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Cosmo SkyMed to be operational in 2008

Rome, Italy - Alenia Spazio to operate as the prime contractor for the production of four satellites for both civil and military deployment

Additional details on the sign of the agreement between ASI (Italian Space Agency) and Alenia Spazio with reference to the Cosmo SkyMed satellite programme are available (see for details AVIONEWS). The project, supported in particular by Italian Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education, University and Research, aims to the production of a networked based on four observation satellites which can...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 110931
Rome, Italy, 12/29/2004 15:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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