Telespazio Awarded $200 Million Contract for Italian Spy Satellite

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Peter B.deSELDING,PARIS Telespazio of Rome will provide a high-resolution optical Earth observation satellite to the Italian Ministry of Defense under a contract valued at more than $200 million, with the satellite to be manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and launched in 2015, Telespazio and its parent company, Finmeccanica, announced July 19. Under the contract, Telespazio will oversee the construction of the Optsat satellite by IAI. Telespazio will build the satellite's ground network and will be responsible for its launch and early operations, the company said.