Aerospacelab has won a €2.4 billion contract to design, manufacture and deliver 264 satellites for the EU’s IRIS² secure-communications network, accounting for the majority of the program’s 348 satellites. Airbus Defence and Space will build the 66-satellite first LEO layer and Thales Alenia Space will supply the payloads as part of the SpaceRISE consortium led by Eutelsat.

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Eutelsat Awards €5.4B IRIS² Satellite Contracts

Tech· Sep 10, 2026

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Thales Alenia Space is a European spaceflight services joint venture between the French technology corporation Thales Group (67%) and Italian defense conglomerate Leonardo (33%). It forms one half of the Space Alliance along with Telespazio which is also owned by Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%).

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Country: France, Italy
Headquarters: Cannes
Inception: April 10, 2007
Website: https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com

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