Thales Alenia Space has the world-class space system capabilities that meet today’s pressing needs, whether civil or military. Our skilled experts and state-of-the-art resources mean we deliver top-quality satellite navigation, integrated communications and services.
We favour a dual approach to our navigation technology offering, combining our navigation and telecommunication services for a holistic solution. We also develop the downstream market of Applications: Location-Based Services for telecom, transport and special user solutions.
We are the European reference for end-to-end navigation and aeronautical communication systems, offering prime contractorship, system engineering and integration for guaranteed high performance systems.
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We design flexible payloads for all missions in all frequency bands, as well as networking satellite solutions and satellite delivery services. We also provide hosted services including backup satellite control, fully hosted in-flight operations and TCR station services.
Our satellite solutions are applied across the whole telecommunications industry. The Thales Network-Centric Warfare (NCW) concept is transforming not only the battlespace, but everything to do with defence and security, and our wide range of satellites designed to service the television and mobile communications industries are powering the way we view entertainment and communicate while on the move.
Thales Alenia Space also delivers telecom user segment main products & applications.
Thales Alenia Space provides satellite solutions for all types of science missions, such as astronomy and exploration missions to other worlds, including landing probes.
For astronomy applications we offer state-of-the-art telescopes (space-based observatories in a wide range of spectral bands) of unrivalled quality and performance to allow the analysis of previously undetectable phenomena. Our Planet Landing Systems, which from Titan to Mars allow probes to safely land on other planets, demonstrate our commitment to excellence in space-exploration.
Thales Alenia Space is a leading Prime Contractor - managing European and international consortia – as well as providing specific expertise and instruments.
Thales Alenia Space displays a unique experience and technological capability to design, build and operate complex systems for life in space.
Our Manned Space Systems have been at the cutting-edge of space design since the 1970s and are currently used in the living area of the International Space Station, of which Thales designed and built 50%. Our Manned Space Systems include pressurised modules, payloads, instruments and microgravity facilities.
Thales also offers high-quality Space Transportation Systems, integral to today’s critical scientific, commercial and security objectives. We supply equipment such as re-entry vehicles, flying test-beds, thermomechanical systems and components for launchers.
Thales Alenia Space is the worldwide leader in meteorology from geostationary orbit, oceanography and space altimetry. These satellites play a vital role in collecting precise and regular information, enabling scientists worldwide access to ever more accurate information. Our intelligent orbital solutions are utilised for a wide-range of applications, including weather forecasting, managing natural resources and monitoring changes to the planet’s climate.
We are also the European leader in Earth observation and science ground segments. We are the prime contractor for major European civil institutional ground segments, the Eumetsat partner for meteorology and climatology, and provide a proven expertise in large telescopes for universe exploration.
The arbitration tribunal rules that the terms provided for in the 2009 amended and restated contract between the Thales and Globalstar no longer govern any future purchase.
The ExoMars program is on track to meet all objectives of both the 2016 and 2018 missions, within the scope of an international collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
This contract includes the development and the validation of the operations Satellite Simulator (SATSIM), as well as the Payload Data Generator for all the satellites.
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The value-chain for satellite solutions includes provision of equipment or subsystems for prime contractors.