LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the SpaceRise industrial consortium signed contracts to build the multi-orbit Iris2 secure connectivity constellation designed for government use but reserving a large amount of capacity for consortium members Eutelsat, SES and Hispasat.
The Commission and SpaceRise signed a 12-year concession agreement in which the three operators will invest 4.1 billion euros ($4.3 billion). The Commission has agreed to invest 6 billion euros, but only a . . .
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