On Monday, Thales announced the successful launch of the Satria ultra-high-speed telecommunications satellite, designed to bridge the digital divide in Indonesia.
The spacecraft was successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral launch base (Florida).
With a capacity of 150 gigabits per second, the device is intended to provide high-speed Internet access to thousands of islands in the Indonesian archipelago.
In particular, the device aims to connect hundreds of thousands of areas, including thousands of schools, hospitals and public buildings, as well as regional government sites not connected by existing satellite or terrestrial infrastructures.
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was contracted by the Satelit Nusantara Tiga (SNT) consortium to manufacture the satellite on behalf of the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo).
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).
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