PARIS — Details of the architecture of Europe’s 15.6-billion-euro ($18.1-billion) Iris2 multi-orbit secure communications network were filled out here Sept. 10 at the International Space Summit.
The biggest commitment was confirmation that Belgium’s Aerospacelab would build the platforms for the 264 Iris2 LEO Layer 2 satellites as part of a 2.4-billion-euro ($2.8 billion) contract.
While not unexpected, the deal is is a remarkable achievement for a company that was formed in 2018 . . .
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