Thales Alenia Space and Maxar Technologies’ SSL Form Consortium to Further Design and Develop Telesat’s LEO Satellite Constellation
Telesat has selected consortium to participate in its LEO system ‘design phase’
REVOLVE: a H2020 program for new antenna concepts dedicated to telecommunications
REVOLVE is being developed through the European research program Horizon 2020. It is coordinated by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, and organized around a manufacturer, namely Thales Alenia Space.
55 communication satellites in orbit for the Iridium® NEXT Constellation
Cannes, May 23rd, 2018 - The sixth batch of Iridium® NEXT satellites built by Thales Alenia Space has been successfully launched by SpaceX from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The success of this sixth launch for the Iridium® NEXT program further solidifies the company’s reputation for excelled expertise as prime contractor for sophisticated satellite communications (SATCOM) systems.
Thales Alenia Space put on track its Spacebus Neo product line
Critical design review successfully achieved
Bangabandhu Satellite 1 successfully launched
Bangabandhu Satellite-1 was successfully launched on May 11th 2018 by SpaceX.
Bangladesh’s first communications satellite on track
May 4th 2018 - Bangabandhu Satellite-1 will be orbited in the upcoming days from Cape Canaveral, using a SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
A concentration of constellations at Thales Alenia Space
March 2018 was definitely “constellation month” at Thales Alenia Space!
Bangabandhu Satellite-1 at Cape Canaveral
Built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor for the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the first ever communications satellite of Bangladesh ‘Bangabandhu Satellite-1’ will shortly be orbited by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Successful 5th launch of 10 Iridium® NEXT satellites!
The Iridium® NEXT Constellation now has 50 communications satellites in orbit
Thales’ traveling wave tubes: The secret behind satellite communications
18,357 Thales’ traveling wave tubes have been launched into orbit since 1974. With 100,000 years of combined time in orbit, this technology today supports the majority of global communication uplinks.