Telespazio
| Company type | Private joint venture (Società per Azioni) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Services | Satellite services |
| Owner | Leonardo (67%) Thales Group (33%) |
Number of employees | Approx. 3,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Telespazio UK Telespazio Germany |
| Website | www |
Telespazio Spa is a European spaceflight services company founded in 1961. It is a joint venture owned by Leonardo (67%) and Thales Group (33%) headquartered in Rome.
Telespazio provides services that include the design and development of space systems, the management of launch services and in-orbit satellite control, Earth observation services, integrated communications, satellite navigation and localization and scientific programmes. The company manages space infrastructure, such as the Fucino Space Centre - and is involved in programmes including Galileo, EGNOS, Copernicus, COSMO-SkyMed, SICRAL and Göktürk.
Telespazio operates in France as Telespazio France; in Germany as Telespazio Germany, GAF and Spaceopal; in the United Kingdom as Telespazio UK; in Spain as Telespazio Ibérica; and in Romania as Rartel. Telespazio operates in South America through Telespazio Brasil and Telespazio Argentina. In Italy, the company is also present through e-GEOS.