by David Todd | Mar 12, 2019 | Launches, Satellites
When OneWeb took out its multi-launch booking of Soyuz rockets in 2015 with Arianespace, it also took three options to fly on the new Ariane 6. It has now decided to exercise one of these options, electing to fly on the maiden flight of the Ariane 6. The two-booster...
by Matt Wilson | Jan 25, 2019 | commercial launch services, Launches, Seradata News, SpaceX
It has been reported by Reuters that Arianespace has lowered the launch price of its mainstay Ariane 5 launch vehicle, in response to fierce competition in the Asia-Pacific region from industry disruptor SpaceX. The two companies are competing for two satellite launch...
by David Todd | Nov 20, 2018 | commercial launch services, Seradata News
ArianeGroup, the European conglomerate jointly owned by Airbus and Safran that is in charge of producing Europe’s main launch vehicles, has announced that it will reduce its workforce (currently numbered at 9,000) by 2,300 by 2022. The reason given by the company is...
by David Todd | Sep 12, 2018 | ESA, Launches
The commercial communications satellite operator Eutelsat has made a five-launch booking with Arianespace for its new Ariane 6 launch vehicle. The launches are set to take place from July 2022 to 2027. While launch orders and options have been received from ESA...
by David Todd | Sep 19, 2017 | Launches, Seradata News, Soyuz
Arianespace announced on 14 September that it had received the first two confirmed launch orders/confirmations for its new Ariane 6 launch vehicle (the SES O3b constellation currently holds options). The rockets, which will fly in a -62 configuration using two solid...
