L’année écoulée aura été une année particular to Thales Alenia Space. Indeed, at the balance sheet, 2010, presented last week at the Toulouse site of the company, Henry Pike said "a strong balance sheet" marked by the achievement of two major flagship programs, under negotiation long: Iridium and MTG. The mega contract with the American Iridium is the construction of 81 satellites, mobile telephone for a total of about two billion dollars, allowing Thales Alenia Space to gain credibility in the field of unique constellations satellite. The other large contract that has marked the last year for which the company will also prime contractor, is for the supply of European agencies meteorology Meteosat Third Generation (MTG). In this case, six satellites to be built in partnership with German OHB, for a total value of around 1.3 billion euros. Two major contracts then, but the immediate benefits rather weak in terms of work load they will be spread over several years, "until 2017 for Iridium" Henry has said Pike. The head of the Toulouse site of Thales Alenia Space was present for the last time the presentation of annual results since, claiming his pension rights, it is now replaced by Dominique Rousselet (the cons) who has held various positions within company for 25 years. Vice-president, business segment integrated navigation and communications, this graduate of the Graduate School of electricity from Paris and the Institute of Business Administration from Toulouse, was, among others, director of the Galileo Ground Mission Segment and responsible Department payloads.
A base load balanced between Toulouse and Cannes
This past year has been quite positive overall, is also marked by the revival of several contracts impacted by the financial crisis as the program Yamal 400 for the Russian Gazprom Space Systems, which was finally able to start or the one with O3b Networks with funding for the construction of eight satellites was completed. A constellation designed to provide broadband access through space to the three billion people who do not have today. Ultimately it is a good year has highlighted Henri Brochet, "with a base load balanced between Toulouse and Cannes on the five years that sustain the activity." Despite this, the future remains uncertain in terms of growth into perspective does one at Thales Alenia Space, "Due to fierce market competition and reduction in institutional budgets, it is very important to continue to win contracts and make continuous efforts for competitiveness. Our goal is not to decrease light because even if the figures are not consolidated, our turnover will be roughly equivalent to that of 2009, around two billion euros ".
Hervé Chossat
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