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Thales Alenia Space

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Cannes, France
www.thalesaleniaspace.com
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Thales Alenia Space partnered with Maxar Technologies in competition with Airbus Defence and Space to build a megaconstellation for Canadian operator Telesat, which is seeking 300 low Earth orbit satellites.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipSep 4, 2019Thales Group to restructure space business as order gap drives losses

Telesat has worked with Airbus Defence and Space and a consortium formed by Maxar Technologies and Thales Alenia Space on designing the Telesat LEO constellation, with a downselect of a manufacturer expected by the end of the year.

Mentioned as: thales alenia spaceTechnical ProductAug 7, 2019Telesat outlines spending plan for Canadian government’s LEO constellation investment

Airbus Defence and Space and a consortium led by Maxar Technologies and Thales Alenia Space view the Telesat LEO contract as a $3,000,000,000 opportunity.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipJul 24, 2019Canadian government pledges $521 million for Telesat LEO constellation

A fifth-generation Global Xpress satellite built by Thales Alenia Space is scheduled to launch 2019 on an Ariane 5 rocket.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipJul 10, 2019Inmarsat details GX expansion, OneSat satellite orders

Falcon Eye 1 was built by Airbus Defence and Space with an imaging payload from Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: thales alenia spaceTechnical ProductJul 10, 2019Arianespace Vega launch fails, Emirati satellite lost

The French division of Thales Alenia Space built the Yamal-601 satellite.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 31, 2019First Proton of the year launches Gazprom communications satellite

Airbus is building six of the eight geostationary satellites ordered in 2019, including four built solely by Airbus (the Inmarsat-7s and Measat-3d) and two co-built with Thales Alenia Space (SpainSat NG 1 and 2).

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2019Airbus to build trio of Inmarsat-7 satellites

Inmarsat has a fifth Global Xpress satellite, GX-5 from Thales Alenia Space, scheduled to launch later 2019 on an Ariane 5 rocket.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2019Airbus to build trio of Inmarsat-7 satellites

Bangabandhu-1 is a 3,500-kilogram communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 22, 2019Bangladesh’s satellite starts service • Starlink autopilot sparks concern • SAS Global secures loan

Eutelsat has a 75-gigabit-per-second Ka-band satellite named Konnect built by Thales Alenia Space that is slated to launch on an Ariane 5 rocket at the end of the year.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2019Satellite operators worried about losing Ka-band spectrum

Airbus is competing against a Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team for an estimated $3,000,000,000 contract to build Telesat’s megaconstellation.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2019Airbus eyes opportunities in future U.S. military LEO constellations

The contract for the two replacement satellites was awarded to a consortium of Airbus and Thales Alenia Space with the bulk of the work to be done by Airbus.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2019Airbus inks two-satellite deal with Spain’s satellite operator Hisdesat

Airbus Defence and Space and a Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team are competing for a Telesat contract estimated at $3,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

As of 2019-05-02, Airbus Defence and Space and a Maxar Technologies–Thales Alenia Space team had nearly finalized designs and planned to submit proposals to Telesat in the coming months.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Airbus Defence and Space and the Maxar–Thales Alenia Space team expressed willingness to establish factories in Canada to build Telesat’s satellites.

Mentioned as: thales alenia spaceTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Telesat to receive constellation bids this summer

Thales Alenia Space plans to have a satellite servicing business by 2024 or 2025 and is currently in concept development.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 9, 2019Thales Alenia Space mulls satellite servicing venture

A Global Industry Perspectives panel featuring executives from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Boeing, Thales Alenia Space, Lockheed Martin, Planet and Iridium Communications is scheduled on Thursday from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductApr 8, 2019U.S. space dominance dominates 35th Space Symposium agenda

Telesat expects to select a satellite manufacturer later 2019, with candidates being Airbus Defence and Space or a consortium of Maxar Technologies and Thales Alenia Space.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductApr 5, 2019Relativity signs contract with Telesat for launching LEO constellation

Thales Alenia Space built the Ka-band O3b satellites and each satellite carries 20 gigabits per second of throughput.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceTechnical ProductApr 4, 2019Soyuz launch completes first-generation O3b constellation

Thales Alenia Space purchased Ruag’s opto-electronics business line in 2016 and brought expertise in optical communications in space that could be used for LeoSat’s 108 satellites.

Mentioned as: Thales Alenia SpaceOrg RelationshipMar 19, 2019Mynaric raises $12.5 million from mystery constellation customer
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