European space manufacturer active in telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, science, exploration and orbital infrastructure.
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Suppliers & service providers to Thales Alenia Space
Arianespace— launch services agreementTell me more
Arianespace launched the MTG-I2 weather satellite built by Thales Alenia Space on an Ariane 6 rocket, completing the initial Meteosat Third Generation imaging constellation for EUMETSAT.
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Redwire Space— customer / prime contractor supplierTell me more
Redwire (through Redwire Space NV) was awarded a contract by prime Thales Alenia Space to provide four International Berthing and Docking Mechanisms for the European I-Hab Gateway module; Redwire supplies docking hardware and integration services to Thales Alenia Space.
Leonardo supplies payloads/Customer Furnished Items (CFIs) to Thales Alenia Space (example: ASI-provided PRISMA payload was supplied by Leonardo as a CFI for a Thales-built satellite).
Officina Stellare (via subsidiary ThinkQuantum) supplies quantum and lasercom ground station capabilities under ESA SAGA-related contracts (contract referenced 2026).
AWS supplies AWS Ground Station as an early customer (highlighted at 2019 service activation) for satellite operations.
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Thales Alenia Space customers & supported companies
KT SAT— supplier · supplier / program partner2 connectionsTell me more
Thales Alenia Space manufactures satellites for KT SAT, including the KOREASAT 6A on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform (contract signed September 2022; fifth satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for KT SAT) and prior KOREASAT satellites.
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Thales Alenia Space has partnered with KT SAT on 5G satellite backhauling demonstrations and has been a supplier/partner in KT SAT's GEO satellite development and 5G NTN efforts (Thales described partnership for 5G backhauling and demonstrations including Pyeongchang 2018 and ongoing NTN cooperation).
Thales Alenia Space was selected to build satellites and provide platform/payload elements for ESA/EU Copernicus programs, including the CIMR mission, supplying spacecraft and key assemblies for Earth observation.
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Thales Alenia Space was awarded an ESA contract (one of two study contracts) to develop a commercial cargo capsule concept to transport cargo to/from the ISS and commercial stations; it is a direct ESA contractor and supplier on human-spaceflight cargo studies.
Thales Alenia Space press release confirms delivery of a fully reconfigurable Space Inspire platform to Arabsat (technical supplier of hosted payload and reconfigurable GEO platform enabling Arabsat’s agile GEO services).
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Thales Alenia Space signed a contract to supply Arabsat with a Space Inspire software-defined geostationary satellite platform (ARABSAT-7A) to provide in-orbit reconfigurability and expanded Ku/C capacity, enabling Arabsat’s next-generation GEO fleet.
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Iridium— customer · supplier3 connectionsTell me more
Thales Alenia Space built and delivered the 81 Iridium NEXT telecommunications satellites as prime contractor.
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Prime contractor that designed, built, integrated, and tested all 81 Iridium NEXT satellites (including hosted payloads) under a ~$2.1 billion fixed-price contract signed in 2010; constellation fully deployed by 2019.
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Thales Alenia Space was the prime manufacturer and integrator for the Iridium NEXT satellite bus and payloads that formed the backbone of Iridium's modern LEO constellation (satellite manufacturing role).
Thales Alenia Space has been a major spacecraft prime/industrial partner on Telesat’s Lightspeed LEO program, providing spacecraft design and manufacturing work on the Lightspeed satellites and engaging in sustained collaboration on Lightspeed’s design (industrial supplier / prime contractor role).
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Thales Alenia Space was selected in February 2021 as prime manufacturer for the initial Lightspeed constellation of ~298 satellites and engaged in sustained design collaboration; Telespazio (affiliate) made a related capacity commitment.
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Thales Alenia Space program partners
European Space Agency (ESA)— customer / program partner · program partner / customer supplied elements2 connectionsTell me more
ESA selected Thales Alenia Space as a study contractor for its commercial cargo program; ESA is the awarding agency/customer commissioning the study to advance cargo capsule concepts for ISS and commercial stations.
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ESA engages with Thales Alenia Space across multiple programs; ESA (and EU Copernicus programs) act as contracting/program partners enabling Thales to build mission satellites (e.g., Copernicus CIMR program involvement where Thales builds satellite elements under ESA/EU-led procurements).
Thales Alenia Space and SWISSto12 entered an agreement to set up a digitalised, effective spacecraft waveguide supply chain — a direct supply/partnership relationship to enable SWISSto12's RF/waveguide production for satellites.
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Hellas Sat— program partner / satellite systems supplierTell me more
Thales Alenia Space is named as a partner in the multinational cooperation led with Hellas Sat and national agencies to develop next-generation optical satellite communications technologies and systems (Thales cited as industrial partner for future Hellas Sat optical links).
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BlackSky— strategic partner · strategic partner / supplier2 connectionsTell me more
Thales Alenia Space was the original 50% JV partner with BlackSky in LeoStella (2018–2024); the companies continue collaboration post-acquisition.
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Thales Alenia Space, together with Telespazio and Spaceflight Industries, formed a partnership to accelerate BlackSky’s geospatial platform and high-revisit constellation, providing spacecraft and constellation development expertise (partner / supplier role).
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LeoStella— acquired capability / co owner · strategic partner2 connectionsTell me more
Thales Alenia Space is a co-owner of LeoStella (joint venture partner) and thereby provides design, heritage, and manufacturing enabling capabilities for LeoStella smallsat production (ownership/industrial enablement).
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Thales Alenia Space was the 50% JV partner with BlackSky/Spaceflight Industries in founding LeoStella in 2018, providing satellite design, manufacturing expertise, and capability for smallsat production; the partnership continues post-BlackSky's 2024 full acquisition of LeoStella for Gen-3 development and global offerings.
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Government awards & missions
SpaceRISE— consortium-customer-program-contractorTell me more
The SpaceRISE consortium awarded Thales Alenia Space IRIS² activation-phase and initial-phase work for system and secure-payload solutions. · IRIS² secure-connectivity constellation; 5G system, regenerative payload, active antennas and onboard processor work.
Thales Alenia Space explicitly identifies SpaceRISE as the consortium that awarded the activation-phase contract, followed by an initial-phase contract.
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Italian Space Agency— customer-program-contracting-authorityTell me more
The Italian Space Agency contracted Thales Alenia Space to initiate work on the Multi-Purpose Habitat lunar habitation module. · Multi-Purpose Habitat, intended as an Italian lunar-surface habitation module.
Thales Alenia Space reports directly signing the lunar-habitation-module contract with ASI.
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Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre— customer-program-authorityTell me more
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre contracted Thales Alenia Space to design and develop the Emirates Airlock module. · Emirates Airlock module for the Lunar Gateway.
Thales Alenia Space publicly states that it signed the Emirates Airlock design-and-development contract with MBRSC.
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European Space Agency— customer-program-contracting-authorityTell me more
The European Space Agency contracted Thales Alenia Space to design, develop and deliver the Lunar Descent Element for the Argonaut lunar-lander mission. · ESA Argonaut Lunar Descent Element; Thales Alenia Space is prime contractor and system integrator.
Official contract announcement specifies ESA as customer and Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor for the Lunar Descent Element.
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