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Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts

Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts

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Aerospacelab and Thales Alenia Space have secured IRIS2 contracts expected to total more than ellite platforms and communications payloads for the European Union's secure communications constellation, though the value has not been disclosed. Airbus has separately been selected to build and integrate the first 66 satellites in the constellation's low Earth orbit.

Aerospacelab and Thales Alenia Space have secured IRIS2 contracts expected to total more than €5.4 billion, covering satellite platforms and communications payloads for the European Union’s secure communications constellation. While the company didn’t disclose the contract value, Airbus has been selected to build and integrate the first 66 satellites in the constellation’s low Earth orbit […] The post Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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