Italy's Telespazio satellite services provider is positioning itself to bid for the role as operator of Europe's Copernicus network of Earth observation satellites, Telespazio Chief Executive Luigi Pasquali said July 14. Rome-based Telespazio operates multiple satellite control and operations facilities for third-party fleet operators, notably its Fucino, Italy, antenna farm with 14 control rooms and more than 100 antennas. Copernicus, whose first satellite was launched earlier this year, is owned by the European Union's executive commission, which also owns the Galileo positioning, navigation and timing system now being placed into orbit.
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