Satellites & Earth observation
Thales Alenia Space
Satellite manufacturer with a Galileo navigation-spacecraft contract and integration facilities in Rome, Italy.
- Satellite manufacturing
- Satellite navigation
- Spacecraft integration
- Navigation payloads
- European space programme
- Space industry
- International space
- Space companies
- Aerospace
- Satellites
Thales Alenia Space is a satellite manufacturer headquartered in Cannes, France. The European Space Agency identifies its Italian operation as a prime contractor for Galileo Second Generation navigation satellites. The company says the additional spacecraft awarded in October 2026 will be integrated and tested at its Space Smart Factory in Rome.
Milestones
- 23 October 2026
ESA extended the company’s Galileo Second Generation contract for two additional satellites, bringing its contracted contribution to eight.[1][3]
Sources
Coverage of Thales Alenia Space
Satellite navigation
Europe orders four more Galileo Second Generation satellites
Thales Alenia Space and Airbus will build two each, taking the contracted total to sixteen. ESA schedules delivery of the new spacecraft for 2031.
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