Satellite Launches

Sep 17 2020

Intelsat entrusts Arianespace for the launch of three C-band satellites on Ariane 5 and Ariane 6

Commercial launch services provider Arianespace and fleet operator Intelsat signed an agreement today for two launches of three satellites, Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36 and Galaxy 37, on Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 launch vehicles. This contract continues the outstanding relationship that dates back to 1983 between Arianespace and its customer Intelsat, operator of the world’s […]

By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: C-band, Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, Galaxy 37, Intelsat

Sep 3 2020

Arianespace successfully performs the first European mission to launch multiple small satellites

With Vega, Arianespace successfully performs the first European mission to launch multiple small satellites Arianespace has realised the first European “rideshare” mission for small satellites, with 53 satellites onboard the Vega launcher for 21 customers. With this new SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) shared launch concept, Arianespace demonstrates its ability to respond – in an […]

By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: Arianespace, Flight VV16, Kourou, SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service), Vega

Aug 27 2020

Vega Flight VV16: New launch opportunity begins on September 1

Arianespace has rescheduled the 16th flight for Vega within a launch window from September 1 to September 4, with a more than 90% probability of the launch going ahead. Flight VV16 has been pushed back several times, notably due to the persistence of exceptionally unfavorable winds aloft at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. […]

By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: Guiana Space Center, Vega Flight VV16

Aug 15 2020

Triple mission success for Ariane 5

Triple mission success for Ariane 5: the Galaxy 30, MEV-2 and BSAT-4b satellites reach geostationary transfer orbit Arianespace’s fifth successful mission of 2020 orbited two telecommunications satellites and one satellite servicing vehicle for operators Intelsat, B-SAT and Northrop Grumman. With this launch for two of its most loyal customers, as well as a new operator, […]

By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: Ariane 5, BSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, MEV-2

Jul 22 2020

Arianespace to launch three satellites towards Geostationary Orbit on July 28

Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 launch from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, in a launch window from 21:29 UTC to 22:15 UTC. Satellites to be placed in orbit will serve Japanese B-SAT and operators Intelsat and Northrop Grumman’s SpaceLogistics LLC. BSAT-4b was built by the American […]

By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: BSAT-4b, Galaxy 30, Intelsat, MEV-2

Jun 28 2020

Vega Flight VV16 – Launch postponed

As winds at altitude above the Guiana Space Center remain unfavorable, the final chronology operations for Vega’s Flight VV16 mission have been suspended. The Vega launcher and the 53 satellites on board are in a stabilized configuration, and in total safety. With the weather forecasted not to improve during the coming days, Arianespace decided to […]

By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: Arianespace, Kourou, Vega Flight VV16

Jun 16 2020

SES Selects Two U.S. Companies to Build Four New Satellites

Luxembourg, 16 June 2020 – SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, announces it has selected two U.S. satellite manufacturers, Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company, to deliver four new satellites as part of the company’s accelerated C-band clearing plan to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s objectives to roll-out 5G services. Northrop Grumman will […]

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Jun 1 2020

Preparations resume for Vega’s upcoming mission with 53 small satellite passengers

The launch campaign has resumed for Arianespace’s next mission, which will be the proof-of-concept flight with the Vega launcher’s “ride-share” configuration – known as the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS). Scheduled for the middle of this month from the Spaceport in French Guiana, it will loft 53 micro- and nanosatellites for the benefit of 21 […]

By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: Arianespace, Covid-19, European Space Agency, Vega Launch Vehicle

Apr 29 2020

Arianespace to resume its launch campaigns at the Guiana Space Center

Following the measures presented by the French government on April 28 as part of the gradual resumption of activity planned from May 11, and the announcement of a restart of operational activities at the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace confirms its following launch objectives: Flight VV16/SSMS – The first “rideshare” Vega launch, carrying approximately 50 small […]

By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: Arianespace, Flight VA253, Flight VV16/SSMS, Kourou

Mar 17 2020

COVID-19: Guiana Space Center suspends launch campaigns

Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need to fully implement the measures decided by the French government, launch campaigns underway at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana have been suspended. These launch preparations will resume as soon as allowed by health conditions. This exceptional measure is designed to protect the health of […]

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Feb 7 2020

Arianespace and Starsem launch 34 OneWeb satellites to help bridge the digital divide

A year after orbiting the first six OneWeb satellites, Arianespace has launched another batch – involving 34 satellites this time – to help its customer offer global Internet access to all. Arianespace will carry out 19 more Soyuz launches – along with the Ariane 62 version’s first flight – at the service of OneWeb, with […]

By Expat • International News, Satellite Launches • • Tags: Airbus Defence and Space, Arianespace, Baikonur, OneWeb

Nov 28 2019

China launches new Earth observation satellite

TAIYUAN, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — China sent a new Earth observation satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern China’s Shanxi Province at 7:52 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). The satellite, Gaofen-12, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 320th flight mission of the […]

By Expat • China, Satellite Launches • • Tags: Gaofen-12, Long March-4C rocket, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center

Satellite Launches

Intelsat entrusts Arianespace for the launch of three C-band satellites on Ariane 5 and Ariane 6

Arianespace successfully performs the first European mission to launch multiple small satellites

Vega Flight VV16: New launch opportunity begins on September 1

Triple mission success for Ariane 5

Arianespace to launch three satellites towards Geostationary Orbit on July 28

Vega Flight VV16 – Launch postponed

SES Selects Two U.S. Companies to Build Four New Satellites

Preparations resume for Vega’s upcoming mission with 53 small satellite passengers

Arianespace to resume its launch campaigns at the Guiana Space Center

COVID-19: Guiana Space Center suspends launch campaigns

Arianespace and Starsem launch 34 OneWeb satellites to help bridge the digital divide

China launches new Earth observation satellite

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