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AerospaceAdelaide: Leonardo joins to the Australian space district Lot Fourteen
In collaboration with SmartSat CRC
Leonardo commits to the South Australian space ecosystem establishing a foothold for its space service business -through its subsidiary e-GEOS- in partnership with SmartSat CRC. e-GEOS is a joint-venture... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to provide key technology to HERA
The ESA’s planetary defence mission
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been selected by OHB, prime-contractor, and the European Space Agency (ESA), to provide the Communications system... more
AerospaceAsecna: opening a new era of satellite navigation performance augmentation in the Africa region
It provides the first African early SBAS open service
The Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar, ASECNA, has started to broadcast a SBAS (Satellite-Based Augmentation System) signal over Africa & Indian Ocean (AFI) region, providing the... more
AerospaceSatria, Indonesian telecommunication satellite, activities will start up
145,000 areas to be connected over 17,500 islands
Satelit Nusantara Tiga (SNT) and Thales Alenia Space, joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced yesterday the signature of a Preliminary Work Agreement to start the activities of... more
AerospaceCovid-19. e-Geos will develop a solution to monitor the economic recovery
The company has won a contract with the European Space Agency
The big data generated by satellite images, information on road traffic, pollution and telephone traffic will be analysed more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space will build SES-22 and -23 satellites
They are designed to provide digital broadcasting services over North America
Thales Alenia Space (Tas), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced that it has signed a contract with SES to build SES-22 and 23, geostationary communications satellites. These... more
AerospaceTAS technology to enable Viper to communicate to Earth
Future mission to the Moon, the fourth lunar one with the participation of Thales Alenia Space in Spain
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) for the... more
AerospaceTelespazio UK awarded an ESA contract
To develop AI-enabled satellite data quality assurance tool
Telespazio UK, a subsidiary of Telespazio –a joint-venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%)– has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to further develop a tool to automate quality ass... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space proposals for the Copernicus project selected by ESA
Contract signings are expected in the coming weeks
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), has recently been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) in coordination and with the agreement of the European... more
AerospaceTAS: two key pressurized elements for Axiom Commercial Space Station
In January, NASA selected the proposal by the company from Texas
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) announced the signature of an ATP (Authorization To Proceed) with Axiom Space of Houston, Texas to initiate the development... more
AerospaceTelespazio: agreement for global distribution
Partnership signed with Thuraya
Thuraya, the mobile satellite services subsidiary of the UAE’s Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, (Yahsat), has signed a partnership agreement with Telespazio, a joint-venture between Leonardo (... more
AerospaceLeonardo increases its stake in Avio
And it further consolidates its positioning in the Space Sector
Leonardo announces the conclusion of the transactions aimed at purchasing 988,475 Avio’s shares. Following the transactions, Leonardo increases its stake in Avio by 3.75%, reaching 29.63% of the share c... more
AerospaceTAS: project will enable the creation of satellites 100% European
Thales Alenia Space in Spain to lead a consortium in the frame of the "Horizon 2020" program of the EC
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%),leads from Spain the consortium of a revolutionary project, PROMISE (PROgrammable MIxed SignalElectronics), that will... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: study in satellite navigation services provision in Africa
Planned from 2022
The definition study for the satellite-based augmentation system “SBAS for Africa and Indian Ocean” took a major step forward, with validation of the system’s architecture and geographic coverage. This... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space selected by ESA to study future upgrades of the EGNOS system
Two contracts signed with the European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded two contracts to Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), concerning EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space selected by Dynetics to partner in the “back to the Moon” challenge
On-board an industrial consortium developing the NASA Human Landing system -VIDEO
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%),has been selected by Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, serving as prime contractor, to partnerfor the study... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to develop the transmitter for VEGA launchers
Using geostationary data relay satellites
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced yesterday the signature of a contract with AVIO SpA, industrial prime- contractor of VEGA launch vehicle, in... more
AerospaceOmnispace selects Thales Alenia Space
To develop satellite infrastructure for its global hybrid network vision
Omnispace, the company that is reinventing mobile communications by building a global hybrid network, announced today it has selected Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and... more
AerospaceTelespazio Argentina secures contract in Costa Rica
This agreement strengthens Leonardo's presence in Latin America
Satellite technologies can support the sustainable management of the environment and urban areas more
AerospaceTelespazio UK to lead new quality control service for ESA mission data
A €25M framework service contract
Telespazio UK, a subsidiary of Telespazio -a joint-venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%)-, has been awarded a €25M framework service contract by the European Space Agency (ESA). The agreement w... more
AerospaceCygnus spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station
The module delivers 3500 kg of load, total volume 27 cubic meters
The Cygnus spacecraft, dedicated to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), has been successfully launched by an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia.Cygnus comprises two main... more
AerospaceTelespazio Brasil to build new satellite teleport in Maricá
Boosting its next-gen satellite services offering
Leonardo, through its subsidiary Telespazio Brasil, and the Maricà municipality represented by Codemar (Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Maricá), have announced an agreement to develop a new satellite t... more
AerospaceLiftoff for ESA’s Solar Orbiter
The TAS’s coronagraph Metis developed on behalf of Italian ASI -VIDEO
ESA’s Solar Orbiter has been successfully launched yesterday from CapeCanaveral in Florida (USA), on an Atlas V411 rocket supplied by NASA. Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-venture between Thales (... more
AerospaceLeonardo-ESA: contract to build Prospect
It is the drill and mini scientific lab to uncover the Moon’s secrets
Leonardo announced the signing of a €31.5 million contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to build PROSPECT, the onboard drill and miniature lab for the Luna-27 lander, a mission by ESA and Roscosmos, w... more
AerospaceEutelsat Konnect now in orbit
It is the all-electric telecommunication satellite -VIDEO
The all-electric EUTELSAT KONNECT telecommunications satellite has been successfully launched by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana (South America). It was b... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to build Amazonas Nexus from Hispasat
A flexible satellite to adapt to the evolution of the communications market
HISPASAT, the Spanish satellite telecommunications operator, has awarded to Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), the construction of the Amazonas Nexus satellite,... more
AerospaceVS23 launch: a quadruple success for Thales Alenia Space
COSMO SkyMed SG (CSG-1), ArgosNEO on board ANGELS, CHEOPS and contribution to Soyuz launcher
The Soyuz rocket launched yesterday by Arianespace from Europe’s Spaceport has successfully put into orbit the first COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG-1) satellite built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS) a... more
AerospaceCosmo-SkyMed second generation satellite launched
The all-Italian program for Earth observation
The COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation constellation, by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Ministry of Defense, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, welcomes the first second-generation satellite.... more
AerospaceRadar satellite COSMO-SkyMed IIG ready for launch
Four Thales Alenia Space contributions on-board VS23
The first satellite COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG-1)is ready to be launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation or CSG (COnstellation of Satellites for the Mediterranean b... more
AerospaceFucino Space Centre (Italy): the new control room for satellite orbital insertion inaugurated
LEOP, the technological core for testing of spacecraft
Leonardo, through its subsidiary Telespazio (67% Leonardo and 33% Thales), today inaugurated the new LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase) control room at the Fucino Space Centre in Abruzzo, the technological... more
AerospaceTAS on the decisions taken by the ESA Ministerial Council
The company ready to deploy its expertise and capabilities to the new challenges
Following the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Ministerial Council meeting, "Space19+", in Seville, Spain, Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), welcomed t... more
AerospaceInmarsat GX5 satellite now in orbit (2)
Weighing less than 4 metric tons at launch
The Inmarsat GX5 geostationary telecommunications satellite has been successfully orbited by Arianespace atop an Ariane 5 launcher from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Built for Inmarsat,... more
AerospaceKonnect satellite ready to ship to launch site
Planned mid-January 2020
The all-electric KONNECT communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), for the international operator Eutelsat Communications is... more
AerospaceCygnus spacecraft to the ISS
The PCM module delivers 3,729 kilos of cargo in a total volume of 27 cubic meters
The Cygnus spacecraft, dedicated to delivering cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), has been successfully launched by an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia at NASA’s Wallops Flight F... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to build EUTELSAT 10B satellite
For inflight andmaritime connectivity services
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a letter of agreement with Eutelsat Communications for the procurement of a new all-electric satellite, EUTELSAT... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space: construction of new sites in Spain
For integration of large satellite and instrumentation payloads
The construction of the new clean room that Thales Alenia Space (TAS),Joint-Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %) is setting up in Spain has already started. This cutting-edge facility will... more
AerospaceTAS transfers technology to the Brazilian space industry
In partnership with the Brazilian Space Agency for the autonomy of the Country into development of instruments for Earth observation
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%, and the Brazilian Space Agency under the authority of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC)... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space inaugurates site in Belgium
For the automated production of photovoltaic assemblies for satellite solar panels
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), today inaugurated a new plant in Hasselt, Belgium, dedicated to the automated production of photovoltaic assemblies (PVA),... more
AerospaceESA "Euclid" mission on track in TAS’ clean room
Its launch is scheduled for 2022
"Euclid" is an ESA (European Space Agency) astronomy and astrophysics mission designed to help us better understand the nature of dark energy and dark matter. Thales Alenia Space -TAS-, joint-venture between... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space releases fully digital satellite
To address fast moving market needs
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), joint-venture (jv) between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), launches its new Space Inspire satellite product line (INstant SPace Inorbit REconfiguration) which allows seamless... more
AerospaceMilitary communications services marketing with the Syracuse IV system
Partnership established between Telespazio and Airbus
Telespazio and Airbus have set up a partnership to market military telecommunications services using the future Syracuse IV satellites. This partnership will lead to the creation of France’s leading pr... more
AerospaceCDP and Leonardo strengthen their collaboration
The agreement includes establishing a Steering Committee
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Leonardo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of reinforcing synergies and strengthening activities in support of the national leader in the... more
AerospaceTAS-Telespazio: contract signed with Italian Space Agency (Asi)
For the initial development of an innovative satellite system dubbed Ital-GovSatCom
The Space Alliance between Thales Alenia Space-TAS- (Thales 67%, Leonardo 33%) and Telespazio (Leonardo 67%, Thales 33%) announced today that it has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency (ASI)... more
AerospaceLeonardo celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing
Looking towards Mars and the future of space exploration
“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind". These are the famous words by Neil Armstrong in occasion of the first “walk” on lunar soil on 20 July 1969. One of the greatest scientific and eng... more
AerospaceThales Alenia Space to provide satellite for Indonesia
Satria is expected to be launched in 4Q 2022
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) has selected the consortium led by the domestic satellite operator Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) to deploy and operate a broadband t... more
AerospaceInaugurated the ExoMars 2020 ROCC
It will control its surface operations
The ExoMars 2020 Rover Operations Control Center (ROCC) was inaugurated today by Thales Alenia Space-TAS- (the joint-venture between Thales 67% and Leonardo 33%), ALTEC (Aerospace Logistics Technology... more
AerospaceTAS marks key milestone in the ExoMars 2020 ESA mission
The laboratory is now ready to be integrated on-board the rover
After a challenging engineering phase, the Analytical Laboratory Drawer (ALD), the core of the Rover of the ExoMars 2020 ESA Program, has been successfully integrated and tested by Thales Alenia Space... more
AerospaceTAS and consortium achieve milestone for Telesat's LEO satellite constellation
Completion of System Definition and Risk Management Phase
Thales Alenia Space (TAS), a joint-venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and Maxar Technologies have completed an important milestone for the Telesat LEO constellation.The consortium has now... more
AerospaceHisdesat selects consortium to build Spainsat NG satellites
Advanced technologies for the Next Generation secure communications
A four co-primes consortium formed by Thales Alenia Space-TAS (JV betweenThales 67%, and Leonardo 33%) in Spain and France, and Airbus in Spain and France, has been selected by Hisdesat Servicios Estratégicos... more
Aerospace"Cygnus" spacecraft to the ISS
The enhanced PCM developed by TAS delivers 3,500 kg of cargo
The "Cygnus" spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) has been successfully launched by an Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, o... more