Cannes, October 14, 2019 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today the arrival of the first shipping container designed for the new family of communications satellites based on the Spacebus NEO platform. This delivery marks a new milestone in the European Space Agency’s NEOSAT development program. Built by the Italian company Garofoli, based in Terni, the container was shipped by barge and was delivered today at the port of Cannes. It will be conveyed to Thales Alenia Space plant on October 15 early morning.
