Thales Alenia Space

Private companyFounded 2007Cannes, France
thalesaleniaspace.com
8.1kEmployees
2Active missions
PrivateOwnership

A Franco-Italian space manufacturer, a joint venture owned 67% by Thales and 33% by Leonardo. It builds telecommunications, navigation and Earth-observation satellites (Spacebus Neo, Space Inspire, Galileo, COSMO-SkyMed) and human-spaceflight hardware — pressurised cargo modules for Northrop Grumman's Cygnus, modules for Axiom Station, several ISS modules (Cupola, Nodes) and elements of the ExoMars programme.

Private company — financial figures are public estimates. Joint venture — Thales 67% / Leonardo 33%; not separately traded.

FoundedJanuary 1, 2007
HeadquartersCannes, France
Employees~8,1002024 · Thales Alenia Space
TypePrivate company
WikidataQ128356

Current operations

Operating or building 2 active missions — including Euclid, ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.

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