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On 31 August 2022, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, François Bausch visited the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) in Torrejon de Ardoz, Spain, in order to take stock of SatCen's achievements, its cooperation with Luxembourg and sign an administrative arrangement to finance a part of SatCen's activities. This voluntary contribution from Luxembourg's Directorate of Defence to the Centre amounts to 1.5 million euros and constitutes an earmarked financial support for the purchase of imagery.
During the visit, the SatCen Director, Ambassador Sorin Ducaru, briefed Minister Bausch and the Luxembourg delegation on the mission and activities of the Centre. The SatCen is an operational centre providing security from space, by analysing and exploiting satellite...
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