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Thales Alenia Space

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Cannes, France
www.thalesaleniaspace.com
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NorthStar previously ordered three larger SSA satellites from Thales Alenia Space in cooperation with LeoStella that are now targeting launch in the second quarter of 2023.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 17, 2022Getting SSA off the ground

SES-17 was the 37th SES satellite launched by Arianespace and the 30th SES satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2022Fully Operational SES-17 Starts Delivering Connectivity Services Across Americas

SES-17 is a geostationary Ka-band satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 16, 2022All electric SES-17’s services are fully operational over the Americas

SES-17 is the 37th SES satellite launched by Arianespace and the 30th SES satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2022All electric SES-17’s services are fully operational over the Americas

Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor and manufacturer of Nilesat 301 based on its Spacebus 4000-B2 platform.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductJun 9, 2022Egypt’s Nilesat 301 passes health checks after SpaceX launch

Nilesat 301 will eventually replace the Thales Alenia Space-built Nilesat 201.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative PlanJun 9, 2022Egypt’s Nilesat 301 passes health checks after SpaceX launch

Omnispace and Thales Alenia Space launched and delivered the Omnispace Spark-2™ satellite into orbit.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 26, 2022The Omnispace Spark-2™ Smallsat Successfully Launched Into Orbit Via The Transporter-5 SpaceX Mission

Thales Alenia Space is part of the CRISTAL industrial consortium and will provide the IRIS Interferometric Radar Altimeter.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2022The Airbus Copernicus CRISTAL Mission Satellite Built For The ESA Successfully Passes The PDR

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

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 23, 2022Key Milestone Reached By Thales Alenia Space In The Ongoing Development of Prime OBH’s Copernicus CO2M Mission For The ESA

Thales Alenia Space signed an amendment to its CO2M contract worth €169 million with project prime contractor OHB for development and qualification of the payloads for the first two CO2M satellites.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative FinancialMay 23, 2022Key Milestone Reached By Thales Alenia Space In The Ongoing Development of Prime OBH’s Copernicus CO2M Mission For The ESA

Thales Alenia Space will deliver the payloads for the first two CO2M models (PFM and FM2) to OHB System mid-2024.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 23, 2022Key Milestone Reached By Thales Alenia Space In The Ongoing Development of Prime OBH’s Copernicus CO2M Mission For The ESA

Thales Alenia Space has worked with the European Space Agency and the European space industry since the start of the European Commission’s Copernicus program and plays a key role on 11 out of 12 Copernicus missions.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 23, 2022Thales Alenia Space Satellites Are Honored At Prix Bulles Cardin Awards For Surveying The Planet’s Changing Climate

Thales Alenia Space encountered supply chain shortages in October that pushed Telesat Lightspeed’s planned debut out by one year to 2026.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 6, 2022Telesat to order 100 fewer satellites for LEO constellation

Telesat plans to order 188 satellites plus 10 in-orbit spares from Thales Alenia Space for the Telesat Lightspeed network.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative PlanMay 6, 2022Telesat to order 100 fewer satellites for LEO constellation

Intelsat ordered two software-defined satellites, IS-41 and IS-44, from Thales Alenia Space on 2024-01-12.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2022New Intelsat CEO builds out leadership team

Only one of the five GEO orders Thales Alenia Space announced in 2021 was for a fully software-defined satellite.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 29, 2022Arabsat orders first fully software-defined satellite

On 2022-04-29 Arabsat signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for Arabsat 7A, which Thales Alenia Space will build on its Space Inspire platform.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 29, 2022Arabsat orders first fully software-defined satellite

All four GEO orders Thales Alenia Space has announced so far 2022 have been for software-defined satellites.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 29, 2022Arabsat orders first fully software-defined satellite

ARABSAT and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract for Thales Alenia Space to build ARABSAT-7A as a fully flexible Software-Defined Satellite based on the Space Inspire platform.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductApr 29, 2022ARABSAT Contracts Thales Alenia Space To Build A Software-Defined Satellite

Thales Alenia Space and AIKOS.r.l. signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop advanced software for space systems.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2022Thales Alenia Space and AIKO To Develop Advanced Software For Space Applications
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