Europe's second satellite monitoring center is launched in Poland

The company ploughed zl.75 million from its public shares issue into the site and executives estimated they will recoup their invest-ment within 5 years. The cutting-edge center, which was opened on Friday, processes and sends satellite images used in the secu-rity, environmental protection, energy and telecommunications sectors. It is only the second center of its kind in Europe and operates on technology purchased from the leading American interest, Space Imaging. Techmex is predominantly concerned with government orders, however, it is already holding talks with private companies from Poland, Sweden and Hungary. Because of climatic conditions the company will not start operating until the spring but estimates that it will generate an income of well over zl.150 million in the next three years. (Parkiet p. 6) M.G.