EADS Astrium (Airbus DS Toulouse)

The Toulouse site of Airbus Defence and Space (formerly EADS Astrium) is one of Europe's primary spacecraft and satellite payload manufacturing centers. The site produces GEO telecommunications satellites (Eurostar series), Copernicus Earth observation satellites (Sentinel series), Galileo navigation satellites, meteorological satellites (Meteosat), and military communication spacecraft (Sicral, Athena-Fidus). The Toulouse Astrium facility integrates large-scale satellite programs for ESA, European national agencies, and commercial telecom operators worldwide.