Contract for third-generation Meteosat weather satellites signed
Submit on Friday, February 24th, 2012 22:57
Thales Alenia Space today signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites for Eumetsat, the European meteorological satellite organisation. Thales Alenia Space is prime contractor for this large-scale programme, in partnership with German company OHB. The first phase of this programme started in November 2010, and has now been definitively approved by the ESA industrial policy committee.Other Posts:Starchaser Industries Wins ESA ContractSatellite TV Offers – Who’s Got The Best?Cable TV 101: How To Support Your Provider?Galileo ground station takes shape in PacificJWST mirror backplane prototype passes space readiness testsCome Into the New Decade With Satellite TVCOM DEV components for military comsatPortugal Telecom selects Gilat’s SkyEdge
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