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Thales Alenia Space España is a Spanish company founded in 1988 fully owned (100%) subsidiary of Thales Alenia Space, since then the company has contributed to the success of more than 95 satellite programs.

The company plays a major role in the Spanish and International Space industry with activities ranging from the development, manufacturing, integration and supply of Space Subsystems and equipment for the whole range of satellite and spacecraft, both civil and military uses with applications in: Telecommunications, Optical and radar Earth observation, Science, Navigation and Space Infrastructures.

Thales Alenia Space España is a competitive and experienced renowned European company provider, with business activities in all over the word, such as: America, Japan, India, etc. In the active and passive radiofrequency, Digital electronic and On board Processing and Systems engineering field.

Worth mentioning is its European leadership in the development and supply of S-band TT&C Subsystems and Transponders, being the sole European company certified by NASA as provider of S band TDRSS Transponders. Is a pioneer company in the development of On-Board Processing for Advanced Regenerative Multimedia Payload, in S-band communication subsystems and Mobile TV repeaters. In the Passive Radiofrequency field accumulates an excellence reputation in the Dielectric resonator technology development and others passive assemblies.

The company is strongly involved in Institutional Programs, such as the design and supply of the S-Band TDRSS and Spread Spectrum Transponders for the ATV and HTV unmanned vehicles for the ISS. Besides for programs such as Galileo, AmerHis System, Herschel/Planck or in the frame of ARTES 4 program to the development and qualification of an advanced S-DMB Repeater concept to offer broadcast services directly to cell phone user terminals.
Additionally we contribute together with ESA and Roskosmos Space Agencies in the study of the definition phase of the system and subsystems communications and breadbording units for the CSTS (Crew Space Transportation System).

In the Export market the company is involved in the main commercial programs world-wide such as: Eutelsat W7 and W2A, Globalstar 2nd constellation generation (48 satellites), THOR 6, Amazonas 2, Express MD 1-2, Astra 3B, Arabsat 5A and B, Yahsat 1A. Besides is actively working with the main Space agencies like ESA, NASA, JAXA, INVAP & CONAE, CNES, ROSKOSMOS, ISRO, CSA... and with the majors customers world-wide like Thales Alenia Space, EADS Astrium, Space System Loral, Orbital Sciences, Mitsubishi Electronic Corporation and many others.

In the National programs, Thales Alenia Space España is a key a traditional supplier of On board Space communication subsystems and equipment. The company is actively working together with the Spanish satellite operator Hispasat, in a variety of projects including some UE programs. Since 1990 its history is linked to the development of the Hispasat satellite series, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D. In 2005 the company collaborates in the Amazonas satellite with the development and supply of the "AmerHis" System, an advanced interactive Multimedia Regenerative Communication Payload, currently in commercial operation, and most recently in a newly "AmerHis-2" system which is currently under development to be embarked in the Amazonas-2 satellite.

The company is also actively working in the consolidation of the next Spanish Earth Observation Satellite (SEOSAT/INGENIO) in the study of definition phase of the electronic of the optic instrument and the communication subsystems.

SYSTEMS AND SUBSYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Advanced Telecom Repeaters & Systems

• A major reference are AmerHis 1 and 2, a Broadband Access Multimedia System based on a unique Regenerative Payload.
• S Band Repeaters for Mobile TV (the first European mission),

Radio Communications for Space Applications (satellites, vehicles, launchers, ISS,...)

• Providing systems for TTC signals, observation data transmission to ground, Inter-satellite communications
  and even voice/video communications for crews.

Optical Payloads:

• Competence centre for medium resolution optical payloads.
  

PRODUCT LINES

TTC and Active RF.
* S and X Band TTC Transponders and Transceivers.
* S-Band TTC Spread Spectrum Transponders. .
* UHF to X Band Transmitters and Receivers
* BPSK / QPSK Data Modulators.
* L / C / X / Ku Band TTC Transmitters and Beacons.
* S-Band Repeaters.
* TTC and Data Transmission Subsystems.

Passive Microwaves.
* C, X, Ku, and Ka Band Input Multiplexers (IMUX).
* Filters, Diplexers, and other Passive Devices from S to Ka Band.
* Microwave Assemblies (RF Distribution Units, etc.).

Digital Processing Units:
* DVB On-Board Processor.
* Digital Processing Modules and Subsystems
* On Board Data Handling Units:
   -Remote Terminals Units (RTU).
   -Payload Interface Units. (PIU).
* Control Electronics Equipment:
   -Antenna Pointing Mechanism Electronics (APME).
   -Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE).

R&D Activities
Thales Alenia Space España invests more than 7% of their revenues in R&D, the total budget dedicated to R&D amounts to 24% of the sales. This allows us to maintain our engineering skills and growing our technological and industrial competitiveness. Thanks to the support of the CDTI and other institutional organisations, various high technology projects are currently being developed in collaboration with the major Spanish universities and other entities, mainly in the areas of On-Board Processing, advanced TTC techniques and lightweight microwave filters.