Julie Lenoir appointed Chief Brand and Communications Officer
Maëla Guyomarc’h promoted as new Human Resources Director
They will both join the Arianespace Executive Committee headed by CEO Stéphane Israël
Julie Lenoir new Chief Brand and Communications Officer at Arianespace, begins her duties March 18, 2024. Having initially worked in communications and marketing in consultancy and industry-related sectors, for companies such as Saint-Gobain and Dassault Aviation, Julie Lenoir joined Safran in 2017. In charge of Space communications in the communications department of Safran Electronics & Defense since 2022, she played a key role in promoting Safran’s value as a leading independent manufacturer within the space industry. She also handled managerial events for the CEO, as well as communications strategy for major acquisitions.
Julie Lenoir, 34 years old, obtained a degree from Montpellier Business School. She is a contributor to the “Elles Bougent” (women on the move) association which encourages young women to take up careers in engineering.
As of March 4, 2024, Maëla Guyomarc’h (51) will be the new Human Resources Director at Arianespace. Her 20 years of experience managing HR projects entailed collaboration with a wide range of multi-business companies in France and abroad, such as EDF, Loto-Québec, IFP Energies Nouvelles, and recently Arianespace as Head of HR development, and later deputy Director of Human Resources.
Maëla Guyomarc’h, who is French Canadian, holds a management degree from Université Paris-Dauphine and a doctorate in human resource management from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Arianespace CEO Stéphane Israël declared: “Julie and Maëla are joining the Arianespace Executive Committee at a crucial time for the company and its customers, which includes the inaugural flight of Ariane 6 and preparing for a new system of governance with ArianeGroup. Their expertise and energy will be of great value for these changes ahead.”
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management of ESA, as the overall Ariane 6 procuring entity and launch system architect, of the French space agency CNES as the launch base prime contractor, of ArianeGroup as the launcher system prime contractor and of Arianespace as the launch service provider. This group reports regularly on progress being made towards inaugural flight of the new Ariane 6 launcher.
KEY MILESTONES TOWARDS INAUGURAL FLIGHT:
On the way towards the first flight of Ariane 6, these milestones have been conducted since the last joint update:
09 February 2024: Fairing removal from Ariane 6 test model, Kourou, French Guiana
The fairing and dummy payloads were removed from the Ariane 6 test model and transferred to the Batiment Assemblage Final (BAF). With this the test model on the Ariane 6 launch pad has started to be dismantled to make way for the flight model of Ariane 6.
This dismantling also validates the ability to disassemble the launcher in case anomalies would require a change of a stage of the rocket on the launch pad.In addition, a “Dummy Payload Dismounting Test” will be executed in the Hall d’Encapsulation (HE) that is part of the Batiment Assemblage Final (BAF).
21 February 2024: Arrival of Ariane 6 first flight model main and upper stage, Kourou, French Guiana
The main and upper stage for the inaugural flight for Ariane 6 arrived at Europe’s Spaceport from mainland Europe.
NEXT MILESTONES:
Inaugural launch campaign
March: Integration of central core, Kourou, French Guiana
The upper and main stage will be connected in March to form the central core.
Mid March 2024: First booster for inaugural flight ready and stored, Kourou French Guiana.
The first booster for the Ariane 6 inaugural flight is being integrated at the booster finishing facility.
Early April 2024: second booster for inaugural flight ready and stored, Kourou, French Guiana.
The second booster for the Ariane 6 inaugural flight is being integrated at the booster finishing facility in French Guiana.
FIRST FLIGHT PERIOD
ESA, CNES and ArianeGroup are targeting the first launch of Ariane 6 between 15 June and 31 July 2024.
Ariane 6 is an all-new design, created to succeed Ariane 5 as Europe's heavy-lift launch system. With Ariane 6's upper stage restart capability, Europe's launch capability will be tailored to the needs of multiple payload missions, for example to orbit satellite constellations. This autonomous capability to reach Earth orbit and deep space supports Europe's navigation, Earth observation, scientific and security programmes. Ongoing development of Europe's space transportation capabilities is made possible by the sustained dedication of thousands of talented people working in ESA's 22 Member States.
On October 8, Vega flight VV23 successfully placed on a sun-synchronous orbit the Earth observation satellite THEOS-2 for GISTDA and the weather satellite FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON for TASA.
10 cubesats for institutional customers, among which the European Commission, were also on board.
On Sunday, October 8 2023 at 22:36 p.m. local time (01:36 a.m. UTC), Arianespace’s Vega mission successfully liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying the optical observation satellite THEOS-2, the weather satellite FORMOSAT-7R TRITON, and ten auxiliary passengers.
”Congratulations to Arianespace teams and their partners, amongst them Avio, ESA and CNES, for this successful Vega launch, commented Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace, after the separation of the last satellite. By delivering multiple satellites to orbit, Vega again has demonstrated its unique versatility. I wish to thank our customers, Airbus Defence and Space for Thailand, Taiwan Space Agency, and the operators and sponsors of the cubesats, amongst them the European Commission, for their trust.”
”We are very happy about the success of the mission, said Giulio Ranzo, CEO of Avio SpA. The joint work of Avio, Arianespace and ESA teams has allowed to leverage the Vega launcher, in order to minimize schedule changes for customers, demonstrating resilience and commitment.”
After liftoff from Europe’s Spaceport, the Vega launcher flown powered by the first three stages for a little over six minutes before the separation of the upper stage from the third stage, ZEFIRO-9. The AVUM upper stage ignited twice before releasing simultaneously the two main satellites at an altitude of 601 km. Following two other ignitions of the AVUM, the ten cubesats composing the auxiliary payload all succesfully separated, thus marking the end of mission VV23, one hour, 43 minutes and 58 seconds after liftoff. A fifth and last AVUM ignition deorbited the launcher.
With this launch, Vega successfully orbited:
THEOS-2 (THailand Earth Observation System-2), a very-high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite, provided by Airbus Defence and Space to support the Kingdom of Thailand’s key development priorities.
FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, an experimental satellite designed and manufactured by TASA (Taiwan Space Agency). FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON plays two roles: it is both a weather satellite and a scientific satellite.
Regarding the cubesats for institutional missions and the European Commission, all separation commands were properly executed; the confirmation of the separation was acquired for 8 satellites; the separation of the last 2 cubesats is still to be confirmed.
As prime contractor for the Vega, in charge of development and production, AVIO Spa (Colleferro, Italy) delivers a flightworthy launcher on the launch pad to Arianespace, which sells and operates the launcher from the Guiana Space Center (CSG). During the launch campaigns, Arianespace works closely with CNES, the French space agency and the launch range authority at the European Spaceport in Kourou, who is notably looking after the satellite preparation facilities.
The launch at a glance:
348th launch overall for the Arianespace range of launcher
21st flight of a Vega rocket launched by Arianespace
THEOS-2, FORMOSAT-7R/TRITON, PRETTY, ESTCUBE-2, MACSAT, PVCC, N3SS, ANSER LEADER/ANSER FOLLOWER 1/ANSER FOLLOWER 2, CSC 1 and CSC 2 (Project-2) are the 1154th to 1165th satellites launched by Arianespace.
Arianespace signed a contract with Intelsat to launch the IS-45 payload with Ariane 6.
Intelsat again chooses Arianespace to deliver next generation system IS-45 delivering Ku- band fixed-satellite services.
Intelsat IS-45 is the 67th satellite to be launched by Arianespace to the benefit of longtime customer Intelsat (since 1983).
Arianespace today announced a contract with Intelsat to launch the IS-45 payload with Ariane 6. IS-45 will fly aboard an Ariane 6 (in its heavy version Ariane 64, shared with co-passengers). The launch target is first half of 2026.
This year marks the fourth decade since Arianespace began its storied relationship with Intelsat. Arianespace launched Intelsat 507 aboard an Ariane 1 from French Guiana in October 1983, initiating a partnership that has stood the test of time, and five different variants of the Ariane rocket. IS-45 will be the third Intelsat payload awarded to Ariane 6 after IS-41 and IS-44.
“Arianespace is honored of its four-decade long partnership with the world leading satellite company, Intelsat, said Stéphane Israël, CEO of Arianespace. In 1983, Arianespace launched the first of what would become scores of satellites for Intelsat. We are delighted to build on a heritage of trust to launch IS-45 aboard an Ariane 64 in 2026.”
”Following decades of successful launches with Arianespace, we are confident that the Ariane 6 will deliver the efficiency and flexibility needed for our future missions,” said Jean-Luc Froeliger, Intelsat senior VP of space systems.
IS-45 weighs about 1 metric ton at launch and is designed and built by SWISSto12, based on the company’s innovative HummingSat platform.
The main stage and the upper stage for the inaugural Ariane 6 flight are currently in the central core final assembly line in the Launcher Assembly Building (BAL) at the ELA4 launch complex.
The central core is made up of the main stage and the upper stage, assembled together with an inter-stage interface structure. Once assembled, the central core will then be transferred from the BAL to the launch pad.
On the launch pad, the central core will be raised to the vertical position and placed on the launch table. The two boosters will then be added, one on each side, to form an Ariane 62. Finally, the upper composite consisting of the fairing and the payloads will then be added to the launcher on the launch pad.
The main stage and the upper stage arrived in French Guiana on board the transport ship Canopée on February 21, traveling from ArianeGroup’s sites of Les Mureaux (France) and Bremen (Germany).
The Ariane 6 program is managed and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA). As industrial lead contractor and design authority for the launcher, ArianeGroup is responsible for its development and production with its industrial partners, as well as for its marketing through its Arianespace subsidiary. The French Space Agency, CNES, and its contractual partners are responsible for the construction of the Ariane 6-dedicated launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana. CNES in partnership with ArianeGroup also conducts the combined tests under the responsibility of ESA.
Congrats to our teams on the @Erdayastronaut #AstroAwards2024 for the success of the launch of the mission #JUICE, along with our colleagues of @esa (not forgetting @ArianeGroup too)!
Watch the replay of the ceremony here:
🚀 1 day until the @ErdayAstronaut Astro Awards! The anticipation is soaring high as we gear up for a potential award for the JUICE mission. Stay tuned for this one of a kind event in Austin, TX on January 14th! #AstroAwards #ESA
1/2. @Arianespace is very grateful for @ESA and its member States for having confirmed a very strong commitment to the stabilized phases of #Ariane6 & #VegaC .
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We just received confirmation that the two main passengers are successfully separated!
Now waiting another 50 minutes for the 10 auxiliary payloads separation...
#VV23
@GISTDA @TASA_Taiwan @AirbusSpace @TyvakNanoSat @Avio_Group @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort
Hello there. In four hours, we will be live from @EuropeSpacePort for #VV23 with 12 satellites under the fairing of #Vega operated by @Arianespace.@EuropeSpacePort @GISTDA #TASA @Avio_Group @esa @CNES 🚀🛰
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