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On July 31, 2026, Thales Alenia Space completed the SPAINSAT NG Programme, a new generation of satellites designed to ensure strategic communications for Spain’s Armed Forces, government agencies, and allied nations. This completion was part of an industrial agreement with Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat. Previously, on July 30, Hervé Derrey, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, and Giampiero Di Paolo, CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia, welcomed Italian and French ministers Urso and Baptiste, along with other institutional visitors, to the Fucino Space Centre. Earlier, on July 29, Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with prime contractor OHB Italia to build the PRIMA-S satellite platform for the Italian Space Agency's (ASI) PRISMA Second Generation mission. This satellite will enhance image quality of Earth's surface, vegetation, inland waters, and coastal areas, targeting a 2031 launch with a ground resolution of at least 10 meters per pixel, significantly tripling the resolution of Italy's sovereign hyperspectral satellite capabilities.
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