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Thales Alenia Space is leader in a wave of Low and Medium Earth Orbit satellite constellations for both communications and earth observation, satisfying the need for global coverage and low latency required for Internet services, and made possible by economies of scale. Read on.

Operators, launch service companies, space agencies, government representatives… Everybody’s who’s anybody in the space telecommunications sector will be on hand at the Satellite 2019 international conference in Washington, D.C.

The world’s most sophisticated telecommunications system ever, Iridium® NEXT, fully operational in orbit.

All satellites operational, as project teams rise to a daunting technical challenge

The world’s highest performance and most sophisticated telecom constellation now fully deployed

Up until now, military broadband communications contact has not had the 100% coverage—regardless of landscape or location—that is today offered by Thales MissionLINK on a 24/7 basis. Here's what makes it possible.

Up until recently,broadband communications could not be guaranteed always and everywhere!. Today, Thales VesseLINK provides 100% coverage, including in the Arctic and the polar region, assuring ships safe and reliable voice and broadband data communications. Here's what changed to make it possible.

A complete and complex end-to-end and turnkey telecommunication system

Iridium® NEXT: a constellation of 66 operational satellites that will make history

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.