ales Alenia Space to supply electronics for 8 new Ariane 5 launchers

Thales Alenia Space to supply electronics for 18 new Ariane 5 launchers

Thales Alenia Space to supply electronics for 18 new Ariane 5 launchers

Mon, 16/12/2013

Cannes, December 16th, 2013 - Thales Alenia Space Belgium has been chosen by Astrium to supply electronic equipment for a new batch of 18 Ariane 5 launchers.

A major supplier of electronics on this heavy launcher, Thales Alenia Space Belgium will deliver 23 equipment shipsets for each Ariane 5. These assemblies handle onboard electrical distribution, control of steerable nozzles for flight control, calculation of the launchers position in space, stage separation, opening of the fairing that protects satellites during their flight through the atmosphere, and the range safety system, activated if there is a flightpath deviation.

Working together for 40 years

The equipment covered by this latest contract will be used on the recently ordered batch of 18 Ariane 5s, to be launched between 2017 and 2019. Thales Alenia Space Belgium has produced nearly 4,000 components and subassemblies for the 215 Ariane launchers produced to date.

Furthermore, since the 1970s, Thales Alenia Space Belgium has also supplied all test benches for the Ariane 1 to 5 launchers, including the vital test rigs used for final checks and preparation for liftoff.

This latest contract clearly confirms Astriums confidence in Thales Alenia Space Belgium, a partner for more than 40 years.

Thales Alenia Space Belgium

Thales Alenia Space Belgium is the largest Belgian manufacturer of space electronics and the World leader in satellite power supplies. The company is also the foremost supplier of electronics for the Ariane 5 satellite launcher. Almost 600 people work at its Mont-sur-Marchienne site.

M lanie Catoir (Belgium) - Tel: 32 (0)71 44 26 29

melanie.catoir@thalesaleniaspace.com

About Thales Alenia Space

The European leader in satellite systems and a major player in orbital infrastructures, Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%). Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio embody the two groups' Space Alliance . Thales Alenia Space sets the global standard in solutions for space telecommunications, radar and optical Earth observation, defense and security, navigation and science. With consolidated revenues of 2.1 billion euros in 2012, Thales Alenia Space has 7,500 employees in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium and United States.

www.thalesaleniaspace.com

Thales Alenia Space Press Contacts:

Sandrine Bielecki (France) - Tel: 33 (0)4 92 92 70 94

sandrine.bielecki@thalesaleniaspace.com

Tarik Lahlou (France) - Tel: 33 (0)4 92 92 68 45

tarik.lahlou@thalesaleniaspace.com

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