and Technological Plan approved at the Members’ Assembly

Leonardo and Telespazio will once again take part in the 18th edition of the European Space Conference, scheduled to take place in Brussels on 27–28 January, together with e-GEOS.

Just days after launch, the first images are received from the third satellite of the second generation of the Earth Observation programme promoted by the Italian Space Agency and the Ministry of Defence, involving national industry with Leonardo, Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio and e-GEO