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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Arianespace's last flight of 2025 will carry a pair of Galileo satellites to orbit aboard an Ariane 62 for the European Commission.
If Arianespace manages eight Ariane 6 flights in 2026, it will be close to reaching the maximum launch cadence of between nine and ten flights per year.
Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès stated the company is aiming to double its launch cadence for 2026.
Ariane 6 is operated by Arianespace.
David Cavaillolès is the CEO of Arianespace, which manufactures the Ariane rocket.
Arianespace's next launch will be Vega-C VV28, expected to launch at the end of the month and will carry KASA's KOMPSAT-7 satellite.
Arianespace successfully launched the Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite aboard an Ariane 62 rocket for the European Commission.
Arianespace is preparing to launch the Sentinel-1D satellite using the Ariane 6 launch vehicle.
Sentinel-1D will launch on November 4 at 18:03 local time from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana aboard an Ariane 6 rocket operated by Arianespace.
Arianespace and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are implementing an agreement for the integration and acceptance testing of the Vinci engine at the Lampoldshausen site in Germany.
Maxime Verrière has been named Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer at Arianespace.
Maxime Verrière joins Arianespace's Executive Committee.
Maxime Verrière was most recently the Head of the Payload Environment and Upper Structure Department at Arianespace.
Maxime Verrière is responsible for structuring Arianespace’s strategy, overseeing its implementation, and leading key transformation projects for the company.
David Cavaillolès is the CEO of Arianespace.
Arianespace appointed Maxime Verrière as its new Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer on October 21.
On October 16, Arianespace announced that the last flight of the Ariane 6 for the year will transport a pair of Galileo satellites for the European Global Navigation Satellite System.
Maxime Verrière joined Arianespace in 2017 as part of the operational team for the OneWeb project.
Maxime Verrière will focus on innovation in his role at Arianespace.
On October 16, Arianespace announced that the inaugural flight of the Ariane 64 will be its first launch of 2026.