ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus and Safran, is a key industrial player in the European space sector, specializing in the development and manufacture of civil and military space launchers. As the prime contractor for the Ariane 6 launcher, it provides propulsion systems, equipment, and services for space vehicles and satellites. The company also develops future space transportation solutions and is involved in defense systems, including the French oceanic deterrent force M51 strategic missile.
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In April 2021, ArianeGroup awarded MT Aerospace a contract to supply components for the first 14 series-production Ariane 6 rockets.
ArianeGroup aims to support up to ten launches per year with the Ariane 6 rocket.
The Ariane 6 launcher family is built by ArianeGroup, a Franco-German company.
Themis is a European reusable main-stage demonstrator developed by ArianeGroup under a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA).
ArianeGroup teams completed the integration of the Themis prototype at Sweden’s Esrange Space Center in June.
ArianeGroup completed integration of the first Themis prototype, designated T1H, on 19 September after its arrival at Esrange in late June.
The first Themis prototype was transported 3,000 kilometers from ArianeGroup's facility in Les Mureaux, France, to Esrange.
In November 2024, the European Space Agency awarded ArianeGroup €230 million in additional funding for the upgraded T1E prototype.
ArianeGroup has fully integrated the first Themis reusable rocket demonstrator on a launch pad in Sweden.
The Prometheus rocket engine is being developed by ArianeGroup as part of a separate ESA-funded project and is capable of producing approximately 100 tonnes of thrust.
CNES signed a contract with ArianeGroup to develop technology for the ASTRE project.
ArianeGroup engineers and the Swedish Space Corporation will perform a general rehearsal on the launch platform to validate the methane and liquid oxygen propellants used by Themis.
Sener has secured a contract in the Themis program commissioned by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with ArianeGroup.
France has several large companies in the aerospace sector, including Ariane Group, Ariane Space, Airbus Defense and Space, and Thales Alenia Space.
ESA awarded ArianeGroup a contract for Themis in 2020 with the original expectation that the vehicle would be ready for full suborbital flight tests as early as 2023.
ArianeGroup shipped the Themis demonstrator from a factory in France to the Esrange Space Center in Sweden for its first hop tests.
MaiaSpace, an ArianeGroup subsidiary, is developing a small launch vehicle with a reusable first stage powered by the Prometheus engine and is working toward a first launch likely starting with an expendable first stage as soon as next year.
ESA awarded ArianeGroup a contract for Themis in 2020 with initial expectations for more advanced flight testing than the current hop-test schedule.
ArianeGroup shipped the Themis demonstrator from a factory in France to the Esrange Space Center in Sweden, a journey of more than 3,000 kilometers that took two weeks.
MaiaSpace, an ArianeGroup subsidiary, is developing a small launch vehicle with a reusable first stage powered by Prometheus and is targeting a first launch possibly starting with an expendable first stage as soon as next year.