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ArianeSpace

FR

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.

commercialFounded 1980
History · 1 eventMar 1, 1980 · Arianespace founded as the world's first commercial launch service provider
Évry-Courcouronnes, France
www.arianespace.com/
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Organization history

Identity changes, mergers, acquisitions, splits, and transferred business lines.

1 event

  1. Mar 1, 1980Spinout

    Arianespace founded as the world's first commercial launch service provider

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    ArianeSpace
    Event context

    Following the successful first Ariane 1 test launch (Dec 24, 1979), France's CNES and the European Space Agency created Arianespace in March 1980 to promote, market, and manage Ariane launch operations -- the world's first commercial launch service provider. Ownership was restructured in 2015 when Airbus, Safran, and CNES pooled their shares (via the Airbus Safran Launchers/ArianeGroup joint venture) into a holding controlling just under 74% of Arianespace; ArianeGroup now owns 100%.

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