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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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ispace engineers have been working at the Ariane Group facility in Lampoldshausen alongside Ariane Group personnel since early June 2021.

RelationshipsValue 3.0Jul 14, 2021ispace Begins Final Assembly of Lunar Lander Flight Model Ahead of First Mission

ESA, working with prime contractor ArianeGroup and the French space agency CNES, has established an independent assessment of the schedule for the Ariane 6 launch vehicle.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.6Jun 22, 2021Europe proposes launcher alliance

ispace’s Mission 1 lander is being assembled and tested in an ArianeGroup facility in Germany.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 27, 2021Companies and government agencies announce plans for lunar rover projects

The Prometheus combustion chamber is entirely built using 3D printing at ArianeGroup’s Ottobrunn site in Germany.

CapabilityValue 4.0May 17, 2021European Space Agency Contracts ArianeGroup For Prometheus Engine Development

The European Space Agency awarded ArianeGroup a €135 million contract to continue development of Prometheus reusable engine demonstrators.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityFinancialValue 5.0May 17, 2021European Space Agency Contracts ArianeGroup For Prometheus Engine Development

ArianeGroup completed the final qualification tests of the Ariane 6 upper stage Auxiliary Power Unit at its Vernon, France site.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0May 12, 2021Ariane 6’s APU Ready To Give Tanks For The Tests

The analysis will consider already awarded contracts to ArianeGroup, Avio, and Rocket Factory Augsburg, a subsidiary of OHB SE.

RelationshipsValue 2.0Apr 19, 2021Euroconsult and ESPI’s Award By ESA To Study The Future Of European Space Transportation

ArianeGroup employs 550 highly qualified employees at its Bremen site, of whom about 100 are producing components for Ariane 6 in a building equipped with industry 4.0 manufacturing process and integration technologies.

CapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Feb 8, 2021Ariane 6 Departs to Begin Hot Fire Testing

ArianeGroup completed final assembly of the first Ariane 6 upper stage in October 2020 and completed hydraulic, electrical, and avionics functional testing at its Bremen site.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.4Feb 8, 2021Ariane 6 Departs to Begin Hot Fire Testing

ArianeGroup CEO André-Hubert Roussel and CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall signed an agreement preparatory to testing the Prometheus rocket engine at the Vernon site in Normandy.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Jan 17, 2021ArianeGroup + CNES Sign Agreement For Testing Of ESA’s Prometheus Rocket Engine

ArianeGroup received a €33 million contract from the European Space Agency to begin the first development phase for the Themis reusable rocket stage demonstrator.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.5Dec 17, 2020ESA Contracts ArianeGroup To Develop Themis Reusable Rocket Stage Demonstrator

ArianeGroup is expected to oversee casting of the P120C boosters for the Ariane 6 maiden flight in the first quarter of 2021.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 29, 2020ESA requests €230 million more for Ariane 6 as maiden flight slips to 2022

Avio’s P120C booster serves as the first stage of Vega C and as a strap-on booster for Ariane 6, which ArianeGroup is producing.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 14, 2020Vega C debut slips to mid-2021

ArianeGroup and the European Space Agency do not expect Ariane 6 to launch until at least the second half of 2021.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 14, 2020Vega C debut slips to mid-2021

ArianeGroup increased the Ariane 5's payload capacity by 300 kg since 2016.

CapabilityValue 4.0Aug 15, 2020Arianespace lofts three spacecraft in first Ariane 5 launch since start of pandemic

ArianeGroup is supplying two independent propulsion systems for the HAKUTO-R lander: a main propulsion system equipped with an apogee engine and bi-propellant thrusters, and a Reaction Control System consisting of hydrazine thrusters.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.5Jul 30, 2020Commercial Lunar Exploration Program “HAKUTO-R” Reveals Final Design and Plan for ‘Mission 1’ Lunar Lander

ArianeGroup built the Ariane 5 rocket and increased its payload capacity by 85 kg as one of the last upgrades before its replacement by Ariane 6 in 2021.

CapabilityPlanGrowthValue 4.2Jul 22, 2020Ariane 5 launch on July 28 • Teledyne logs OneWeb revenue dip

ArianeGroup, a joint venture of Airbus and Safran, is the prime contractor building Ariane 6 for the European Space Agency.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Jul 9, 2020ESA confirms Ariane 6 delay to 2021

ESA is financing 89% of the Ariane 6 rocket’s 3.6-billion-euro development, with ArianeGroup and its industry partners providing the remaining 11%.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 5.0May 20, 2020Ariane 6 maiden flight likely slipping to 2021

ArianeGroup and the European Space Agency have not provided a new launch date for Ariane 6.

PlanValue 2.5May 20, 2020Ruag Space CEO leaves company • Viasat, Data Link Solutions net $1 billion defense IDIQ contracts
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