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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Elisabetta Rugi Grond is the CEO of Thales Alenia Space in Switzerland.
Manufacturing subcontractors for IRIS2 will include Airbus Space and Thales-Alenia.
Sentinel-1C is a radar imaging satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for the Copernicus program run by the European Space Agency and the European Commission.
BentoBox is positioned as a precursor to REV1, an automated space factory that Space Cargo Unlimited is developing in cooperation with Thales Alenia Space and that could be ready as soon as 2028.
Thales Alenia Space posted consolidated revenues of approximately €2.2 billion in 2023.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.
Thales Alenia Space has around 8,600 employees across 8 countries and operates 16 sites in Europe.
KT SAT Corporation Ltd. and Thales Alenia Space contracted Koreasat-6A in September 2022 to carry an SBAS payload for the Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS).
The Korea Augmentation Satellite System (KASS) has been developed since 2016 by Thales Alenia Space jointly with the Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
Thales Alenia Space and the Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) have developed the Korea Augmentation Satellite System jointly since 2016.
KT SAT Corporation Ltd. and Thales Alenia Space signed a communications satellite contract in September 2022 related to Koreasat 6A.
BlackSky acquired the remaining 50% of LeoStella from Thales Alenia Space.
BlackSky will continue to partner with Thales Alenia Space worldwide to bring Gen-3 capability combined with Thales Alenia Space offerings to the market.
BlackSky, then part of Spaceflight Industries, created the LeoStella joint venture with Thales Alenia Space in 2018 as part of a $150,000,000 Series C round.
Thales Alenia Space will contribute six radar satellites to the IRIDE constellation under the 2024-10-16 contracts.
Thales Alenia Space and Argotec have contracts dated 2024-10-16 at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan to supply satellites for Italy’s IRIDE Earth-observation constellation.
Prior to the 2024-10-16 contracts, Thales Alenia Space was under contract to build six synthetic aperture radar satellites and one optical satellite for IRIDE.
Thales Alenia Space signed a €107 million contract with the European Space Agency for the supply of six additional radar-based satellites for the Italian Earth observation constellation IRIDE.
Thales Alenia Space will build a total of 13 satellites for the IRIDE constellation, comprising 12 SAR-based small satellites and one optical satellite.
Thales Alenia Space will supply an optical satellite for IRIDE with performance tailored to the constellation’s needs.