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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Thales Alenia Space will collaborate with Thales SESO® on the LISA telescope program.
Thales Alenia Space Italia is using design solutions from a five-year LISA study phase in which it acted as industrial lead.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales, which holds 67%, and Leonardo, which holds 33%.
In January 2026, Thales Alenia Space signed a €16.5 million contract to provide LISA’s propulsion subsystem.
Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo.
Thales Alenia Space will be responsible for the development, design, assembly, and testing of the LISA telescopes.
Thales Alenia Space signed a €26.1 million Phase 1 contract with the European Space Agency for development of the telescopes for the LISA mission.
Thales Alenia Space’s Gorgonzola site in Italy will develop the on-board computer and mass memory for LISA in a single integrated unit.
Thales Alenia Space’s teams in Switzerland are involved in developing part of the instrument electronics and the Constellation Acquisition System for LISA.
In June 2025, Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with prime contractor OHB System AG to supply avionics, spacecraft control software, telecommunications systems, and the DFACS attitude and drag-free control system for LISA.
In January 2026, OHB System AG selected Thales Alenia Space to provide the LISA propulsion subsystem.
Thales Alenia Space’s Turin site is part of the LISA Core Team.
The European Space Agency awarded Thales Alenia Space a €26.1 million contract to develop six optical telescopes for ESA’s LISA mission.
Thales Alenia Space received a second contract worth €16.5 million in January 2026 to develop LISA’s propulsion subsystems.
Thales Alenia Space Italia is a member of the LISA Core Team.
Thales Alenia Space and Thales SESO will develop, design, assemble, and test LISA’s optical telescopes.
Thales Alenia Space signed a €26.1 million Phase 1 contract with the European Space Agency for development of the LISA mission telescopes.
Thales Alenia Space and Thales SESO® will jointly assemble the telescopes, align the optics, and perform environmental and performance tests.
ESA selected Thales Alenia Space to lead Phase 1 of development for six LISA telescopes.
In June 2025, OHB System AG selected Thales Alenia Space to provide LISA spacecraft avionics, control software, and the Drag-Free and Attitude Control System.