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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The MTG Infrared Sounder and the MTG S1 satellite platform were developed for the European Space Agency by a European industrial team led by Thales Alenia Space and OHB System AG under requirements defined by EUMETSAT.
On January 30, 2026 Thales Alenia Space's NG-24 Cygnus Pressurized Cargo Module left Thales Alenia Space's clean room in Turin.
Thales Alenia Space in the UK is responsible for the design, manufacture, system assembly, integration, and testing of the LISA Propulsion Subsystem under the Phase B2 contract.
Thales Alenia Space in Turin, Italy is leveraging design solutions from a five-year study phase it led as prime contractor for LISA.
Thales Alenia Space is responsible for ensuring the electromagnetic, radiation, and self-gravity operational environment for the LISA payload and is managing the budgets for that environment.
Thales Alenia Space in Switzerland is developing part of LISA’s instrument electronics and part of the Constellation Acquisition System.
Tekever is a member of the DESIR consortium alongside Loft Orbital and Thales Alenia Space.
OHB System AG signed a $19.6 million contract with Thales Alenia Space to provide the Propulsion Subsystem for ESA’s LISA mission.
Thales Alenia Space will provide OHB System AG with the spacecraft avionics and control software, the telecommunication system, and the drag-free and attitude control system (DFACS) for LISA.
Thales Alenia Space’s facility in Gorgonzola, Italy will develop the On Board Computer and the Mass Memory as a single integrated unit for LISA.
Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space are established players supporting mobility to geostationary orbit in the orbit-raising and mobility market.
Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor for the entire MTG mission.
Space Rider is a collaboration among ESA, Thales Alenia Space, and Avio.
The COSMO-SkyMed program involved Italian industry participants Leonardo, Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, and e-GEOS.
Thales Alenia Space has been contracted by the French space agency (CNES) in collaboration with the French Armed Forces' General Directorate of Armament (DGA) for the Desir program.
Thales Alenia Space's altimeter radar division will contribute to radar development for the Desir program.
Thales Alenia Space in France will deliver the payload and the user ground segment, in close collaboration with Tekever France, which will develop the active antenna integrated into the radar.
Thales Alenia Space will leverage its expertise in earth observation instruments and ground segments for the Desir program.
Loft Orbital and Tekever France have joined Thales Alenia Space in an innovative consortium for the Desir program, supported by the involvement of French SMEs.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between the French company Thales (67%) and the Italian company Leonardo (33%).