ESA orders 6 additional radar-based satellites to Thales Alenia Space for IRIDE Earth observation constellation
This new batch of radar satellites will also be based on the innovative and scalable NIMBUS (New Italian Micro Bus) platform This new contract strengthens Thales Alenia Space’s engineering and…
Thales Alenia Space signs a contract with OHB to develop two radar instruments for ESA’s 10th exciting new Earth Explorer Harmony mission
Leveraging its longstanding experience in radar-based Earth observation satellites, Thales Alenia Space will lead a wide European industrial consortium Together with data from Copernicus Sentinel-1…
ESPRIT module for Lunar Gateway orbital outpost set for a significant upgrade
Thales Alenia Space and ESA sign contract amendment to extend and optimize ESPRIT module Milan, October 14, 2024 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has…
Hera planetary defence mission successfully launched
Hera aims to confirm if it is possible to deflect a hazardous asteroid on a collision course with the Earth, as a repeatable strategy ready for use in case of an actual asteroid threat Thales…
Thales Alenia Space: Giampiero Di Paolo appointed Deputy CEO, Senior Vice President Observation, Exploration and Navigation, and CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italia.
Giampiero Di Paolo succeeds Massimo Claudio Comparini, newly appointed Managing Director of Leonardo’s Space Business Unit and Chairman of Thales Alenia Space Supervisory Board Cannes, September 5th…
Thales Alenia Space reveals results of ASCEND feasibility study on space data centers
Cannes, June 27, 2024 — Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), today announced the promising results of the ASCEND (Advanced Space Cloud for European Net zero…
Space Alliance wins 2024 Farnèse d’Or award
Thales and Leonardo recognized for strengthening ties between Italy and France through space cooperation under Quirinal Treaty Rome, June 21, 2024 – Hervé Derrey, CEO of Thales Alenia Space, and…
ASTRA 1P communications satellite successfully launched
The most powerful geostationary satellite ever designed to operate from 19.2° East Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 21, 2024 – ASTRA 1P communications satellite has successfully been launched by a…
SKY Perfect JSAT selects Thales Alenia Space to build a new cutting-edge software-defined satellite “JSAT-31”
Tokyo / Cannes, May 27th 2024 – Asia’s largest satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT and Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced they have signed a…
Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with the European Space Agency to develop a Low Earth Orbit Cargo Return Service
This contract represents a significant leap in securing Europe sustainable access to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The vehicle and associated ground infrastructure will be compatible with the evolution…
The search for life on Mars goes on with ExoMars 2028
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the European Space Agency to continue work to take a European rover to search for traces of life on Mars The European mission to Mars is restarting…
Thales Alenia Space won European Space Agency’s one of two LEO-PNT Orbit Demonstrators
A new satnav layer to complement the European Galileo constellation for added resilience and novel services A Low Earth Orbit constellation dedicated to Positioning Navigation and Timing A game…
