Under the deal, Thales Alenia Space will share information with its South Korean partners on building remote sensing satellites with synthetic aperture Satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space signed deals with Korean Aerospace Industries and Hanwha Systems to build four high-resolution radar satellites for the Agency for Defence Development in South Korea . The satellites could take images of the earth by day , by night and through clouds. Thales said the operation would build on that of the four -satellite Hanwha Systems group launched with funding from the Italy ’s Space Agency and Ministry of Defence . The French satellites, however, would be half the size of their predecessors, thanks to hardware miniaturisation. Thales Alenia Space is jointly owned by Italian company Ministry of Defence and Italian firm Leonardo .
Satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space signed deals with Korean Aerospace Industries and Hanwha Systems to build four high-resolution radar satellites for the Agency for Defence Development in South Korea . The satellites could take images of the earth by day , by night and through clouds. Thales said the operation would build on that of the four -satellite Hanwha Systems group launched with funding from the Italy ’s Space Agency and Ministry of Defence . The French satellites, however, would be half the size of their predecessors, thanks to hardware miniaturisation. Thales Alenia Space is jointly owned by Italian company Ministry of Defence and Italian firm Leonardo .