Thales Alenia Space (TAS) says it has secured the contract from sister company Telespazio to build the satellites for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) planned Moonlight lunar navigation system.

Thales Alenia Space (TAS) has secured another large geostationary-Earth-orbit (GEO) satellite contract, showing there is still life in a spacecraft market that has become a pain point for Europe.

Briot WASHINGTON — Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT has ordered a satellite from Thales Alenia Space to sustain its geostationary services, marking the European manufacturer’s second commercial ...