The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Thales Alenia Space: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
European satellite manufacturer. Telecommunications, navigation, and Earth observation satellites. Joint venture of Thales and Leonardo.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Scale
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company Thales Alenia Space has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint1109 total
Most recent
Thales Alenia Space on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Herve Derrey CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Thales Alenia Space.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Thales Alenia Space in third-party press
Thales Alenia Space-Built Copernicus Sentinel-3C and Earth Explorer FLEX Satellites Successfully Launch to Advance Climate and Ecosystem Monitoring
Thales Alenia Space Wins NIGCOMSAT Contract to Build NigComSat-2A Geostationary Satellite for Expanded Digital Connectivity Across Africa
Thales Alenia Space Secures €500 Million Initial Tranche to Manufacture Digital Payloads for 330 IRIS² LEO Satellites
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Thales Alenia Space has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint1109 total
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Thales Alenia Space.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Thales Alenia Space from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Thales Alenia Space-Built Copernicus Sentinel-3C and Earth Explorer FLEX Satellites Successfully Launch to Advance Climate and Ecosystem Monitoring
(IN BRIEF) Thales Alenia Space has successfully launched the Copernicus Sentinel-3C and ESA Earth Explorer FLEX satellites aboard a Vega C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French…
Thales Alenia Space Wins NIGCOMSAT Contract to Build NigComSat-2A Geostationary Satellite for Expanded Digital Connectivity Across Africa
(IN BRIEF) Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with Nigerian government-owned NIGCOMSAT Ltd to develop NigComSat-2A, a new geostationary telecommunications satellite…
Thales Alenia Space Secures €500 Million Initial Tranche to Manufacture Digital Payloads for 330 IRIS² LEO Satellites
On Thursday, September 10, 2026, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space—a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)—announced the signing of a Letter of Agreement…
Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts
Aerospacelab and Thales Alenia Space have secured IRIS2 contracts expected to total more than €5.4 billion, covering satellite platforms and communications payloads for the…
Airbus and Thales win order for SpainSat replacement
Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space will build a replacement military communications satellite for Spain as they, along with Leonardo, continue efforts on a space…
Thales-led Team Develops Trustworthy PNT for Autonomous Drones - Inside Unmanned Systems
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European Commission selects Thales Alenia Space to lead landmark orbital servicing mission - spaceconnectonline.com.au
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Thales Alenia Space to coordinate EROSS SC On-Orbit Servicing project - Thales Alenia Space
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Getting ready for Artemis II: a crew of four astronauts set for lunar orbit mission - Thales Alenia Space
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Europe redoubles Lunar access efforts as Argonaut lander program takes shape - spaceconnectonline.com.au
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Thales Alenia Space signs multiple contracts to shape the consortium carrying out the Lunar Descent Element for ESA’s Argonaut - Thales
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Thales Alenia Space Clears Key Milestone for In-Orbit Servicing Demo - europeanspaceflight.com
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Machine-readable surfaces
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- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Thales Alenia Space draws attention at the 34th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026