(Finance) – Hellas Sat And Thales Alenia Spacea joint venture between Thales (67%) e Leonardo (33%), have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of a payload of communication optics for the new mission of the future Hellas Sat 5 telecommunications satellite which will operate in geostationary orbit, at 39 degrees East. partnerships between Hellas Sat and Thales Alenia Space aims to provide cutting-edge communication services from a geostationary orbit with very high data rates. This innovative payload will connect with the optical ground station of the National Observatory of Athens in Greece, with the optical ground stations in France, with the European Space Agency (ESA) Hydron optical ground stations and with the satellite for LEO (Low Earth Orbit) HydRON telecommunications by Thales Alenia Space.
After the program Vertigo H2020Thales Alenia Space is currently advancing the development of very high-speed data transmission capabilities (up to 1 terabit/second) to address long distances between Earth and geostationary orbit as well as atmospheric turbulence, with the support of CNES and ESA.
There ceremony The signing of the memorandum of understanding took place at the Hellas Sat headquarters in Athens, Greece, in the presence of representatives of the Prime Minister’s Office, the French Embassy in Greece, ESA, CNES, Thales Alenia Space France, Italy and Switzerland, the National Observatory of Athens and various Greek ministries and local authorities.
Christodoulos ProtopapasCEO of Hellas Sat, said: “We are honored to once again collaborate with Thales Alenia Space in the field of optical communication technology, introducing optical connectivity communication services to the European and international market, thus effectively realizing the implementation of new technologies and sealing a new era”.
Marc-Henri SerreExecutive Vice President for Telecommunications at Thales Alenia Space said: “We are excited to collaborate with Hellas Sat and all our partners to develop the optical communications payload, a key step towards creating a secure, ultra-high-speed optical network of data transmission. This marks the beginning of a new era in telecommunications services with a sustainable approach”.
The Minister for Climate Crises and Civil Protection, Vasslis Kikilias, said: “This is undoubtedly a big step forward towards technological progress which effectively strengthens cooperation between Greece and France. The Hella Sat 5 satellite that will be built will provide us with new possibilities in fields such as early forecasting and scientific data collection.