Ground Segment
The ground segment of the system is composed of:
- Command Center:
- Italian Centro Controllo e Pianificazione Missione del Fucino
- Tracking and data stations:
- Argentine Cordoba station
- Sweden Kiruna station
- User Ground Segments:
- Italian Matera Civil User Ground Segment
- Italian Pratica di Mare Defence User Ground Segment
- France Defence User Ground Segment
The Argentinian and the French governments are involved respectively in the civil and military segments of the system.
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