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Avio’s Vega space rocket will launch a block of Skybox Imaging satellites

Rome, Italy - It will take off next year

The Vega space rocket will launch a block of high resolution imaging satellites for Skybox Imaging from the Guyana Space Center in 2016. The contract was signed by Arianespace. It is the European launcher designed, developed and manufactured in Italy by Avio, based at Colleferro near Rome -through its subsidiary ELV (30% owned by ASI). Pier Giuliano Lasagni, CEO of Avio, said: "This contract...

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Rome, Italy, 03/18/2015 10:27
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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