Company profile

Meeting the Arianespace motto: "Any mass, any orbit, anytime"

Using space for a better life on earth

0 Arianespace was founded in

An assigned mission of guaranteeing independent access to space for Europe

A goal of being a leader in commercial space transport

Orbit satellites for all types of space-based applications: telecommunications, navigation, science, Earth observation, technology demonstrations, etc.

Four launch solutions

Ariane 5

The heavy-lift launcher

The global benchmark for launches to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO); 113 launches, 232 satellites orbited.

Ariane 6

The next generation launcher

Developed by ArianeGroup and its European industrial partners, the Ariane 6 launch vehicle will provide Arianespace with new levels of efficiency and flexibility to meet customers’ evolving launch services needs across a full range of commercial and institutional missions.

Vega

The lightweight launcher

Ideally suited for the launch of Sun-synchronous Earth observation satellites; 20 launches, 108 satellites orbited.

Vega C

The new lightweight launcher

On July 13, 2022, the first Vega C, the new European launcher designed and manufactured by AVIO, was successfully launched under the supervision of ESA. Following the success of its inaugural flight, Vega C will now begin its operational phase, under the responsibility of Arianespace, with a target of at least four launches per year and a fast-growing backlog.