24 December 2021
Less than 24hrs to go before the launch of JWST!
With the Launch Readiness Review of the James Webb Space Telescope complete, it’s all eyes on the Ariane 5 rocket that will carry and deploy one of NASA’s most anticipated missions yet. Now finally ready ...
13 March 2015
New rockets on the scene: ESA approves Ariane 6, Vega-C
... market demands, especially lower prices spurred by competition from SpaceX. Germany preferred an evolution of Ariane 5 (Ariane 5 ME) while France advocated a new Ariane 6 “family” of launchers with two versions: one for large payloads and one for...
July 2016
France, Europe and Russia - two decades of space launch cooperation
... to the Kourou Space Centre in French Guyana, where Ariane (and more recently Vega) rockets are operated. Additionally,... this shows how Soyuz can complement in the long run Ariane and Vega launchers, and demonstrates the flexibility of the Arianespace...
28 January 2016
Historic Intelsat Satellite Launch Successful
..., is expecting revenue growth as the Epic Ku-band high-throughput satellites appeal to new markets for mobile broadband. Ariane 5, launched from Guiana Space Center in South America, placed Intelsat 29t into transfer orbit. Intelsat subsequently...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... European orbital space transportation activities are carried out by Ariane, Soyuz and Vega launchers from the Guiana Space Centre...several dozen smallsat launchers and proposed launchers. Vega and Ariane 5 launch pads at the Guiana Space Centre near ...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
... burgeoning commercial satellite industry. Government-led initiatives, such as NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and ESA’s Ariane 6, are also part of this wave of new launcher development and will also deliver significant extra launch...
