The EGNOS system enhances positioning accuracy, reliability and integrity by optimising the performance of Global Navigation Satellite Systems, including GPS and, in the future, Galileo.
Airbus designed and built the Rosalind Franklin rover in the bio-burden cleanroom in Stevenage, before delivering it to TAS in 2019.
SaveCrops4EU digital twin component will be structured around three major scientific pillars.
As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space will be responsible for the design, manufacturing, testing, and delivering the satellite to the launch pad.
Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies and Thales Alenia Space have partnered on 5G NR non terrestrial networks (NTN) technology since 2022.
The Airlock will allow astronauts to perform spacewalks, transfer research to and from the lunar station and serve as an additional docking port for spacecraft vehicles.
The lander will fly to the Moon and land on its surface assuring the European autonomous access to the Moon.
IRIS² is planned as a constellation of 290 satellites in both Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) and Low-Earth (LEO) to provide secure connectivity services
The partnership aims to provide high-speed internet services to 26 African countries, encompassing a population of 550 million across 12 million square kilometers.
An additional 26 Gbps of capacity via new gateways in Timika, Manokwari, and Jayapura will deployed as part of the Phase Two expansion.
Under the contract, Thales Alenia Space will supply six radar-based satellites to the European Space Agency for its IRIDE constellation.
Can reusable rockets bring down launch costs enough to meet growing market needs and create wider access to space? Keith J Fernandez investigates.
This collaboration aims to merge Exotrails spacetower flight dynamics system software with Thaless Open SCC satellite control solution.
The purpose of the ASCEND study was to compare the environmental impacts of space-based and Earth-based data centres.
The planetary defense mission, scheduled for launch in 2028, will search for Near-Earth Objects, including bright and dark asteroids, the latter of which are the most difficult to find.
The partnership aims to deliver cutting-edge communication services with high data rates from geostationary orbit.
The K-VHTS satellite is built on the Hughes Jupiter System, and the companies will utilise Hughes Jupiter terminals.
A state-of-the-art constellation of flexible Earth observation satellites under a common ground platform for defense use in Indonesia.
Thales will provide an S-Band TT&C Transponder for the AYAP-1 spacecraft, a key unit to establish a communication link between the spacecraft and the ground station.
The collaborative efforts will encompass the advancement of interplanetary missions, the design and integration of rover systems, and the implementation of terrestrial analogous systems.
Thales Alenia Space will lead this feasibility study with enabling technologies including high-efficiency space solar panels, wireless power transmission and robotised assembly in orbit.
This initiative facilitates the emergence of new players within an ecosystem at the forefront of New Space.
SpainSat NG-I will now proceed with the AIT activities at the satellite level in Toulouse, preparing for launch in 2024.
There are now more countries joining the three space powers United States, Russia, and Europe, including China, India, and the United Arab Emirates, which hopes to become a major player.
The group is led by satellite operators Eutelsat, SES, and Hispasat; and satellite makers Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space.
As part of the project funding, ESA and CNES are supporting this development.
The partners have conducted a series of flight demos at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Thales Alenia Space will provide operational support and servicing in case of incidents to deliver optimal 24/7 support for EGNOS.
Tim Kienberger, a former Boeing Co. chief engineer and director, most recently served as a director at defence and communications technology company L3Harris.
The satellite operated until it was decommissioned, continuing to provide maritime connectivity even while services were transferred to the new Eutelsat 5 West B satellite.
EIB loan will help fund SESs three fully digital satellites serving Western Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
The contract repurposes a previous launch agreement and introduces one additional satellite.
A new generation of high-throughput, software-defined satellite will allow flexibility and instant reconfigurability to adapt to changing missions.
Eutelsat 10B satellite will deliver high-throughput service across Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.
For the ASCEND feasibility study, Thales Alenia Space is leading a consortium of companies with expertise on the environment, cloud computing, launch vehicles and orbital systems.
This contract follows the previous development contracts for Ariane 6.
Arabsat 7A is expected to replace the bulk of the existing C and Ku-band capacity on Arabsat 5A as the satellite reaches the end of its life.
SpeQtral-1 satellite to transmit qubits to Thales Alenia Space's ground station in precursor demonstrations for quantum information networks.
Based on Thales Alenia Spaces Inspire platform, the 7A will ensure more efficient use of spectrum and empower Arabsat to offer more flexible solutions to clients.
Software-defined satellites present an $87bn revenue opportunity thanks to payload flexibility and price advantages. But challenges around production, ground operations and interoperability must first be resolved, experts tell Keith Fernandez.
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS will provide fixed broadband and mobile connectivity across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Eutelsat Konnect VHTS, built by Thales Alenia Space, is expected to launch with Arianespace on September 6.
This agreement is part of a broader strategy by Thales to engage with startup space companies.
Skimsat will be compatible with launchers that are designed to send small satellites to orbits higher than VLEO.
Founders Vytenis Buzas and Linas Sargautis will continue to lead NanoAvionics as CEO and CCO respectively.
SES-22 is the first to launch six geostationary satellites that SES ordered to migrate broadcast customers into a narrower swath of C-band.
In the context of rapid climate change, the Cristal mission operates on a global scale to better understand and monitor Earth's climate.
It has also just reached a new milestone in the Galileo programme with the integration of a new satellite into Galileos Ground Mission Segment.
The all-electric propulsion satellite has reached orbit per schedule after months of in-orbit raising and successful in-orbit testing.
The satellite will be located at the 7 degrees West orbital slot and provide Ku-band services for the Middle East and North Africa.
Telesat selected Thales Alenia Space to be the prime manufacturer of its global LEO constellation Lightspeed.
By signing this contract, Arabsat has joined an exclusive club of companies who have chosen geostationary satellite technology to enhance their business operations.
Positioned at 7° West, Nilesat-301 will work with Nilesat-201 to provide Ku-band services for the Middle East and North Africa.
Omnispace Spark-1 is part of Omnispace's initiative to provide global hybrid NTN connectivity.
SES-26 will replace NSS-12 at 57 degrees East to deliver content and connectivity to hundreds of millions at the crossroads of three continents.
GSOA's mission is to promote satellite communications to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and contribute to space sustainability.
Thales has continued to invest in the space ecosystem, with the recent opening of a digital centre of excellence, investments in satellite integration and pressurised module production at its industrial ...
SES has picked Thales Alenia Space to build the Astra 1P and Astra 1Q satellites for a launch in 2024.
In an exclusive interview with SatellitePro, Herve Derrey, Executive Vice President of Thales Alenia Space, sheds light on the company's development in digital solutions for telecommunications and space observation as ...
The development of interplanetary missions, advanced terrestrial analogy systems, and higher education activities dedicated to space exploration are some of the areas of cooperation.
