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Thales Alenia Space manufactures telecommunications satellites, Earth observation systems, navigation payloads, and orbital infrastructure, including modules for the ISS.
ACTIVEThales Alenia Space, a joint venture of Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), builds space systems for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, defense, exploration, science and orbital infrastructure. It built several International Space Station modules, including the Cupola, the Columbus structure, Harmony and Tranquility.
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture of Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), builds space systems for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, defense, exploration, science and orbital infrastructure. It built several International Space Station modules, including the Cupola, the Columbus structure, Harmony and Tranquility.
Not ranked: Data in 1 pillar; at least 2 are needed to rank.
1 of 3 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 67% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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100 BOULEVARD DU MIDI LOUISE MOREAU, Cannes, France 06400
Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Employees, Parent, Legal name
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No private round on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Habitation and Logistics Outpost pressurized module, built by Thales Alenia Space for Northrop Grumman, for NASA's Lunar Gateway. NASA effectively ended Gateway in March 2026 and HALO work was stopped in June 2026.
Geostationary telecommunications satellite platform, available with all-electric propulsion.
Stage, milestones, announced next steps and slips, funding and filings, every fact sourced:
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Compiled Oct 20, 2026 from 2 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Satellites owned or operated
0 in orbit of 1 launched
Latest: AEROS/MH-1
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation codes EDISF, THALES. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Mar 4, 2024
Satellites built
72 payloads launched, 63 in orbit
Latest: Sentinel-1D
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation codes EDISF, THALES. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Nov 4, 2025
European Commission DG-GROW Directorate I/2, Copernicus Unit
Owns 5 satellites it built (latest Sentinel-1D)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 4, 2025
European Space Agency
Owns 11 satellites it built (latest Sentinel-1D)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 4, 2025
National Space Research Center
Owns 7 satellites it built (latest SWOT)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Dec 16, 2022
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 20). Thales Alenia Space: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/thales-alenia-space
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Thales Alenia Space: Company dossier." Data as of October 20, 2026. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/thales-alenia-space.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_thalesaleniaspace_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Thales Alenia Space}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/thales-alenia-space}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/thales-alenia-space},
urldate = {2026-10-20},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-20; each fact links its primary source}
}Owns 10 satellites it built (latest EUTELSAT 10B)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 23, 2022
General Delegation for Ordnance
Owns 6 satellites it built (latest CERES 1)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 16, 2021