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Launch services

Ariane 5

Offers the commercial market’s greatest lift capacity, meeting operational needs of customers today and tomorrow
Payload capacity of 10 metric tons delivered to GTO, up to 20 metric tons in LEO

Soyuz

The world’s most launched vehicle, with over 1,700 manned and unmanned missions performed by the Soyuz family to date
Payload capacity of 3,150 kg. delivered to GTO, 4,900 kg. into SSO

Vega

Europe’s new lightweight launch vehicle, tailored for small- to medium-sized satellite payloads on missions to LEO and Sun-synchronous orbit
Payload capacity of 1,500 kg. into a 700-km. circular polar orbit

Fleet brochures

As the worldwide leader in commercial space transportation, Arianespace offers a comprehensive family of launch vehicles. The heavyweight Ariane 5, medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega offer services for the full range of satellite payloads, providing a complete range of payload lift capabilities that enable the company to meet its motto: "any mass, to any orbit, anytime."

For an in-depth look at each member of Arianespace’s launcher family, as well as more information on their Spaceport operating base in French Guiana, review the brochures below.

	Three launchers on the equator An overview of Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, which are operated from the Spaceport’s equatorial location in French Guiana, is provided in this Arianespace brochure. Download the brochure (2.4 MB .pdf) Télécharger la plaquette en français (2.4 MB .pdf)
	Arianespace: The company in charge of launch operations at the Guiana Space Center The focus is on Arianespace’s multi-disciplinary team of professionals who are in charge of launch operations, providing a unique capability for the family of Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega launchers at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Download the brochure (2.1 MB .pdf) Télécharger la plaquette en français (2.2 MB .pdf)
	Ariane 5 Arianespace’s Ariane 5 brochure provides details on the industry’s workhorse launcher, with photos and diagrams of the heavy-vehicle’s stages and launch infrastructure, along with an outline of campaign milestones and flight events from liftoff to satellite separation. Download the brochure (3.3 MB .pdf)
	Soyuz A close-up look is offered for the medium-lift Soyuz vehicle, including the launcher’s multi-stage architecture. Also detailed is the new Soyuz launch site in French Guiana, as well as the major steps for a typical launch campaign. Download the brochure (3.4 MB .pdf)
	Vega The Vega brochure highlights the newest member of Arianespace’s launcher family – which is tailored for small to medium-sized satellite payloads on low-Earth and Sun-synchronous orbit missions, and is to be operated from the SLV launch facility at Europe’s Spaceport. Download the brochure (1.2 MB .pdf)
	The Soyuz launcher at the Guiana Space Center Information on the Soyuz infrastructure, including a highly detailed cutaway drawing of its pad at the Spaceport in French Guiana, is provided in this brochure. Download the brochure (5.1 MB .pdf)
	Vega launcher at the Guiana Space Center The Spaceport’s updated infrastructure for Vega is described, with highlights of the SLV launch site and key figures on this lightweight vehicle. Download the brochure (4.6 MB .pdf)