All Articles in Thales Alenia Space

The QKD-GEO mission is the most advanced civil project in the world in this area. It will produce unhackable ground-orbit keys that not even the most advanced quantum computers will be able to break. Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a disruptive technology ... ...

Sentinel-1C will supply vital radar imagery for understanding climate change and preserving our planet Kourou, December 6, 2024 – The Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space, the joint company betwee... ...

Cannes, November 27, 2024 – Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is pleased to unveil the Carb-Chaser project. This innovative program is based on a constellation of new-generation satellites specially designed to d... ...

Cannes, November 12th, 2024 – The Koreasat 6A communications satellite was successfully launched yesterday by a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Ordered in 2022 by KT SAT Corporation Ltd. (KT SAT), South Korea’s national satellite communication... ...

French President Emmanuel Macron set to meet with Moroccan King Mohammed VI on a state visit this week. Morocco’s Panafsat and Thales Alenia Space sign memorandum of understanding to build a pan-African satellite telecommunications system. Rabat, October 29... ...

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 industrial capabilities in making innovative and flexible observ... ...

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 mission, for which Thales Alenia Space is prime contractor, ... ...

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 signed an amendment to its contract with the European Spac... ...

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 Alenia Space provided key technologies onboard the Hera spacecraft... ...

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, 2024 - Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thale... ...