Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales Group (67%) and Leonardo (33%), headquartered in Cannes, France. As a major European space manufacturer, it designs and delivers high-tech solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science, and orbital infrastructures. Thales Alenia Space is a key partner with agencies like ESA and NASA, contributing to programs like Galileo, Copernicus, the International Space Station (ISS), and the Lunar Gateway, and also partners with Siemens to explore new tools and methods for satellite testing.
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Redwire is manufacturing multiple arrays for Thales Alenia Space’s Space INSPIRE satellites.
Thales Alenia Space, Airbus, Redwire, and Beyond Gravity won major European Gateway contracts.
IOD-2 was assembled at Thales Alenia Space’s facilities in L'Aquila, Italy, and left for New Zealand in mid-February.
Thales Alenia Space is building five satellites for the Celeste demonstration phase.
Thales Alenia Space plans to build four satellites after IOD-2 that will weigh about twice as much and carry additional payloads to test signals in new frequency bands.
Thales Alenia Space developed the IOD-2 satellite for the Celeste mission.
Thales Alenia Space completed the MTG-I2 compact antenna test range in its clean rooms in Cannes.
Thales Alenia Space developed the QKD-GEO solution in collaboration with Hispasat.
Thales Alenia Space leads the QKD-GEO project.
Thales Alenia Space completed MTG-I2’s compact antenna test range in its clean rooms in Cannes.
Thales Alenia Space selected Arquimea to design and manufacture the complete structural model and thermal system for the quantum communications payload.
Thales Alenia Space is supplying 13 satellites for Italy’s IRIDE observation constellation.
On March 20, 2026, Thales Alenia Space highlighted its All-in-One surveillance solution and its role in the IRIS² program.
Thales Alenia Space is lead-engineering the IRIS² system, which will eventually comprise 282 satellites, including 264 in LEO and 18 in MEO.
Thales Alenia Space won GEO contracts for the THOR 8 satellite for Space Norway and JSAT-32 for SKY Perfect JSAT.
Thales Alenia Space is a member of the SpaceRise consortium with SES, Eutelsat, and Hispasat.
Thales Alenia Space unveiled its 2026 strategic roadmap ahead of SATShow in Washington, D.C., centered on high-revisit Earth observation and sovereign European constellations.
Thales Alenia Space’s All-in-One solution combines radar and optical sensors for near-real-time surveillance regardless of weather or light conditions.
ESA awarded Phase 1 contracts under the LEO Cargo Return Services initiative to The Exploration Company and Thales Alenia Space in May 2024.
Nimbus VHR is a single-satellite constellation built by Thales Alenia Space and is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.