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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BULL and Arianespace have been examining the implementation of HORN into the Dual Launch System (DLS) for Ariane 6 to launch multiple satellites.
BULL aims for flight demonstration of its space debris prevention device HORN on the Ariane 6 rocket starting in 2027 with Arianespace.
BULL Corporation and Arianespace have agreed to proceed with flight demonstrations of a space debris mitigation device on the Ariane 6 rocket starting in 2027.
Arianespace signed the 'Net Zero Space' agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2021.
The current and future launch vehicles for the Kuiper constellation include SpaceX’s Falcon 9, ULA’s Atlas V, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, and Arianespace’s Ariane 6.
Arianespace signed a new strategic contract for the German Armed Forces to guarantee autonomous access to space for European sovereign satellites.
Arianespace placed an order with ArianeGroup in May 2019 for the manufacturing of the first series-production batch of 14 Ariane 6 rockets.
Airbus Defence and Space awarded Arianespace a contract to launch a pair of SATCOMBw-3 communications satellites for the German Armed Forces.
On 24 September, Arianespace announced that it had been awarded the contract to launch the SATCOMBw-3 satellites aboard two Ariane 6 rockets.
Arianespace plans to conduct several Ariane 64 flights in 2026.
Arianespace has two additional Ariane 6 flights planned for 2025.
Arianespace has not yet completed a launch of an Ariane 64 rocket.
Arianespace has been awarded the contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) using two Ariane 6 rockets.
The Long March 6A used a special payload fairing and adapter to deploy the three Yaogan-40 satellites, similar to Arianespace’s Système de Lancement Double Ariane.
The Long March 6A for the Yaogan-40 Group-03 mission used a special payload fairing and adapter similar to Arianespace’s Système de Lancement Double Ariane.
The mission designated VA264 represents the third flight and second commercial flight of the Ariane 6 rocket operated by Arianespace.
Arianespace plans to conduct 13 launches of IRIS² satellites in 2029 and 2030.
Arianespace has planned five Ariane 6 launches for 2025.
Arianespace planned five Ariane 6 launches for 2025 with the manifest backloaded to the second half of the year.
The 2025 Arianespace manifest includes the first flight of the Ariane 64, the Ariane 6 variant with four strap-on solid rocket boosters.