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Thales Alenia Space

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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.

commercialFounded 2007
History · 1 eventApr 10, 2007 · Thales Alenia Space formed as Thales acquires Alcatel's stake in Alcatel Alenia Space
Cannes, France
www.thalesaleniaspace.com
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Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency to lead the TeQuantS (Technological development for space-based Quantum reSource distribution) project.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Jan 24, 2023Thales Alenia Space + partners receive an ESA contract for TeQuantS quantum satellite project

Since 2018 Thales Alenia Space has been implementing a roadmap to develop mature end-to-end quantum communications through projects initiated by the European Commission (OPENQKD, QSAFE) and ESA (SAGA).

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jan 24, 2023Thales Alenia Space + partners receive an ESA contract for TeQuantS quantum satellite project

Thales Alenia Space signed a contract to develop quantum technologies as part of a European Space Agency effort to use subatomic particle behavior to secure communications.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralPlanValue 4.0Jan 24, 2023Thales Alenia Space leading another ESA push to develop quantum comms

TeQuantS will enable Thales Alenia Space and its partners to build satellites and optical ground stations by the end of 2026.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.7Jan 24, 2023Thales Alenia Space + partners receive an ESA contract for TeQuantS quantum satellite project

EUTELSAT 5 West A is based on a Spacebus 3000B3 platform manufactured by Alcatel Alenia Space, now Thales Alenia Space.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 22, 2023Godspeed as Eutelsat decommissions EUTELSAT 5 West A Satellite serving 5 extra years

Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with prime contractor Appworks to provide Thailand with a complete COSPAS-SARSAT MEOSAR Search And Rescue operational system.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Jan 18, 2023Thailand acquires Search And Rescue solution based on Thales Alenia Space’s advanced technology

Thales Alenia Space is building ASTRA 1P, ASTRA 1Q, and SES-26 for launches to geostationary orbit next year.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 11, 2023Europe’s investment arm loans SES 300 million euros to bolster space industry

Thales Alenia Space signed a first-phase contract in early December with REV, an eight-year-old Luxembourg-based venture, for the REV1 reusable and pressurized space factory.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Dec 28, 2022Thales Alenia Space studying reusable spacecraft for in-orbit manufacturing

Thales Alenia Space was contracted by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales to manufacture the SWOT satellite bus and conduct final assembly, integration, and test.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Dec 22, 2022Boeing’s Spectrolab to Power Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission

Thales Alenia Space is a joint company owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 4.0Dec 20, 2022Meteosat MTG-I1 Successfully Launched by Ariane 5 Rocket from Europe’s Spaceport

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 3.8Dec 19, 2022Thales Alenia Space Begins Instrument Integration for Europe’s First CO2 Monitoring Satellite

Thales Alenia Space built the SWOT spacecraft bus provided by CNES.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 16, 2022Falcon 9 launches ocean science mission for NASA and CNES

The Meteosat Third Generation system was developed and procured in cooperation with the European Space Agency by an industrial consortium led by Thales Alenia Space and OHB.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Dec 13, 2022EUMETSAT’s MTG-11 + two Intelsat satellites are successfully sent to orbit via an Arianespace Ariane 5 launch vehicle

Thales Alenia Space was contracted by the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) to manufacture the SWOT satellite bus and conduct the final assembly, integration, and test.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Dec 13, 2022Boeing’s Spectrolab to power JPL’s Earth Surface Survey Mission

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.2Dec 12, 2022Thales Alenia Space to start MicroCarb’s instrument integration … a first for Europe’s atmospheric carbon monitoring mission

The MicroCarb satellite will be launched from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana in early 2024 with support from Thales Alenia Space’s French and British teams.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.5Dec 12, 2022Thales Alenia Space to start MicroCarb’s instrument integration … a first for Europe’s atmospheric carbon monitoring mission

Thales Alenia Space is manufacturing the IS-41 and IS-44 satellites based on the Space Inspire product line.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Dec 5, 2022Arianespace Partner with Intelsat to Launch Two Satellite Payloads

Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%).

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 4, 2022Alliance between Thales Alenia Space + Space Cargo Unlimited for the first space factory

Thales Alenia Space designed and manufactured almost 50% of the International Space Station pressurized volume, including the Cupola.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 4, 2022Alliance between Thales Alenia Space + Space Cargo Unlimited for the first space factory

Thales Alenia Space is designing the Flexsat flexible satellite to accommodate the low Earth orbit network that Eutelsat stands to gain by merging with OneWeb.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.0Dec 1, 2022Eutelsat orders GEO broadband satellite with LEO in mind
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