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ArianeGroup

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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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History · 1 eventJun 30, 2016 · Airbus and Safran combine launcher activities into Airbus Safran Launchers (renamed ArianeGroup, 2017)
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ArianeGroup delivers a flightworthy launcher on the launch pad to its subsidiary Arianespace, which sells and operates Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 4.0Dec 13, 2022EUMETSAT’s MTG-11 + two Intelsat satellites are successfully sent to orbit via an Arianespace Ariane 5 launch vehicle

ArianeGroup released a concept for a vehicle called Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration (SUSIE) designed as a reusable upper stage for Ariane 6 that could be used for cargo and crew transportation.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Dec 10, 2022Europe celebrates performance of Orion service module

The European Space Agency funds and manages Ariane 6 developments and ArianeGroup implements the launcher system as prime contractor.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Dec 5, 2022Arianespace Partner with Intelsat to Launch Two Satellite Payloads

The developments for Ariane 6 are funded and managed by the European Space Agency and implemented by ArianeGroup.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 4.0Nov 30, 2022Arianespace Ariane 6 to launch Intelsat satellites

The contract will support ArianeGroup’s ramp-up to full production rate by 2025.

PlanGrowthRelationshipsValue 3.8Nov 29, 2022ArianeGroup Signs a Contract with Airbus for Ariane 6 Carbon Fibre Structures

Airbus and ArianeGroup signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fiber structures.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Nov 29, 2022ArianeGroup Signs a Contract with Airbus for Ariane 6 Carbon Fibre Structures

ArianeGroup and MT Aerospace will develop, build, and test the carbon composite PHOEBUS demonstrator in two steps.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Nov 22, 2022ArianeGroup’s approval from ESA to develop PHOEBUS to demonstrate future carbon upper stage for Ariane 6

ArianeGroup signed exploitation contracts with Sabca, Europropulsion, Avio, and MTAerospace for elements of the Ariane 6 program.

RelationshipsValue 4.7Nov 22, 2022Airbus + ArianeGroup sign an Ariane 6 transition batch contract

ArianeGroup will undertake assembly and testing of the PHOEBUS demonstrator using components manufactured by MT Aerospace.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 22, 2022ArianeGroup’s approval from ESA to develop PHOEBUS to demonstrate future carbon upper stage for Ariane 6

ArianeGroup intends to use PHOEBUS to raise the maturity level of cryogenic composite technologies for the next Ariane 6 upper stage.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.6Nov 22, 2022ArianeGroup’s approval from ESA to develop PHOEBUS to demonstrate future carbon upper stage for Ariane 6

ArianeGroup received a €50 million agreement from the European Space Agency to continue development of the PHOEBUS super-light carbon composite upper stage demonstrator.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanCapabilityValue 4.6Nov 22, 2022ArianeGroup’s approval from ESA to develop PHOEBUS to demonstrate future carbon upper stage for Ariane 6

The Airbus contract will support ArianeGroup’s ramp up to full production rate of Ariane 6 by 2025.

RelationshipsPlanGrowthValue 4.0Nov 22, 2022Airbus + ArianeGroup sign an Ariane 6 transition batch contract

Airbus and ArianeGroup signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fiber structures.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Nov 22, 2022Airbus + ArianeGroup sign an Ariane 6 transition batch contract

ArianeGroup is seeking investment and support to increase the cadence of Ariane 6 beyond the up-to-12-per-year production rate currently built in.

GrowthFinancialPlanValue 3.8Nov 16, 2022Companies have diverging views on the future of European launch

After flight model integration, the M1 lander was packed and shipped from the ArianeGroup facility to the IABG GmbH Space Centre in Ottobrunn, Germany for final testing.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Oct 31, 2022ispace HAKUTO-R Lunar Lander Arrives in Cape Canaveral, Florida

ArianeGroup and the European Space Agency began a campaign of hot-fire tests of the Ariane 6 upper stage and its Vinci engine at Lampoldshausen, Germany on 2022-10-05 and announced the campaign on 2022-10-06.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 7, 2022Ariane 6 upper stage testing underway

Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with ArianeGroup to develop a range safeguard system for the Ariane 6 launch vehicle.

RelationshipsValue 4.4Sep 29, 2022Thales Alenia Space Partners with ArianeGroup to Produce Range Safeguard System for Ariane 6 Launch Vehicle

Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with ArianeGroup to produce the range safeguard system for the Ariane 6 launch vehicle.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Sep 28, 2022Ariane 6 launch vehicle range safeguard system contracted to Thales Alenia Space by ArianeGroup

ArianeGroup qualified the launcher’s fully integrated avionics network at its development center in Les Mureaux near Paris, France in March 2022.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 6, 2022TTEthernet® controllers from TTTech Aerospace improve Ariane 6 avionics system

After completion of flight model integration, the M1 lander was packed and shipped from the ArianeGroup facility to the IABG GmbH Space Centre in Germany for final testing.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jul 20, 2022ispace Releases Key Updates for HAKUTO-R Mission 1
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