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Space



Finmeccanica has a long tradition of excellence in the space sector and has now reached important positions at world level. It designs, develops and produces satellites for civil and military use, for positioning and telecommunications purposes, for Earth observation and for remote surveying. It also produces components for space transportation and orbiting structures and supplies space services having high value added.
The Space Alliance between Finmeccanica and Thales has given rise to Europe's first space operator in the form of two joint ventures. The first is Telespazio, a leader in the fields of satellite management and services pertaining to ground observation, satellite navigation, integrated and value added connectivity. The second is Thales Alenia Space, a satellite systems leader operating on the cutting edge of orbiting infrastructures.
SELEX Galileo contributes significantly to the space industry with technologies such as the atomic clock, hyperspectral optical sensors, gyroscopes and asset sensors.
 
Three areas have been given centre stage in Paris: 
  • navigation and info mobility, with displays by Group companies contributing to the extensive European satellite navigation programme, Galileo;
  • earth observation by the COSMO-SkyMed programme, a constellation of four satellites for dual-purpose observation of the Earth;
  • homeland security, with Sicral, the first Italian military satellite for telecommunications, entirely designed and built by the Group.satellite for telecommunications, entirely designed and built by the Group.
 
COMPANY PROFILES and PRODUCTS on display 

Elsag Datamat   |   SELEX Galileo   |   Telespazio   |   Thales Alenia Space

Thales Alenia Space

European leader for satellite systems and at the forefront of orbital infrastructures, Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%) and forms with Telespazio a Space Alliance.
 
Company Profile

Galileo
 
Galileo is based on a constellation of 30 satellites and it is the most ambitious European space program for the satellite navigation. Thales Alenia Space is Galileo's architect and is responsible of the assembly, integration and test of the full satellites of the constellation. GIOVE B, a prototype for the in orbit validation of the most critical technologies of Galileo, was launched in April 2008. 

COSMO-SkyMed
 
COSMO-SkyMed is the new Italian constellation of 4 satellites for the Earth observation, developed by Thales Alenia Space, for dual use applications: civil and military. The payload consists of a high performance Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). The satellites, able to observe night and day in any weather conditions, greatly contribute to prevent and control of environment hazard, to assist in emergency situations of National Defence and Security.
The first 3 satellites were launched in 2007 and 2008 and the constellation will be completed in the next 2 years.

Sicral
 
Sicral, is the first Italian military satellite launched into orbit, since 2001, to protect national security. The system, developed by Thales Alenia Space, ensures at Italian Armed Forces strategic and tactical communications throughout the country and in operations outside it, as well as mobile communications with land, naval and air platforms.