Earlier this month, Arianespace announced that the company will be launching the Sentinel-1C, a Copernicus satellite, for the European Commission within the scope of a contract signed with the European […]
Thales Alenia Space
ESA orders 6 more radar-based satellites from Thales Alenia Space for IRIDE constellation
Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a 107 million euros contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the supply of 6 […]
Forrester’s Digest: Confusion over IRIS2 bids
Airbus Defence & Space and Thales Alenia Space, which were once part of the IRIS2 SpaceRISE consortium bidding for a mega-constellation of low Earth satellites, have submitted separate bids to […]
Airbus and Thales eye satellite merger
Airbus and Thales are reportedly exploring a merger of their satellite operations, according to the Financial Times and Reuters. This potential deal is seen as a pivotal moment for Europe’s […]
Redwire secures follow-on order for Thales Alenia Space ROSA wings for Inspire satellite
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has secured a follow-on order to develop and deliver additional Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for Thales Alenia Space’s Inspire satellites (supported by CNES), the company’s […]
Thales Alenia Space signs contract with ESA to develop a “Zero-Debris” platform
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to support its zero-debris objectives for 2030 through immediate evolutions to Europe’s spacecraft buses, starting with Thales […]
SES’ ASTRA 1P launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket
SES announced today that the ASTRA 1P satellite was successfully launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 5:35 pm local time. […]
SpaceX scrubs Junteenth launch of SES ASTRA 1P again
SpaceX is now targeting Thursday, June 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of the SES ASTRA 1P mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape […]
SpaceX scrubs Tuesday’s SES ASTRA 1P launch until Junteenth, Florida weather permitting
SpaceX offers the following statement, “Standing down from today’s launch of the @SES_Satellites ASTRA 1P mission due to unfavorable weather conditions in Florida. Now targeting tomorrow, June 19 for liftoff […]
SKY Perfect JSAT selects Thales Alenia Space to build the JSAT-31 satellite
SKY Perfect JSAT and Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), have signed a contract to build JSAT-31, a new generation of software-defined satellite based […]