Italy's IRIDE HEO constellation launched

Seven satellites have been launched for the Italian Earth observation mission, IRIDE. The satellites form part of the Hawk for Earth Observation (HEO) constellation, which carries multispectral optical instruments.

The constellation will provide data for products and services that will help public authorities to make decisions based on scientific data from space. The IRIDE programme will support a wide range of environmental, emergency and security services for Italy.

The seven HEO satellites were developed by Argotec for the IRIDE programme.

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