Arianespace
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Boulevard de l'Europe 91006 Évry-Courcouronnes Cedex, France Tel. +33-1-60-87-60-00 Fax +33-1-60-87-63-04 |
Type: Private - Consortium
On the web:
http://www.arianespace.com
Arianespace is tops in space launches. Arianespace, the world's leading satellite launch company, is a private European commercial space consortium that has launched more than 260 satellites using its Ariane launch vehicles. Satellite operators and telecom customers that use Arianespace services include NASA and AT&T in the US, France Telecom and Inmarsat in Europe, and Singapore Telecom and NTT DoCoMo in Asia. Satellite makers -- including Boeing Satellite Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, and Mitsubishi Electric -- are also among its customers. Arianespace was formed in 1980 and is controlled by about 23 corporations, primarily aerospace firms and government space agencies.
Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Jean-Yves Le Gall
SVP Finance: Jean-Max Puech
SVP Sales and Customers: Jacques Breton
Competitors:
EUROCKOT
International Launch Services
LMCSS
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This article contains information regarding an LSP that is scheduled to conduct a launch in the next 3 days. Details may change as the countdown and ascent progress. Launch details: Arianespace will use an Ariane 5ECA to launch JCSAT-13 and Vinasat-2, two geosynchronous satellites, for JSAT and VNPT. Launch will occur from ELA-3 at Guiana Space Centre. • Webcast |
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| Type | Launch Service Provider |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Courcouronnes, France |
| Employees | 292 [1] |
| Website | arianespace.com |
Arianespace SA is a French company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial space transportation company.[2] It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part of the Ariane programme.[3] Two other launch systems are offered by the company, the Soyuz-2 as a medium-lift alternative to Ariane 5, and the Vega as a lighter one.[4]
As of 2004[update], Arianespace held more than 50 percent of the world market for boosting satellites to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).[5] More than 240 commercial launches have occurred since May 22, 1984, and Arianespace states that the total number of launch contracts signed since Ariane launches commenced operations in 1984 is 285.[3] Arianespace uses the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana as a launch site. It has its headquarters in Courcouronnes, Essonne, France,[6] near Évry.[7]
On 21 October 2011 Arianespace launched the first Soyuz rocket ever from outside former Soviet Territory. The payload was two Galileo GPS satellites.[8]
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The company and its infrastructure
Arianespace has 24 shareholders from 10 European countries, including:[9]
| Country | Shareholders | Capital |
|---|---|---|
 France |
7 | 60.12% |
 Germany |
2 | 18.62% |
 Italy |
2 | 9.36% |
 Belgium |
3 | 3.15% |
 Switzerland |
2 | 2.51% |
 Sweden |
2 | 2.30% |
 Spain |
3 | 2.01% |
 Netherlands |
1 | 1.82% |
 Norway |
1 | 0.10% |
 Denmark |
1 | not significant |
Total of 99.99% due to round-off
Corporate management is structured as follows:
| Position | Name |
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| CEO & Chairman | Jean-Yves Le Gall |
| Quality Vice-President | Gérard Gradel |
| Senior Vice-President of Programs | Laurent Louis |
| Senior Vice-President of Marketing | Jacques Breton |
| General Secretary, Senior Vice-President of Finances | Jean-Max Puech |
| Senior Vice-President of Engineering | Édouard Perez |
Offices
| Location of Office | Head of Branch |
|---|---|
| Évry, France | Jean-Yves Le Gall |
| United States | Clayton Mowry |
| Tokyo, Japan | Jean-Louis Claudon |
| Singapore | Richard Bowles |
As of 1 January 2010, Arianespace employed 323 people at its French headquarters, at its launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana, and at offices in Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.
Ariane launch vehicles
Since the first launch in 1979, there have been several versions of the Ariane launch vehicle:
- Ariane 1, first successful launch on December 24, 1979
- Ariane 2, first successful launch on November 20, 1987 (the first launch on May 30, 1986 failed)
- Ariane 3, first successful launch on August 4, 1984
- Ariane 4, first successful launch on June 15, 1988
- Ariane 5, first successful launch on October 30, 1997 (the first launch on June 4, 1996 failed).
See also
References
- ^ "A launch for the International Space Station". Arianespace. http://www.arianespace.com/site/news/kit/ATV_JulesVerne_launchkit_GB.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-06.[dead link]
- ^ "Ariane - The first commercial space transportation system". adsabs.harvard.edu. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1986spte....2.1431J. Retrieved 2008-03-07.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Arianespace was founded in 1980 as the world’s first launch services and solutions company.". arianespace.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080218002917/http://www.arianespace.com/site/about/arianespace_today_sub_index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "Service & Solutions". arianespace.com. http://www.arianespace.com/about-us/service-solutions.asp. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ John McCormick (2004). The European Union (3 ed.). Westview Press. pp. 273. ISBN 978-0-8133-4202-3.
- ^ "Russians, French sign space contract.(UPI Science Report)." United Press International. 12 April 2005. Retrieved on 24 September 2009.
- ^ "Contact us." Arianespace. Retrieved on 24 September 2009.
- ^ "Arianespace Launches First European Soyuz". Interspacenews.com. http://interspacenews.com/tabid/130/Arianespace_Launches_First_European_Soyuz.aspx?id=7475. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ "Arianespace shareholders represent scientific, technical, financial and political entities from 10 different European countries.". arianespace.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080206075437/http://www.arianespace.com/site/about/shareholders_sub_index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
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