Jan 27 2017
Arianespace has orbited the Hispasat 36W-1 telecommunications satellite for operator Hispasat. The launch took place on Friday, January 27, 2017 at 10:03 p.m. (local time) from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This was the first launch of the year for Arianespace, and also the first Soyuz launch into geostationary transfer […]
Dec 8 2016
British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat has confirmed that it has switched a launch from SpaceX to Arianespace. The decision also affects Arabsat-owned Hellas-Sat which forms part of the launch’s overall mission. Inmarsat says it will use an Ariane-5 heavy lift rocket to launch its ‘European Aviation Network’ S-band satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space in […]
Nov 2 2015
The satellites for Arianespace’s 12th flight in 2015 – which will close out the company’s record year of launch activity – have arrived in French Guiana with delivery of the latest two European Galileo navigation platforms to be lofted by Soyuz. These spacecraft landed at Cayenne’s Félix Eboué Airport aboard a chartered freighter jetliner, and […]
Oct 26 2015
The sixth Vega to be launched from French Guiana has completed its basic assembly at the Spaceport, readying this light-lift vehicle to receive Europe’s LISA Pathfinder scientific spacecraft for an Arianespace mission in December. Vega’s build-up was performed on the Spaceport’s ZLV launch pad, with the vehicle protected by a mobile gantry. The initial assembly […]
Oct 23 2015
Arianespace has received the sixth Ariane 5 for launch in 2015, keeping the company on track for a record year of mission activity with its complete launcher family at the Spaceport in French Guiana. The heavy-lift Ariane 5 was transferred this week from the Launcher Assembly Building, where it underwent the integration process performed by […]
Sep 20 2012
The launch of Arianespace flight VA209 (Astra 2F) has been tentatively re-scheduled for September 28, 2012 – pending the completion of these additional verifications involving the Payload Fairing of the launcher. The 2,600-Kilogram Fairing of the Arianespace Launch Vehicle was built by RUAG Space. It is 10 meters in length and 5.4 meters in diameter […]
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Mar 15 2017
SES’ hybrid SES-15 satellite arrives for Arianespace’s next Soyuz mission
French Guiana has welcomed another payload for Arianespace’s fast-paced mission schedule in 2017 with yesterday’s arrival of SES-15 – the first hybrid satellite for SES, which will be launched in April by a medium-lift Soyuz. SES-15 was delivered by a cargo jetliner that landed at Félix Eboué Airport near Cayenne. After unloading in its protective […]
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By Expat • SATELLITES, UK Media News • Tags: 129° West, Arianespace, SES-15, Soyuz