About Arianespace

Latest milestones

• February 13, 2012
  The qualification flight of Vega - performed under European Space Agency responsibility - is a success, clearing the way for Arianespace to take charge of the lightweight launcher's commercialization and operation.
• December 29, 2011
  An Arianespace/Starsem Soyuz mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome with Globalstar second-generation satellites closes out a very busy year of launch activity. The total of nine flights performed during 2011 were composed of two Soyuz launches at Baikonur Cosmodrome conducted by Starsem on behalf of its Arianespace parent, along with Arianespace's first two Soyuz liftoffs from the Spaceport in French Guiana, and five Ariane 5 missions from the Spaceport - lofting a total of 29 payloads with a combined mass of more than 63,000 kg.
• December 14, 2011
  Arianespace announces the first commercial contract signing for its Vega lightweight launcher, booking two satellites in the Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 families dedicated to Europe's GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) program. The launches are scheduled for 2014-2016 from the Spaceport in French Guiana.

Arianespace's 2012 advertising campaign

Arianespace is running a series of innovative advertisements underscoring the company’s unmatched launch service capabilities. Based on key themes, these advertisements – which appear in trade press, key industry publications and newspapers – also highlight the latest developments at Arianespace, including its launch campaigns and new contract signings.

Theme: Liftoff
Date published: February 20, 2012

Publication: Space News

On February 13th the first Vega successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The maiden flight of the lightweight vehicle deployed two scientific satellites and seven picosatellites in Low Earth Orbit. Congratulations to the European Space Agency on this historic mission placing Vega along side Ariane 5 and Soyuz to open the “Power of 3” era for Arianespace.

Download the "Liftoff" advertisement as a .pdf file (445 Kb)

 

Theme: Delivered
Date published: January 9, 2012

Publication: Space News

In 2011, the workhorse Ariane 5 orbited nine spacecraft in five missions, including its largest ever payload, the 20-metric-ton Johannes Kepler Automated Transfer Vehicle, and eight commercial telecommunications satellites. On October 21, Arianespace made history again with the inaugural flight of the legendary Soyuz at the Guiana Space Center. In total, four Soyuz missions, two at the Guiana Space Center and two at Baikonur with Starsem, lofted 20 satellites into orbit. Preparations for the first Vega flight are on track. As the global leader in launch service & solutions Arianespace is the only company offering customized mission performance and unmatched flexibility. See what experience in launch can mean for your satellite.

Download the "Delivered" advertisement as a .pdf file (594 Kb)

 

See Arianespace’s advertisements of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.