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Thales

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commercialFounded 2000
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Thales has been chosen by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) to lead a second part of the ground segment of the Syracuse IV satellite communications system for the French armed forces.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2021French Armed Forces and Thales Expertise to Expand Secure Satellite Communication Capabilities

Thales has deployed over 1,000 secure, protected satcom stations worldwide working with local industrial partners.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 21, 2021French Armed Forces and Thales Expertise to Expand Secure Satellite Communication Capabilities

Telesat selected Thales Alenia Space to manufacture 298 Lightspeed satellites to provide Wi‑Fi to ships, aircraft, businesses, and government customers from low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 18, 2021Quebec invests in Telesat Lightspeed constellation

Omnispace has booked launch space on a SpaceX rocket for two satellites being built by Thales Alenia Space for launch in 2022.

Mentioned as: ThalesNarrative GeneralFeb 18, 2021SpaceX Sights Set For South Africa + UPDATE1: Omnispace Hybrid Mobile Network Afoot

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) awarded Thales and Airbus a contract for a new joint tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system to upgrade French forces’ signals monitoring, direction finding, and spectrum analysis capabilities.

Mentioned as: ThalesTechnical ProductFeb 12, 2021Airbus selected by French DGA to upgrade France’s joint electronic warfare and armed forces

Telesat selected Thales Alenia Space on 2021-02-09 to manufacture 298 satellites for a broadband network in low-Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 9, 2021Thales Alenia selected to build Telesat’s broadband constellation

Thales Alenia Space and KT SAT will lead a 0.005 kg demonstration using the geostationary Koreasat-5A telecommunications satellite to provide 0.005 kg service to remote areas.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2021Thales Alenia Space and KT SAT Partner for 5G Satellite Backhauling Demo

Koreasat-5A is based on Thales Alenia Space’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform and is equipped with Ku-band transponders.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2021Thales Alenia Space and KT SAT Partner for 5G Satellite Backhauling Demo

Nilesat 301 is a commercial geostationary satellite being built by Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2021UPDATE 1: A Swarm Smile + UK Space Policy Maneuvering + Nilesat’s Newbie

Thales Alenia signed a contract with the French defense procurement agency DGA in 2021 for a concept study of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance applications using the Stratobus™.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2021SATCOM’s Ballooning Competition Continues Aloft…

Thales Alenia Space subcontracted much of the smallsat work to other companies, with NanoAvionics building the satellite buses, Syrlinks building the S-band payloads, and Anywaves building the antennas.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2021Omnispace raises $60 million to fund hybrid network

Omnispace awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space in April 2020 to build two small satellites that will serve as prototypes for a future constellation.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2021Omnispace raises $60 million to fund hybrid network

The European Commission awarded two contracts for 12 second-generation Galileo satellites to Thales Alenia Space (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) for a total of EUR 1.47 billion.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2021Contracts for EUR €1.47 Billion Go to Aerospace Giants for Galileo’s Second Gen Satellites

The European Commission awarded two contracts for 12 satellites (six satellites each) to Thales Alenia Space (Italy) and Airbus Defence & Space (Germany) for close to $1,790,000,000 following an open competition.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2021Airbus and Thales win $1.79 bn contracts for second-generation Galileo satellites

Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space will each build six second-generation Galileo satellites under contracts to be formally signed at the end of January.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2021Airbus, Thales win second-generation Galileo satellite contracts

The European Commission announced on 2021-01-20 that it will award contracts to Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space to build an initial set of next-generation Galileo navigation satellites.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2021Airbus, Thales win second-generation Galileo satellite contracts

The European Space Agency performed a two-month technical and financial evaluation and recommended awarding the next-generation Galileo contracts to Airbus and Thales.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2021Airbus, Thales win second-generation Galileo satellite contracts

Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with ESA worth 2,800,000 EUR for the study, design, manufacture, and test of the ATHENA Mirror Assembly Module Demonstrator.

Mentioned as: ThalesNarrative GeneralJan 10, 2021Thales Alenia Space Providing The Mirror Assembly Module Demonstrator for ESA’s ATHENA Mission

Thales Alenia Space was selected on 2020-10-14 to build the ESPRIT Gateway module and the selection was finalized with a signed contract on 2021-01-07.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipJan 8, 2021Thales Alenia Space given €296 million contract to build European Gateway module

The European Space Agency signed a nearly €296 million ($362,000,000) contract with Thales Alenia Space on 2021-01-07 to build a European module for NASA’s lunar Gateway space station.

Mentioned as: ThalesOrg RelationshipJan 8, 2021Thales Alenia Space given €296 million contract to build European Gateway module
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