Thales Alenia Space delivers YahSat 1A communication module
Cannes - Thales Alenia Space has delivered the YahSat 1A communication module to EADS Astrium, for integration on their platform and tests. The initial satellite contract signed in 2007 between Al Yah Satellite Communications Company 'Yahsat', a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, and a joint team of Thales Alenia Space and EADS Astrium forecasts the delivery of a dual satellite communications system comprising two satellites, Yahsat 1A and 1B, to be delivered in orbit as well as the associated ground infrastructure.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: alenia, astrium, communication, Homeland Security, telecommunications, thales, webwire
Thales Alenia Space meets objectives for 2009
Thales Alenia Space won contracts for seven communications satellites and three satcom payloads in 2009, along with two observation satellites, nine pressurised modules for the International Space Station, and two experimental atmospheric reentry vehicles. Communications: new customers and successful partnerships in a sustained commercial market * New customers won: Gazprom in Russia, and OverHorizon, a new operator based in the United States, Sweden and Cyprus. * Solid results, including seven contracts for geostationary satellites: Yamal 401 and 402 for Gazprom, Arabsat 5A and 6B (as co-prime with Astrium), W3C for Eutelsat, Apstar 7 for APT Satellite Company, and OverHorizon (as co-prime with Orbital)
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: aerospace / defense, alenia, business announcements, international, satellites, space, telecommunications
