Thales Alenia Space

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Thales Alenia Space
Type Private
Founded April 10, 2007
Headquarters Cannes
Key people Pascale Sourisse, President and CEO
Industry Aerospace
Operating income 1.8 billions euros (2004)
Employees 7,200 (Nov. 2006)
Parent Thales Group & Finmeccanica
Website http://www.thalesonline.com/space/index.html

Thales Alenia Space is the company born[1] after Thales had bought the participation of Alcatel in the two joint-ventures between Alcatel and Finmeccanica, Alcatel Alenia Space and Telespazio[2].

Alcatel Alenia Space was established on 2005-06-01 by the merger of Alcatel Space and Alenia Spazio and was owned by Alcatel-Lucent (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%). The company was Europe's largest satellite manufacturer. It built large scientific modules for the International Space Station, notably the Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules and Columbus.

The creation of the company was concurrent with the creation of Telespazio Holding. This too was a merger of Finmeccanica and Alcatel businesses (Telespazio and Alcatel's Space Services and Operations respectively).

On 2006-04-05 Alcatel agreed to sell its share of Alcatel Alenia Space (and its 33% share of Telespazio) to Thales Group[3]

The European Union agreed in this financial operation on April 10, 2007

In 2007, Thales Alenia Space had 7200 employees in 13 industrial sites located in five countries (France, Italy, Spain, Belgium and USA):

  1. ^ Thales Alenia Space Press release
  2. ^ Alcatel-Finmeccanica agreement
  3. ^ Alcatel-Thales agreement
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