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Thales Alenia Space and NIBE sign a satellite supply contract
Geopolitics
|March 2025
Thales hales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with NIBE Space (a subsidiary of NIBE Limited) concerning the supply of a highresolution optical satellite, marking the first step in NIBE'S Earth Observation constellation project.
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This initial contract aims to establish the first operational Earth observation's capabilities for NIBE in India by 2025.
This achievement reinforces the partnership initiated in 2024 between Thales Alenia Space and NIBE, for the deployment of India's first private Earth Observation constellation.
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