NEWS. Innovation. ExoMars CONSTELLATIONS SPACEBUS NEO HTS NG STRATOBUS THALES ALENIA SPACE. High Throughput Satellite for African broadband COMSAT NG

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1 THALES ALENIA SPACE NEWS SATELLITE 2016 WASHINGTON 7-11 MARCH 2016 Innovation HTS NG STRATOBUS CONSTELLATIONS SPACEBUS NEO High Throughput Satellite for African broadband COMSAT NG Countdown to ExoMars launch

2 We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. Henry Ford INNOVATION Think outside the box 2 THALES ALENIA SPACE

3 A t Thales Alenia Space we have always believed that Innovation is the foundation for the ongoing success of our organization and it is our view that, what drives innovation is creativity. We encourage our men and women to think outside the box, enhancing teamwork and productivity, helping us to stay at the forefront of space manufacturing. With this in mind, we have ramped up our innovation focus in recent years and now we are reaping the first benefits. In 2014, Thales Alenia Space created an Innovation Cluster, a cross-networking collaboration to stimulate ideas and intensively encourage our teams to exchange knowledge and expertise. The aim is to broaden the innovation culture throughout our company and involve everybody in generating a pipeline of ideas to prepare the future. Functioning as a nursery and an innovation accelerator, the cluster addresses all aspects of innovation, business, technology and industry. And today we are seeing the first results. In 2015, one of the ventures from our Innovation Cluster enabled Thales Alenia Space to differentiate ourselves against our international competitors and win the contract to build Bangladesh s telecommunications satellite, Bangabandhu. Thales Alenia Space has been extremely active in many other sectors as well, with exciting results. On behalf of the French Government, we will develop as Prime Contractor our ambitious Stratobus platform which will hover in the mid-space between an airship and a satellite. Another field where we are pushing the innovation button is in Additive Manufacturing, or 3D printing, which is set to open a whole new chapter in spacecraft design. We are already flying printed parts, with significant gain in mass, cycle and costs. We have also contributed to the 3D printer aboard the International Space Station, which is set to transform space exploration - a first step towards the on-site production of tools, spare parts or even entire structures in orbit. Our push for innovation is paying off in other areas too. As specialists in manufacturing satellite constellations, we are not only building on the experience we have gained from creating a range of programs such as ELiTeBUS, O3b and LeoSat phase A, we are also creating advanced new technologies to add to that heritage. In March 2016 we will launch one of the world s greatest feats of human engineering: ExoMars, Europe s mission to explore the red planet. As prime contractor, Thales Alenia Space is leading the industrial teams and creating innovations on board this sophisticated spacecraft. This is just the beginning. Our men and women are working on a variety of very exciting ideas, with ground-breaking concepts and products in the pipeline, such as our 5Ghz constellation which will enable Unmanned Arial Vehicles, UAVs, to fly in civilian air space. Through the Innovation Cluster, Thales Alenia Space intension is to play an active role in shaping future space markets. Through our Business and Open innovation approaches we are opening our door to the most pioneering initiatives worldwide. By deploying significant resources, the Innovation Cluster is designed to accelerate the commercialization of attractive solutions and deliver high added-value to our customers, explains Jean-Loïc Galle Thales Alenia Space CEO. Innovation is a state of mind, and should catalyze all of our activities. THALES ALENIA SPACE 3

4 1 HTS Next Generation Faster, lighter and even more cost effective 4 THALES ALENIA SPACE

5 The next generation of High Throughput Satellites (HTS NG) are an understandably hot topic for the satellite industry at the moment. Thales Alenia Space is leading the field, supplying several HTS NG stamped programs such as Brazil s communications satellite, SGDC, Yamal 601 for Russia s Gazprom Space Systems and Eutelsat s next step in its broadband strategy for Africa, a new-generation High Throughput Satellite and the first to use Thales Alenia Space s new Spacebus Neo platform. This latest generation of HTS achieves an even greater capacity than its predecessor, the first generation of High Throughput Satellites, which was providing from a few tenths of Gbps to a hundred or so Gbps for the most expensive and heavy-to-launch systems. The new generation is already achieving more than that, which means we can either significantly reduce the price of the overall system for a given capacity, or provide even higher capacity systems benefiting from state-of-the art next generation platforms, payloads and ground products, and reaching to the Tbps satellite. Thales Alenia Space s new generation of HTS offer unprecedented operational flexibility and can provide solutions for a wide range of end user needs including consumer and professional data, maritime and aeronautic communications, civilian and military, all relying on cyber-secured transmissions. The satellites are also versatile in terms of the range of mission profiles they can offer, from National level, such as reducing the digital divide, to Regional and Global level, dealing with the challenge of addressing significant data-rates whilst covering the whole visible Earth. The next generation of High Throughput Satellites also respond to the specific needs of our customers very different underlying business models. In each case, HTS NG offers unrivaled solutions to reduce cost per Mbps, down to 1M/Mbps, for the most efficient Systems. In addition, since the filling ratio and ramp up time of such Systems are key drivers, the flexible capacity allocation is a mandatory feature which HTS NG offer. Thales Alenia Space has solutions which perfectly match this cost-effectiveness and the need for flexibility whilst strengthening the sustainability of broadband market growth. The new generation of High Throughput Satellites is here and Thales Alenia Space is at the heart of it. High Throughput Satellite for African broadband SGDC Brazil s Defense and Stategic Communications Geostationary THALES ALENIA SPACE 5

6 For the Armed Forces, rapidly deploying a High Data Rate network from scratch in theaters of operation which are a long way from mainland headquarters can be a challenge. The most efficient way of doing it is with satellites. Military Satellite Communications allow secure and robust links between both places or between different theaters, no matter how far apart they may be, making them the most advantageous communication means for the Armed Forces. At the end of 2015, the French defense procurement agency DGA (Direction Générale de l Armement) part of the Defense Ministry, selected a consortium led by Thales Alenia Space (65%) and Airbus Defense and Space (35%) to build and deliver the military satellite communications system, Comsat NG. As Prime Contractor, Thales Alenia Space will be in charge of relations with the Ministry of Defense. The new Comsat NG satellites will meet growing demand for data capacity, driven in large part by the increased use of video transmissions. They will also address the requirement for increasingly stringent data security as well as robustness and, of course, the need for permanent interoperability with NATO forces. The Comsat NG contract covers the construction and launch of two military communications satellites for the French Armed Forces, to replace the Syracuse 3A and Syracuse 3B satellites, launched in 2005 and These new satellites will enter service in 2021 and will give France a higher performance system featuring new services. Offering a design life of 15 years, the two satellites will have identical X and Ka-band payloads, built by Thales Alenia Space as prime contractor. The Comsat NG satellites will feature unrivaled resistance to even the most extreme jamming methods, thanks to state-of-the-art equipment, including an active anti-jamming antenna and a digital onboard processor. This program is yet another success for Thales Alenia Space fully electric Spacebus Neo platform. The contract includes an extensive ground segment, as well as construction of the ground control and mission facilities, mainly calling on Thales Alenia Space s SpaceOps solutions. It will also include the refurbishment of ground stations in France and operating and maintenance support for a period of 17 years. The Comsat NG satellites will extend and enhance the mission presently covered by a group of satellites which Thales Alenia Space designed and developed, namely Syracuse 3A, Syracuse 3B, Athena-Fidus and Sicral 2. 6 THALES ALENIA SPACE

7 COMSAT NG French military renews satellite communications led by Thales Alenia Space THALES ALENIA SPACE 7

8 CONSTELLATIONS Combining Innovation and Heritage IRIDIUM NEXT 66 SATELLITES ORBIT 780 KM O3b 20 SATELLITES ORBIT 8069 KM GLOBALSTAR 2 24 SATELLITES ORBIT 1414 KM 8 THALES ALENIA SPACE

9 O3b O3b Networks has chosen Thales Alenia Space to deliver eight more satellites for their Medium Earth Orbit constellation. These satellites are in addition to the twelve already delivered by Thales Alenia Space and operational in orbit. The additional satellites will expand the present constellation which has been fully operational since September These eight new generation satellites will be based on the existing design but with increased performance and new capabilities that will enhance O3b s offering in the market. The new satellites will be launched and integrated into the existing constellation beginning in early Positioned at an altitude of 8,000 km, which is four times closer to the earth than geostationary satellites, these Ka-band satellites are offering high speed, low cost, low-latency Internet and telecommunications services to people and businesses in emerging markets. By increasing the size of the constellation from twelve to twenty satellites, O3b Networks will offer enhanced coverage while providing greater service availability and reliability to its existing market segments. Iridium NEXT Things are moving fast to prepare mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications follow up generation of satellites, Iridium Next, for their inaugural launch. Thales Alenia Space is building all 81 satellites in the constellation as Prime Contractor leading the industrial consortium of 30 companies worldwide, with Virginia-based Orbital ATK performing assembly, integration and tests at their plant in Arizona. The satellite qualification review was completed in December 2015, followed by the Operations Readiness Review in January The end-to-end system validation was accepted in February 2016, in its first-launch version. The Pre-Shipment Review of the 2 first satellites was held early March. Completion of activities and flight-readiness is expected end of March. Preparations are continuing apace and the Satellite Manufacturing Facility is a hive of activity, with over 10 spacecrafts in different stages of production. THALES ALENIA SPACE 9

10 Thales Alenia Space s technology and know-how is about to head to the Red Planet in the shape of ExoMars, Europe and Russia s exploration probe, scheduled to launch in March With the purpose of discovering whether there is life on Mars, ExoMars is the next step in a global roadmap of Mars exploration that will eventually lead to humans travelling to the Red planet. This mission for the European Space Agency and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, will study the Martian environment, atmosphere and soil, gathering data to feed scientists research for many years to come. This initial venture will involve a satellite going to the Red Planet to study trace gases in the atmosphere, such as methane. ExoMars 2016 The ExoMars 2016 mission comprises the Trace Gas Orbiter and an Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator module called Schiaparelli, which are scheduled to be launched on a four-stage Proton-M/Breeze-M rocket from Baikonur between the 14th and 25th March About ten-and-ahalf hours after launch, the spacecraft will separate from the rocket and deploy its solar wings. Two weeks later, its high-gain antenna will be deployed. After a seven-month cruise to Mars, Schiaparelli will separate from the TGO on 16 October and three days later it will enter the Martian atmosphere, while the TGO begins its entry into Mars s orbit. The orbiter will also drop a probe on to the surface to test technologies needed for the landing of the rover in the Second Mission. An unprecedented technological challenge As Prime Contractor, Thales Alenia Space is leading the industrial team for the whole programme. For the 2016 mission, we are in charge of the complete design, development, integration, testing and preparation for launch of the EDM and TGO modules. For the Second Mission, Thales Alenia Space is in charge of the overall system design, developing the navigation and guidance system for the orbiter and descent modules, designing the Rover s system, and building the analysis lab to be integrated on the rover. This lab is equipped with a drill capable of digging into the Martian soil to a depth of two meters and gathering samples for analysis. It is estimated that the first human missions could be between 2030 and But first, let s look forward to our first landing, the ExoMars mission. 10 THALES ALENIA SPACE

11 COUNTDOWN TO EXOMARS LAUNCH ON MARCH 14, 2016 THALES ALENIA SPACE 11

12 EXOMARS Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstration Module 12 THALES ALENIA SPACE

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14 MONITORING CLIMATE CHANGE FROM SPACE Earth s climate is complex and to understand how it is evolving, scientists require data from a wide range of variables, measured consistently over a long period of time. An efficient way to do this is from space. In fact, half of the fifty Essential Climate Variables (ECV) of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) come from satellites. These reliable measurements allow the experts to model a range of elements such as the interactions between the oceans, the composition of the atmosphere and land cover. Starting with the Meteosat family over forty years ago Thales Alenia Space has been one of Europe s principal suppliers of all types of optical and radar observation satellites monitoring the different mechanisms which affect climate. Data from these systems are not only crucial for understanding climate change, points out Jean Jacques Juillet, Director ESA Programs from Thales Alenia Space. In addition to helping our everyday weather forecasts, data from the Meteosat spacecraft is also essential for anticipating violent meteorological phenomena such as hurricanes, storms and floods. Recent examples at the heart of Thales Alenia Space s expertise include the weather satellite, MSG-4, which was launched in 2015, as well as the Low Earth Orbit satellite Jason-3, which was orbited in January 2016, carrying its Poseidon altimeter for measuring the height of the oceans within an accuracy of a centimeter. Built for the European and French Space Agencies, with NASA partnering on Jason, these spacecrafts will be operated by the European organization that manages weather satellites, Eumetsat. Other satellites from Thales Alenia Space include ESA s Sentinels. Sentinel 1A was the first to be launched two years ago, as part of Europe s Copernicus program. Sentinel- 3A for oceanography and land monitoring was launched in February 2016, and Sentinel 1B will head to space later this year with its radar SAR for providing many applications on changes to the oceans and forests. MSG-4 & MTG Jason-3 & Sentinel-3 The MSG-4 program will provide a leap in technology, enabling weather forecasters to improve the reliability of their short term predictions, says Jean- Jacques Juillet. And our next generation, MTG, will go even further, carrying a tool to analyse the gasses that make up our atmosphere. The Jason-3 satellite is on the same orbit as Jason-2, allowing virtual coverage of all the ice-free oceans. Thanks to its precise measurements, the Jason program has helped scientists understand rising sea levels due to global warming, as well as the large, slow current called the Thermohaline Circulation, the great conveyor belt of the oceans and the engine of our planet s climate. Jason-1 launched in 2001, exceeding its threeyear life. Its brother, Jason-2 took off in 2008 and is still operational. Sentinel-3, the oceanography and land sentinel of the European Commission Copernicus program, is an integral part of Europe s overall environmental policy, ensuring the operational continuity of data from Envisat, while improving performance and availability. It observes the ocean currents and surface temperature, as well as marine life and coastal areas, helping to monitor pollution. Thales Alenia Space works closely with climate scientists A range of experts from different fields process the measurements from space and use the data and algorithms to interpret the information. In order to capitalize on the use of space for understanding climate change, Thales Alenia Space has decided to work closely with scientists and the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climate et de l Environnement in Saclay, Paris, in the frame of an industrial Chair. The aim is to better understand the value of satellites in monitoring anthropogenic CO2 emissions as well as improving transport models and radiative transfers. This work has highlighted to us just how important satellites are in monitoring greenhouse gasses and how vital it is for Europeans to have their own satellite systems, points out Claire Anne Reix, Copernicus Director for Thales Alenia Space. If Europe wants a real negotiating position on international treaties, it needs to be in control of monitoring its own emissions and those of others globally. With our focus on innovation and our long experience in building Earth Observation satellites, Thales Alenia Space is proud to assist in developing solutions to help understand Earth s changing climate, and provide decision makers with the irrefutable information they need to make informed judgements in the quest to protect our planet. 14 THALES ALENIA SPACE

15 Climate Change & SatelliteS Knowledge for action Managing our planet today requires timely and reliable access to information such as only satellites can provide Scan the flash code in order to access to the book CLIMATE CHANGE & SATELLITES ESA

16 AIT SNAPSHOTS Koreasat-5A Inmarsat S-Europasat / Hellas-Sat 3 Brazilian Minister of Communications visits Thales Alenia Space Thales Alenia Space was honored to welcome a delegation from Brazil in February, headed by André Figueiredo, Minister of Communications, and including Jorge Bittar and Paulo Kapp, the Chairman and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Telebras, respectively. Telkom-3S 16 THALES ALENIA SPACE

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18 O3b Networks has chosen Thales Alenia Space to build 8 more satellites to grow their existing O3b CONSTELLATION. Steve Collar, CEO of O3b Networks We are pleased to continue our successful partnership with Thales Alenia Space. The reaction we have seen from the market in little over a year has been spectacular and we can t wait to get the additional capacity and capability that these new satellites will provide into the hands of our customers. We bring a new dimension to your horizons

19 Eutelsat has chosen Thales Alenia Space s new-generation electrical HTS satellite, SPACEBUS NEO, to expand its broadband offering in Africa. Michel de Rosen, Chairman of Eutelsat With the Spacebus Neo platform proposed by Thales Alenia Space we are pushing back new boundaries in High Throughput Satellites in order to deliver quality and affordable broadband services in the many countries in Africa where increasing Internet penetration is a key priority.

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