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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 has signed an agreement with MIPRONS to develop a propulsion system for satellites that uses water as fuel.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jul 26, 2022Water-powered satellites have Thales Alenia Space partnering with MIPRONS

Thales Alenia Space in Italy will support the environmental testing of the propulsion system's engineering model.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Jul 26, 2022Water-powered satellites have Thales Alenia Space partnering with MIPRONS

Massimo Claudio Comparini is the CEO of Thales Alenia Space in Italy.

GovernanceValue 2.8Jul 26, 2022Water-powered satellites have Thales Alenia Space partnering with MIPRONS

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

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jul 20, 2022Thales Alenia Space + QinetiQ to pave the way for multi-mission smallsats in VLEO

Thales Alenia Space and QinetiQ signed a study contract with the European Space Agency to pave the way for multi-mission smallsats to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.3Jul 20, 2022Thales Alenia Space + QinetiQ to pave the way for multi-mission smallsats in VLEO

The development and manufacture of EWC29 and EWC30 are part of the MYRIADE Evolutions platform sector developed with Thales Alenia Space and CNES.

CapabilityRelationshipsGeneralValue 3.6Jul 20, 2022SYRLINKS + CNES deliver transceiver + transmitter for the MERLIN mission

Thales Alenia Space received approval for €1.5 million for Skimsat predevelopments.

FinancialLegalPlanValue 4.0Jul 19, 2022ESA funds Skimsat demonstrator study for VLEO

Thales Alenia Space secured the ESA funds in partnership with QinetiQ, a British aerospace company planning to provide altitude and orbit control systems and other capabilities for the Skimsat platform.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanFinancialValue 4.0Jul 19, 2022ESA funds Skimsat demonstrator study for VLEO

Thales Alenia Space secured €2.3 million in ESA funding to advance its design of a satellite capable of operating below 300 km.

FinancialCapabilityLegalValue 4.5Jul 19, 2022ESA funds Skimsat demonstrator study for VLEO

SES-17 was manufactured by Thales Alenia Space and is equipped with nearly 200 beams of mixed size for flexible allocation of capacity over high-traffic airline routes.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jul 15, 2022Spirit Airlines has connected with Thales’ FlytLIVE

CSG 3 is developed by Thales Alenia Space for the benefit of the Italian Space Agency and the Italian Ministry of Defense and is an institutional mission for Vega C.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.6Jul 13, 2022With the success of the inaugural flight under their belt, Arianespace is initiating Vega C operations

SES-22 was shipped by Thales Alenia Space 22 months after it was ordered.

RelationshipsPlanGrowthValue 3.8Jun 29, 2022SES’s C-band Satellite Successfully Launched Onboard SpaceX Rocket

SES selected Thales Alenia Space and its Spacebus 4000 B2 platform to replace its existing C-band fleet.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Jun 29, 2022SpaceX’s Falcon 9 pushes the Thales Alenia Space-built SES-22 satellite up from Cape Canaveral SFS

Thales Alenia Space completed phase B2 of the contract awarded by Airbus in 2020 concerning the preliminary design of the altimeter, with the instrument passing its preliminary design review.

PlanRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 29, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s agreements regarding development of IRIS and CRISTAL for Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation program

Thales Alenia Space built the SES-22 satellite on its Spacebus 4000 B2 platform.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 29, 2022SpaceX’s Falcon 9 pushes the Thales Alenia Space-built SES-22 satellite up from Cape Canaveral SFS

Thales Alenia Space is constructing SES-23 as SES’s C-band replacement satellite.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 29, 2022SpaceX launches SES-22 C-band replacement satellite

Thales Alenia Space developed advanced altimeters for programs including SIRAL-2, Poseidon 4 on Sentinel-6/Jason-CS, AltiKa on the CNES/ISRO SARAL satellite, and KaRIn on the CNES/JPL SWOT satellite.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 29, 2022Thales Alenia Space’s agreements regarding development of IRIS and CRISTAL for Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation program

Thales Alenia Space shipped the SES-22 spacecraft 22 months after it was ordered.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jun 29, 2022SpaceX’s Falcon 9 pushes the Thales Alenia Space-built SES-22 satellite up from Cape Canaveral SFS

SES-22 is based on Thales Alenia Space’s Spacebus 4000 B2 platform.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 29, 2022SES’s C-band Satellite Successfully Launched Onboard SpaceX Rocket

Thales Alenia Space integrated a new satellite into Galileo’s Ground Mission Segment (GMS), which will improve positioning service for 3.3 billion users.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 23, 2022New satellite navigation programs now under development by Thales Alenia Space for EGNOS + Galileo via a EUSPA contract
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