Articles by Thales Alenia Space

South Korea’s commercial telecommunication satellite, Koreasat-6 (renamed Mugunghwa-6), was successfully launched by Arianespace from the Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana. Thales Alenia Space , the prime contractor, teamed with US manufacturer, Orbital Sciences Corp., who provided the satellite platform. Thales Alenia Space was responsible for the design, manufacturing and...

Eutelsat Communications has selected Thales Alenia Space to build a 40-transponder Ku-band satellite enabling a 50 percent increase in capacity operated at its 21.5° East location in geostationary orbit. Scheduled for launch in the third quarter of 2012, the satellite will replace Eutelsat's W6 craft at a core neighborhood...

The European Commission has awarded Thales Alenia Space Italia the contract for the supply of the ‘System Support Services’ of the Galileo Project to the European Space Agency (ESA), with the framework contract extending from 2010 till 2016. The activities initially spanning the period from 2010 to 2014 will...

Hispasat’s Amazonas-2 telecommunication satellite will carry AmerHis-2, the advanced Multimedia Regenerative Communication system provided by Thales Alenia Space , which will extend the current Hispasat satellite communications capacity in North and South America. Thales Alenia Space - through its subsidiary Thales Alenia Space España – was in charge of...

Eutelsat's W2A satellite has been launched by International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baïkonour Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor of the spacecraft, which will deliver services at the 10° East longitude orbital position. Based on the Thales Alenia Space powerful Spacebus 4000 C4 design,...

ARABSAT has signed contracts with a consortium headed by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space to build and deliver two new satellites, Arabsat 5C and Arabsat 6B, into orbit. Astrium, the leading partner, will supply the Eurostar E3000 platforms and integrate the satellites. Thales Alenia Space will design and build...

The Ciel II satellite, of Canada's Ciel Satellite Group, has been successfully launched by International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baïkonour Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor of the satellite, which will deliver service over North America. Ciel II is the first multi-spot satellite dedicated...

Thales Alenia Space has announced that HISPASAT has signed an agreement with Thales Alenia Space España, its Spanish subsidiary, for the development and supply of the REDSAT Advanced Communication Payload for the AG1, a small GEO mission within the scope of the European Space Agency's ARTES 11 program. The...