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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Hervé Derrey, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, claimed that the new deep space antenna is a cornerstone for the European and Australian space industries.
Thales Alenia Space manufactures the pressurized cargo module for the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft.
The European Deep Space Antennas Alliance (E-DSA²) was formed by Thales Alenia Space, Schwartz Hautmont, and mtex antenna technology to supply and install the new EA deep space antenna.
Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor for the Sentinel-1D satellite.
ESA signed a €50 million contract with Thales Alenia Space to begin the initial design of the SAGA mission.
On October 1, 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a contract worth €50 million with Thales Alenia Space for the preliminary design of the SAGA mission, which aims to realize a secure satellite communication system using quantum cryptography.
Hervé Derrey stated that Thales Alenia Space will contribute to strengthening Europe’s technological independence in optical and quantum technologies.
Thales Alenia Space has won a €50 million contract to design the SAGA mission.
Antonio Sturiale is the Director of Domain Telecommunication Italy at Thales Alenia Space.
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the SAGA mission。
Thales Alenia Space in France is responsible for the Access Node of SAGA, including Access Nodes towards SpaceQCI and their specific subsystems.
Thales Alenia Space awarded a contract to the Italian Aerospace Research Centre to conduct drop tests for the Space Rider re-entry module's recovery system.
Thales Alenia Space has coordinated the previous phases of the SAGA mission since 2020, starting from phase A.
Thales Alenia Space is developing QINSAT for demonstrating space-based quantum information networks.
Thales Alenia Space is involved in two additional missions, QINSAT and TeQuants.
Thales Alenia Space has been coordinating with ESA on the SAGA mission since 2020.
The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract for the SAGA mission to develop a space-based system for generating cryptographic keys.
Thales Alenia Space is developing a QKD system called QKD-GEO from Geostationary Orbit as part of its space and quantum projects.
Thales Alenia Space participates in the EuroQCI and its various projects, contributing to the future European quantum communication infrastructure, including its space segment.
Thales Alenia Space is working on TeQuants, which develops satellite technologies for quantum telecommunications links.