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# ESA awards Thales Alenia Space EUR 700 million initial Sentinel-1 NG contract
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-10-esa-thales-alenia-sentinel1-ng-contract/
- Published: 2026-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:24.000Z
- Description: Thales Alenia Space signed an initial EUR 700 million ESA contract on 10 June as prime contractor for two Copernicus Sentinel-1 NG radar satellites, with Airbus building the C-band SAR instruments under a separate EUR 345 million deal.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [Thales Alenia Space press release, 10 June 2026](https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/en/press-releases/thales-alenia-space-awarded-contract-prime-contractor-two-copernicus-sentinel-1-ng?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not disclose the full programme value or a launch date for the satellites.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Next-gen Copernicus satellites, same EU primes as before; no ownership change. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)