Happy national day Japan! Our relationship w/ Japanese operators and public authorities enabled the launch of 32 GTO satellites. Since 1989 Arianespace has launched an average of 1 Japanese satellite per year. In 2020 we launched JCSAT-17 for #SKYPerfectJSAT ＆ BSAT-4b for #BSAT!

⏱60 secondes Défense! 📆 Aujourd’hui, le lancement du SNLE de troisième génération: ✅ 4 sous-marins qui navigueront entre 2035 et 2090 ✅ L’emblème de notre souveraineté et l’assurance-vie de la 🇫🇷 ✅ Le projet technologique le plus complexe au monde #NotreDéfense

Ariane’s 16th flight marked a key step in the history of Europe’s launcher family. This final Ariane 1 version mission was the first to deploy a payload in Sun-synchronous orbit. Performed #OTD in 1986, it lofted Spot 1, the initial French Earth resources satellite for @CNES.

A multi-milestone mission! #OTD in 2011, Ariane’s 200th flight utilized an Ariane 5 version to send @esa’s no. 2 Automated Transfer Vehicle on its way for servicing the @Space_Station. The launch’s hefty lift performance delivered a record payload mass of 20,061 kg.

Can’t wait to see the “Earth Return Orbiter” (built by @AirbusSpace for @esa) fly aboard @Ariane6 in order to bring samples back to Earth from Mars! Don’t worry, @NASAPersevere, we’ll take good care of your babies! #mars2021 #ToMarsAndBack #MarsSampleReturn

Farewell, Ariane 4! This launcher series closed out a highly successful career with Arianespace, performing its final mission #OTD in 2003. From the service entry in 1988, Ariane 4s lofted more than 180 spacecraft passengers with a combined payload mass of over 404 metric tons.