Fucino Space Centre
The Fucino Space Centre is the largest teleport in the world for civilian uses used for the control of artificial satellites, for telecommunications and for hosting, television and network services multimedia. Located in the Fucino plain in Abruzzo within the municipal area of Ortucchio, near Avezzano (AQ), it is named after the engineer Piero Fanti, first director of Telespazio, and managed by the same company consisting of two joint ventures, the Italian Leonardo (Finmeccanica) for 67% and the French Thales for the remaining 33%.
| Company type | Privately held company joint venture (Società per Azioni) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1965 (regular use) |
| Headquarters | Ortucchio , Italy |
| Services | Satellite services |
| Owner | Leonardo (67%) Thales Group (33%) |
Number of employees | Approx. 250 |
| Website | www |
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