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Thales Alenia Space

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Cannes, France
www.thalesaleniaspace.com
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Thales Alenia Space is leading a Temporary Grouping of Companies that includes Leonardo, Telespazio, Avio, and D-Orbit for the In-Orbit Servicing demonstration mission.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 16, 2023Thales Alenia Space Signs Contract with Italian Space Agency for In-Orbit Servicing Demonstration Mission

Thales Alenia Space is contracted to design, develop, and qualify a spacecraft to perform a range of autonomous robotic operations on satellites already in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 16, 2023Italy Awards $256m Contract for 2026 in-orbit Servicing Mission

Thales Alenia Space is contracted to design, develop, and qualify a spacecraft capable of performing a range of autonomous robotic operations on satellites in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 15, 2023Italy awards $256 million contract for 2026 in-orbit servicing mission

Avio is in charge of orbital support and developing a propulsion module for the servicer that will be based on a custom platform developed by Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 15, 2023Italy awards $256 million contract for 2026 in-orbit servicing mission

Thales Alenia Space is contracted to build nearly 200 Lightspeed satellites.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 11, 2023Telesat eyes 2026 for first Lightspeed launches amid funding delays

The open consortium for IRIS² is governed by Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 9, 2023European space and telecoms players form partnership to bid for IRIS² Constellation

Jena-Optronik delivered the Fine Sun Sensor FSS for ASTRIUM's GSTB-V2, Alenia's Radarsat-2, and the CosmoSkymed satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: AleniaTechnical ProductMay 8, 2023Jena-Optronik Introduces New Sun Sensor for Earth Observation and Science Satellites

Thales Alenia Space and Airbus are both seeking leading roles in developing IRIS², Europe’s multi-orbit sovereign connectivity constellation budgeted at 6,000,000,000 EUR.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 8, 2023Sizing up the 2023 GEO manufacturing battleground

Thales Alenia Space won seven of the 11 geostationary satellite orders in 2022.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 8, 2023Sizing up the 2023 GEO manufacturing battleground

Marc-Henri Serre, senior vice president of telecoms at Thales Alenia Space, expects roughly 10 to 12 geostationary communications satellites to be ordered in 2023 and annually in the near term.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 8, 2023Sizing up the 2023 GEO manufacturing battleground

The open consortium governing IRIS² includes Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 4, 2023European space + telecoms actors sign partnership agreement to bid for IRIS2 constellation

The consortium governing IRIS² includes Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 3, 2023European Space and Telecom Companies Partner to Bid for IRIS² Satellite Constellation

LeoStella was formed in 2018 and is co-owned by Thales Alenia Space and the geospatial intelligence company BlackSky.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2023Satellite manufacturer LeoStella focused on defense market as commercial demand softens

The open consortium is governed by Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 2, 2023European Space and Telecoms Players Sign Partnership Agreement

The open consortium for IRIS² will be governed by Airbus Defence and Space, Eutelsat, Hispasat, SES, and Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 2, 2023European Space and Telecoms Players Sign Partnership Agreement to Bid for IRIS² Constellation

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

Mentioned as: thales alenia spaceOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2023Italian Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space Sign a Contract for Space Factory 4.0

Thales Alenia Space leads a consortium including Argotec, CIRA, and Sitael to develop the Space Factory 4.0 interconnected system.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2023Italian Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space Sign a Contract for Space Factory 4.0

Thales Alenia Space won a contract from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to develop the Space Factory 4.0 program under the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 1, 2023Italian Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space Sign a Contract for Space Factory 4.0

Each Thales Alenia Space SAR and optical IRIDE satellite will weigh about 170 kg and be based on the NIMBUS modular New Italian Micro Bus platform.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductApr 27, 2023Italy’s post-pandemic space industry boost

Thales Alenia Space won a contract from the Italian Space Agency to develop the Space Factory 4.0 program under the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) as part of sub-investment M1C2.I4.3.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2023Thales Alenia Space signs Space Factory 4.0 contract with the Italian Space Agency
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