Alcatel Alenia Space

Alcatel Alenia Space was established on July 1 2005 by the merger of Alcatel Space and Alenia Spazio and is owned by Alcatel (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%). The company is Europe's largest satellite manufacturer. The creation of the company was concurrent with the creation of Telespazio Holding. This too was a merger of Finmeccanica and Alcatel businesses (Telespazio and Alcatel's Space Services and Operations respectively). On April 5 2006 Alc... more

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