Centre européen pour la construction de lanceurs d'engins spatiaux
Arianespace is a multinational company and a leading commercial launch service provider, marketing and operating launch vehicles like Ariane 5, Soyuz, and Vega, and the upcoming Ariane 6. As a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, it plays a crucial role in providing independent access to space, particularly for European organizations and governments. Arianespace launches missions from the Guiana Space Centre and works with partners like the European Space Agency (ESA) and Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES). Key activities include preparing missions, managing customer relations, and offering a wide range of space-based applications, including telecommunications, science, navigation, and Earth observation.
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The launch campaign for VA270 is a significant operational milestone for Arianespace and for the Ariane 6 program.
Arianespace has officially begun the launch campaign for mission VA270.
ArianeGroup modified the Vinci engine’s turbine and nozzle.
ArianeGroup conducted the Vinci engine test campaign throughout the year and included a 570-second long-duration test in October.
ArianeGroup set a June 2024 unit-cost target of about 1 million euros per Prometheus engine.
Maia is powered by methane-oxygen Prometheus engines developed by ArianeGroup for the European Space Agency's Themis demonstrator.
MaiaSpace is a French company and a subsidiary of ArianeGroup.
Maia is a two-stage rocket whose first and second stages are powered by Prometheus methalox engines developed by ArianeGroup under a European Space Agency contract for the Themis demonstrator.
ArianeGroup has said one goal of the Prometheus programme is to build future liquid propellant engines with a unit cost of about 1 million euros.
All three Arianespace Ariane 6 flights this year have carried satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation.
All three Arianespace Ariane 6 flights this year carried satellites for Amazon Leo to orbit.
Arianespace is a subsidiary of ArianeGroup.
Arianespace won an 18-launch contract in 2022 to loft Amazon Leo satellites.
Fifteen launches remained on Arianespace’s Amazon Leo contract after the June 17 Ariane 6 mission.
Arianespace has ambitions to raise Ariane 6 launch capacity to 9 to 10 launches annually.
The Bundeswehr is considering SpaceX if ArianeSpace does not have enough capacity for its LEO program.
Fifteen launches remained on Arianespace’s Amazon Leo contract after the June 17 Ariane 6 mission.
Arianespace is a subsidiary of ArianeGroup.
Arianespace won an 18-launch contract in 2022 to loft Amazon Leo satellites.
Arianespace wants to increase its launch capacity to 9 to 10 launches annually.