VEGA UK) for an undisclosed price. On 20 September 2011, a strike at the company reportedly caused a delay in the launch of an Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle. During 2017, Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio formed a partnership with Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries to accelerate plans for a constellation of 60 Earth observation satellites. In the following year, Orange S.A. teamed up with the firm to provide satellite-based telecommunications to the French military. In September 2019, Airbus partnered with Telespazio to market military telecommunications services using the future Syracuse IV satellites. See also Leonardo List of Italian companies References External links Telespazio website Aerospace companies of Italy Telecommunications companies of Italy Technology companies established in 1961 Italian companies established in 1961 Italian brands Companies based in Rome Thales Group joint ventures Leonardo S.p.A. Space program of Italy