ESA awards Thales Alenia Space EUR 700 million initial Sentinel-1 NG contract
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.
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