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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 is a European leader in space systems manufacturing, providing telecommunications satellites, Earth observation, navigation, science missions, and orbital infrastructure including ISS modules.
Thales Alenia Space is a European leader in space systems manufacturing, providing telecommunications satellites, Earth observation, navigation, science missions, and orbital infrastructure including ISS modules.
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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Habitation and Logistics Outpost for NASA's Lunar Gateway space station.
All-electric telecommunications satellite platform for GEO and MEO orbits.
| Thales Alenia Space Headquarters | headquarters | Cannes, FR |
| Thales Alenia Space HQ | headquarters | Cannes, FR |
| Thales Alenia Space HQ | headquarters | Cannes, FR |
| Turin Spacecraft Center | manufacturing | Turin, IT |
| Turin Spacecraft Center | manufacturing | Turin, IT |
Stage, milestones, announced next steps and slips, funding and filings, every fact sourced:
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Compiled Oct 7, 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 7). Thales Alenia Space: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/thales-alenia-space
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Thales Alenia Space: Company dossier." Data as of October 7, 2026. Accessed October 7, 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 = {2026-10-07},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-07; 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