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Space News November 8, 2016

Just one Ariane 5 rocket is going to launch 4 Galileo satellites into orbit this month

This month, a single Ariane 5 rocket is set to propel four Galileo satellites into orbit for the navigation constellation’s first-ever quadruple launch. Mission controllers…

Space News June 20, 2016

New record and successful launch for Ariane 5

Ariane 5 launched two telecommunication satellites weighing a total of 10.730 tonnes into space from the European spaceport in Kourou, a new record for the European…

Space News March 9, 2016

Ariane 5 launcher racks up 71st success in a row for Airbus Defence and Space

Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 71st time in a row, confirming the reliability and sophistication of the European…

Space News December 16, 2013

Astrium to build 18 new Ariane 5 ECA launchers for Arianespace

– Astrium CEO Francois Auque and Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stéphane Israël signed a contract for the manufacture of 18 Ariane 5 ECAs in…

Space News October 16, 2013

Astrium awarded three new contracts by ESA for Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 ME launchers

€106 million contract for continued development of the Ariane 5 ME €278 million contract for continued development of elements common to the Ariane 5 ME…

Space News September 18, 2013

Arianespace and Astrium sign an agreement to begin production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers

Arianespace and Astrium signed an initial agreement on 17 September to begin the production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers. As part of this…

Space News August 30, 2013

Ariane 5 launches with two communications satellites

An Ariane 5 rocket took off Thursday at 22:30 local time (20:30 GMT) from the Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, and carrying two communications…

Space News July 18, 2013

Astrium a prime contractor twice over for Alphasat launch aboard Ariane 5

Alphasat, the world’s most sophisticated commercial communications satellite ever built, is ready for its launch aboard an Ariane 5, scheduled on 25 July Alphasat, designed…

Space News June 6, 2013

Ariane 5 launches ATV-4

06 June 2013 Double success demonstrates again Astrium’s unmatched reliability record and expertise as the prime contractor of Ariane 5 and the ATV 55th consecutive…

Space News January 30, 2013

Astrium wins ESA contracts to design Ariane 6 and continue development of Ariane 5 ME

EADS The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed prime contractor agreements worth €108 million with Astrium These contracts enable the start of the Ariane 6…

Space News April 10, 2012

Astrium awarded European Space Agency (ESA) contract to continue development of the Ariane 5 ME

Worth €112 million, this contract will enable the design of the Ariane 5 ME’s new sub-systems Ariane 5 ME will decrease by 20% costs per…

Space News September 22, 2011

46th successful launch in a row of the Astrium-built Ariane 5

Ariane 5, the European launch vehicle developed and manufactured by Astrium, today successfully lifted-off from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. For FranÃ§ois Auque,…

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