Telespazio France

TELESPAZIO FRANCE

Telespazio France, the French subsidiary of Telespazio (Finmeccanica / Thales), is one of the

leading European providers of satellite services, from ground segment definition and satellite

operations to value added services.

With more than 350 employees, the company provides a full range of value-added services

derived from satellite solutions in telecommunications, geo-information (info-mobility and

Earth observation) and products and applications covering the full space value chain.

Based in Toulouse, Paris, Bordeaux and Kourou (French Guiana), Telespazio France performs

has been performing satellite orbit control and mission management operations for more

than 30 years. Our experts maintain and operate satellite monitoring stations and networks

on the sites of its institutional or private customers in France.

Our technical experts in systems and operations engineering provide support (consulting)

and develop specific applications in the domain of ground segment systems development,

simulation systems and innovative training solutions. In all its activities, Telespazio France,

with the support of the Telespazio group, relies on its acquired experience, operational and

technical expertise, and involvement in major space programs such as Galileo, EGNOS,

GMES, and COSMO-SkyMed.

CAPABILITIES

Telespazio France is thus involved throughout

the space project development process, from

the engineering phases right up to the

implementation and operating phases.

Telespazio France is looking ahead to meet

the market's new demands for satellite

services. Now, more than ever, Telespazio is

creating new solutions, transforming the

dreams of today into the tangible services of

tomorrow available to fully satisfy market

demand. Telespazio France is organized

around four Business Units.

Satellite Operations

The Operations Business Unit of Telespazio

France is an historic player in satellite

operations and associated network

maintenance. Telespazio France works on

behalf of CNES and Arianespace in

performing pre-launch operational analysis

and configuration of the main systems of the

European Spaceport: telemetry, launcher

localization, operational planning, and

telecommunications. With more than 140

engineers and technicians, Telespazio France

has taken part in all the launches of the

Ariane family for more than 30 years as well

as the Soyuz and Vega launches from the

Kourou site from the end of 2011. In

continental France, our teams provide

operational support for the control and

management of CNES and French MOD

satellites.

Network & Connectivity

Amongst the large number of solutions

proposed by Telespazio, the services

managed by the Network and Connectivity

Services Business Unit meet the specific

telecoms needs of sectors such as the oil

and mining operations, media, industry, large

distribution, administration, shipping, rail and

air transport. Using its international teleports

and its secure networks, interoperable with

the existing systems, Telespazio offers end-

to-end hosting services, logistic support,

operations, and maintenance. Our teams

provide additional services for applications

such as distance training, e-learning,

telemedicine, and territorial protection.

Geo-Information

Telespazio’s Geo-Information Business Unit is

one Europe’s largest suppliers of satellite

data and value added products / services in

various fields such as environmental survey,

maritime surveillance, and infrastructure

monitoring. As a worldwide distributor of

high-resolution radar images supplied by the

Italian COSMO-SkyMed system, Telespazio

offers an innovative range of operational

management services and geo-located

information, accessible by Internet. From our

EarthLab environment monitoring center

based in Latresne close to Bordeaux,

Telespazio France e develops and provides

services for professionals in sectors such a

Viticulture, Forestry and Coastal Surveillance

by combining remote sensing assets from

satellites and UAVs and fixed or mobile in situ

sensors.

Telespazio, a major player in Europe of

satellite navigation systems and location

services, is actively involved in the EGNOS

and Galileo systems.

Satellite Systems & Applications

Our Ground Segment and Application

Business Unit relies on its expertise in image

ground segments, 3D modeling for

visualization, and processing of geospatial

data. Telespazio channels this expertise into

the context of crisis management and

decision-making applications in the Nuclear,

Defense, Civil Protection and Homeland

Security domains and in scientific algorithms

and simulation & training in the Aeronautics,

Defense, and Space domains.

Telespazio France

26 avenue JF Champollion - BP 52309

31023 Toulouse cedex 1 – (France) Ph. +33 (0) 53435 6575

contact@telespazio.com

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