[1] During the 1980s, VEGA expanded via several additional programmes, including the award of its first contract with the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) during 1986, along with a separate deal to handle ground operations for British space telecommunications company Inmarsat.

During 1994, VEGA was awarded its first contract for a simulation-based training system for the British Aerospace Sea Harrier; it also established a presence at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC).

[1] By this point, according to VEGA's own financial statements, the firm self-classified as a specialist professional services company in the principal markets of Aerospace, Defence and Government.

Other programme performed by the company include the provision of various elements, such as the synthetic-aperture radar, for the COnstellation of small Satellites for the Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO-SkyMed) Earth-observation satellite space-based radar programme, which is funded by the Italian Ministry of Research and Ministry of Defence and conducted by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), intended for both military and civilian use.

[7][8] During 2018, Luigi Pasquali, Telespazio CEO, declared that the company's long term goal is to capture 10 per secure of the global space market by 2030.