Astrium, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems and services. In 2009, Astrium had a turnover of €4.8 billion and more than 15,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands. Its three main areas of activity are Astrium Space Transportation for launchers and orbital infrastructure, Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground segment, and Astrium Services for comprehensive end-to-end value-added solutions covering secure and commercial satcoms and networks, high security satellite communications equipment, bespoke geo-information and navigation services worldwide.

EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2009, the Group – comprising Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter – generated revenues of € 42.8 billion and employed a workforce of more than 119,000.

Contact Information

Website: http://www.astrium.eads.net
Phone: +33 (0) 1 77 75 8000
Address: 6, rue Laurent Pichat 75216 Paris Cedex 16 France

Press Releases

April 25th, 2013 - Texas Explosion Damage Assessment with Pléiades

March 19th, 2013 - Astrium: operational and commercial launch of the fully complete Pléiades constellation

January 28th, 2013 - Astrium 2012: a year of successes and transformation

November 27th, 2012 - Pléiades 1B confirmed for launch on 30 November 2012

July 23rd, 2012 - Astrium’s SPOT 6 ready for launch campaign

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