Avio S.p.A. is an Italian aerospace company specializing in space propulsion and launch systems. As the prime contractor for the Vega rocket family, including Vega and Vega C, Avio provides launch services for institutional, governmental, and commercial payloads. They are also a subcontractor for the Ariane program, supplying components like boosters and stage separation motors and partners with organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA). Associated keywords include: space launchers, solid-propellant motors, liquid propulsion, Vega, Vega C, Ariane, ESA.
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Avio expects to manufacture the equivalent of about 16 P120 boosters in 2022 and to reach 35 boosters per year by 2025.
Avio’s adjusted EBITDA fell 73% to 1,200,000 EUR for the first three months of 2022.
Europropulsion developed the P120C motor and Europropulsion is jointly owned by Avio and ArianeGroup.
The full list of New Symphonie collaborators includes AEROSPACELAB, ANYWAVES, AVIO, CAILABS, DE-CIX, EXOLAUNCH, EXOTRAIL, FRESNEL ALLIANCE, GOMSPACE, GREENERWAVE, INTEGRASYS, KSAT, LOFT ORBITAL, QEST ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY, SATCONSULT, SECURE-IC, SENER, SITAEL, TESAT, and TRANSATEL.
Bravo was launched into low Earth orbit on 2021-04-28 aboard an Arianespace Vega rocket built by Italian rocket maker Avio.
An independent investigation determined the 2020-11-16 Vega failure was caused by improperly connected cables in the rocket’s upper stage built by Avio.
Airbus plans to use Vega and Avio’s Vega C to launch the remaining three Pléiades Neo satellites because those satellites exceed Spectrum’s 700-kilogram to SSO capacity.
Airbus plans to use Vega and Avio’s upcoming Vega C to launch the three remaining Pléiades Neo satellites because those satellites exceed Spectrum’s 700-kilogram-to-SSO capacity.
The analysis will consider already awarded contracts to ArianeGroup, Avio, and Rocket Factory Augsburg, a subsidiary of OHB SE.
The Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) dispenser system is an ESA product developed by Italy’s Avio under ESA leadership and produced by SAB Aerospace s.r.o. of the Czech Republic.
Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, and Giulio Ranzo, CEO of Avio, signed the Vega C batch agreement on 2021-03-19.
Avio SpA completed a public listing in 2017 after pursuing a SPAC-like route to the public markets.
The agreement between Arianespace and Avio was signed in Rome on 2021-03-19.
SENER Aeroespacial completed phases A (feasibility study) and B (preliminary design) of the VNE navigation unit prior to signing the C/D contract with AVIO.
Avio is the prime contractor for the Vega launch vehicle and implemented recommendations from an investigation of the 2020-11-16 Vega launch failure.
Vega was expected to return to flight by the end of March 2021 after Avio implemented the investigation recommendations.
Space Rider’s planned 2023 launch is to be aboard a next-generation Vega C rocket built by Avio and operated by Arianespace, and that launch is not covered under the 2020-12-09 contract.
The European Space Agency finalized a €167 million contract with Thales Alenia Space Italy and Avio on 2020-12-09 in Rome to deliver Space Rider.
Avio will deliver Space Rider’s expendable service module and propulsion system under the 2020-12-09 contract.
Avio delayed the debut of the Vega C launch vehicle to no earlier than mid-2021 to catch up on Vega missions delayed by the first Vega failure in July 2019.