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 signed a launch contract to deliver the Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 to orbit on Vega C.
AVIO SpA of Colleferro, Italy is the prime contractor of Vega C and is responsible for developing the launcher system and delivering a ready-to-fly launcher to Arianespace.
Arianespace will launch the Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) on a Vega C from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana as early as December 2024.
AVIO SpA of Colleferro, Italy is the prime contractor for Vega C and is responsible for developing the launcher system and delivering a ready-to-fly launcher to Arianespace at Europe’s Spaceport.
Arianespace has orbited a total of eight Korean spacecraft since 1992, including Geo-Kompsat-2A and Geo-Kompsat-2B.
Arianespace will deliver the ClearSpace-1 mission using its Vega C launcher to support sustainable use of space.
Arianespace will use Vega C to deliver the ClearSpace-1 mission in support of a sustainable use of space.
The EAGLE-1 satellite is due to launch in 2024 on Arianespace’s Vega C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
ClearSpace signed a contract with Arianespace on 2023-05-09 to launch its ClearSpace-1 debris de-orbit mission on Europe’s Vega C rocket in the second half of 2026.
The companies leading the current consortium were part of an earlier study group the European Commission chose in 2020 to explore the feasibility of a sovereign constellation that included Arianespace.
Viasat had a contract to launch its third ViaSat-3 on Arianespace’s Ariane 6 but Viasat is seeking a different launch vehicle following delays in Ariane 6’s entry into service.
Arianespace holds a contract from the European Space Agency, acting on behalf of the Italian government, for two Vega C rockets to start launching IRIDE satellites in late 2025 with an option for a third Vega C in 2026.
D-Orbit launched its first ION in September 2020 aboard an Arianespace VEGA launcher and conducted nine further missions aboard SpaceX Transporter missions.
An Ariane 5 launcher operated by Arianespace lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on 2023-04-14 at 09:14 a.m. local time.
During launch campaigns, Arianespace works closely with CNES, the French space agency, which is the design authority for Ariane 5 and responsible for satellite preparation facilities and the launch base.
ArianeGroup delivers a flight-ready launcher on the launch pad to its subsidiary Arianespace, which markets and operates Ariane 5 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.
Amazon signed deals for 83 commercial launches with Arianespace, Blue Origin, and ULA, and Amazon plans to start launching its Project Kuiper satellites in the first half of 2024.
Ovzon originally lined up a 2021 SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch for Ovzon 3 before switching to an Ariane 5 after receiving a better deal from Arianespace.
Arianespace had planned to deploy OneWeb’s remaining satellites with Soyuz rockets before that contract was scrapped following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Arianespace signed a contract with the European Space Agency to launch the IRIDE constellation of imaging satellites.