US space supremacy slipping Jul 13, 2008
Russia will soon launch rockets from a base in South America under an agreement with the European company Arianespace, whose main launch facility is in Kourou, French Guiana ... The United States is largely out of the business of launching satellites for other nations, something the Russians, Indians, Chinese, and Arianespace do regularly. (Boston Globe)
LIVE: Ariane 5 ECA launches with Turksat 3A and Skynet 5C Jun 13, 2008
By Chris Bergin, 6/12/2008 4:07:32 PM Arianespace are back on track with the dual payload launch of their Ariane 5 ECA, carrying Turksat 3A and the British Military satellite, Skynet 5C. The launch from French Guiana was slightly delayed to 6:05pm EDT. ... The programming glitch, according to Arianespace, is thought to have occurred during software updates made after the ATV flight ... Skynet 5C is the third satellite to be launched by Arianespace for UK-based Paradigm - a military satellite... (NASASpaceflight.com)
NASA urges Europe to build manned spaceship Jun 6, 2008
Philippe Berterottiere, marketing director for Arianespace, whose rocket launched the unmanned cargo ship Jules Verne in April, told The Associated Press it would be "quite easy" to develop a manned capsule, with development costs of around $3-4. 5 billion. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Official: Vietnam to well exploit first satellite, launch more Apr 19, 2008
6-ton telecommunication satellite produced by U.S. firm Lockheed Martin was successfully launched by French company ArianeSpace in Kourou site in French Guiana on the northeast coast of South America at 5:16 a.m. (Vietnamese time) on Saturday. Vietnam will launch one or two satellites after Vinasat-1 is in use for some time to serve increasingly big communications demand fueled by the country's high and stable economic growth as well as stronger flows of foreign direct investment, he said. (Xinhua)
Europe Launches Its First Resupply Ship -- Jules Verne ATV -- To The ISS Mar 15, 2008
This is the result of close cooperation between Member States, European industry, Arianespace, CNES, ESA staff and international partners. But the next steps of Jules Verne s mission are as important when it comes to attaining the objective of automatic rendezvous and docking with the ISS, controlled from the ATV Control Centre in Toulouse. (Science Daily)
Rocket launches from French Guiana Mar 9, 2008
The rocket will carry 21 tons of cargo to the space station, according Arianespace, the commercial arm of the 13-country European Space Agency. It is the first of nine missions that Arianespace has arranged from this South American country to service the station over the next several years. (Yahoo News)
Sky-high ambitionEurope's spaceport is undergoing a major expansion Mar 8, 2008
He is content, however, because this is just the right kind of depression compared with the one his Arianespace company was contemplating just a few years ago ... The satellite industry likes the prospect of it all and has given Arianespace a bulging order book; the French-run business has posted sales of just under one billion euros for the past year ... Arianespace has now a dominant position in a commercial sector buoyed by telecom companies desperate to get more spacecraft in orbit to... (BBC News -- Science)
Ocean rocket returns to business Jan 16, 2008
Sea Launch is seen as an important competitor for the European launch services company Arianespace, which, in the absence of the Pacific Ocean system, lofted 80% of the world's commercial payloads in 2007. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Science)
Ariane rocket ends 2007 on high Dec 22, 2007
Rocket operator Arianespace has a large order book and is ramping up its launch programme, with the aim of flying seven to eight Ariane 5s annually. Highlights in the coming year include the launch of the European Space Agency's Planck and Herschel orbiting telescopes; and the third and final satellite in the UK's biggest space project, its Skynet military communications system. (BBC News -- Europe)
European rocket ends year on high note Dec 22, 2007
ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACEAn Ariane 5 rocket lifts off from the European Space Agency's spaceport in French Guiana on Friday ... RASCOM's chief executive, Faraj Elamari, said the satellite would "contribute to bridging the digital divide within Africa and between Africa and the rest of the world.This will result in savings of several hundreds of million of dollars now paid annually to operators outside of Africa, he said.Six minutes after the first satellite was deployed, the rocket released... (MSNBC -- Technology)
High Winds Prevent Italian Satellite's Launch Dec 9, 2007
"Arianespace has been very vocal about also wanting an opportunity to bid for that particular mission so we'll see just how that goes," said Ken Heinly, vice president of Boeing Launch Services. Saturday's launch came a week after ULA marked its first birthday. (Space.com)
* Business Quick Take Dec 2, 2007
The head of the European satellite launch group Arianespace, Jean-Yves Le Gall, warned the US on Friday against Chinese "dumping" in the market and suggested Washington should improve its ovesight. "Today, we see China has re-entered the market for commercial launches, using so-called `ITAR-Free' satellites designed and built without US technology," Le Gall told a space industry luncheon in Washington. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Arianespace warns US over Chinese space 'dumping' Dec 1, 2007
Arianespace warns US over Chinese space 'dumping ... Arianespace warns US over Chinese space 'dumping ... WASHINGTON (AFP) - The head of the European satellite launch group Arianespace, Jean-Yves Le Gall, warned the United States Friday against Chinese "dumping" in the market and suggested Washington should improve its oversight. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Ariane 5 Rocket Launches British and Brazilian Satellites Nov 17, 2007
Arianespace hailed the launch as a complete success, marking the Ariane 5 rocket's 21st consecutive successful flight dating back to 2002 ... "Since the beginning of 2007, 12 large commercial communications have been launched [worldwide], and we launched 10 of them - 83 percent of the total, which is also a record," said Jean-Yves Le Gall, chairman and CEO of Arianespace ... Two more missions are on the books for Arianespace to round out the year. (Space.com)
Ariane 5 is go: Skynet 5B military chat-sat on the way Nov 16, 2007
Launch 'reflects Arianespace strategic role ... Arianespace's strategic role ... Arianespace said that the launch had set a new record for Ariane V, with 8,700kg of payload delivered. (Register)
Arianespace Boosts Skynet 5B and Star One C1 Into Orbit Nov 15, 2007
Sets New Record KOROU, French Guiana, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday evening, November 14, Arianespace boosted two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO): the Astrium Paradigm Skynet 5B military communications satellite for the British Ministry of Defence (MoD), and the Star One C1 commercial communications satellite built by Thales Alenia Space for Brazilian operator Star One. 35th Ariane 5 launch, 21st success in a row, and a new payload weight record The latest successful... (PR Newswire)
Ariane rocket orbits UK satellites Nov 15, 2007
Arianespace is 28 percent owned by European aerospace giant EADS.. Twenty-seven minutes after the launch, the rocket released a Skynet 5B satellite for the Defence Ministry (MoD). (Reuters UK)
Warning from China spurs U.S. entrepreneurs in space race Nov 15, 2007
"We can do any payload for one-half to one-third the price of larger competitors," Musk said, referring to Boeing; Lockheed Martin; the French company Arianespace; ISC Kosmotras, the Russian company that uses the Dnepr space launching system; and Orbital Sciences of Dulles, Virginia, outside of Washington. The main competitor for the entrepreneurial upstarts is Orbital Sciences, which was founded in 1982 to develop smaller, less expensive space and rocket systems. (International Herald Tribune)
European rocket puts two satellites in orbit Nov 15, 2007
The Ariane 5 rocket took off from the Kourou launch center and cruised through a deck of broken, low clouds powered by two boosters and its cryogenic main engine, according to a statement from Arianespace, the commercial arm of the 13-country European Space Agency that organized the launch ... Britain's Skynet 5B was deployed about 27 minutes into the mission, and Brazil's Star One C1 was released about six minutes later, Arianespace said ... The launch marked the fifth Ariane 5 dual-satellite... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Further delay for Skynet launch Nov 13, 2007
A spokesman for Arianespace, the company which operates Kourou, told BBC News that the anomaly occurred just prior to fuelling of the rocket. He said engineers would assess the problem before setting a new launch date and time. (BBC News -- Europe)
Washington Space Business Roundtable Talk: Jean-Yves Le Gall Nov 13, 2007
WSBR SPEAKER: Jean-Yves Le Gall Chairman Executive Officer, Arianespace ... Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arianespace will answer these questions and provide a historical growth perspective, identifying the demands that have been and will be essential to the continued success of the launch industry. (NASA Watch)
Ariane rocket launch set for Monday Nov 12, 2007
PARIS (Reuters) - An Ariane rocket carrying a British military satellite and a Brazilian telecommunications satellite will be launched on Monday from French Guiana after a technical problem delayed Friday's send off, the Arianespace rocket launch company said. In a statement issued from the company's launch site in Kourou on the northeast coast of South America, the company said: "Following the testing and replacement of an equipment component on the launch vehicle, Arianespace has authorized a... (Reuters)
Skynet military launch is delayed Nov 10, 2007
"We tried to understand what's going on [in the electronic equipment] but unfortunately we did not succeed," explained Jean-Yves Le Gall from Arianespace, the company which runs the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. "We are now taking the launch vehicle back to the Final Assembly Building where we will investigate the equipment and replace it.". (BBC News -- Science)
Launch of Ariane rocket postponed Nov 10, 2007
The technicians identified irregularities Friday morning in therotation of one fuel tank of the rocket's solid propellants, said Arianespace President Jean-Yves Le Gall. However, they have so far failed to find out what caused the problem, said Le Gall, adding that the launch will be postponed at least to next Monday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hughes Communications, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results Nov 8, 2007
Selected Highlights -- HNS' next-generation SPACEWAY(TM) 3 satellite was successfully launched by Arianespace on August 14, 2007, setting the stage for Hughes to begin offering a new range of satellite broadband services to enterprise, consumer and government customers throughout North America beginning in the first quarter of 2008. -- HNS' wholly owned European subsidiary HNS Ltd. was awarded a multi-year contract by U.K. lottery operator Camelot PLC to provide managed network services for over... (PR Newswire)
Ariane 5 rocket lofts satellite pair for Americas, Australia Oct 6, 2007
Arianespace reported the elliptical injection orbit had a high point of 22,316 miles, a low point of 363 miles and inclination of four degrees to the equator ... In Friday night's post-launch jubilations, Kenneth Lee, the Intelsat vice president of space systems management and planning, thanked Arianespace for the smooth ride given to the Intelsat 11 spacecraft ... The Ariane 5 rocket has flown four times this year and Arianespace is planning two more. (Spaceflight Now)
Ariane tests space truck sequence Oct 6, 2007
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Third International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight Sep 13, 2007
We are very pleased to have Arianespace Inc. (USA) return as our Title Sponsor and to once again enjoy the dynamic relationship with the X PRIZE Cup which will held on October 27-28 at Holloman Air Force Base ... He will be joined by Alex Tai of Virgin Galactic and Clayton Mowry, President of Arianespace. (NASA Watch)
Esa, Nasa team up for missions Jun 20, 2007
JWST will be launched aboard a European Arianespace rocket from Kourou in French Guiana. The cost of Lisa Pathfinder is estimated at about 247m euros. (BBC News -- Europe)
European rocket powers to record May 5, 2007
The rocket is the workhorse of Europe's commercial launch service, operated by the French-based Arianespace company. In its heavy-lift, or ECA, configuration, the vehicle produces 13,000 kilonewtons of thrust at launch - equivalent to 20 Concorde jets at take-off. (BBC News -- Science)
SpaceX gets Cape Canaveral launch pad Apr 27, 2007
The approval will help privately held SpaceX, as the company is known, compete with Orbital Sciences Corp., which develops small space systems, and later with the bigger rockets of Europe's Arianespace and the United Launch Alliance ... SpaceX's heavy lift-capable Falcon 9 rocket would compete against Boeing's Delta IV, Lockheed's Atlas V and Arianespace's Ariane 5, according to SpaceX's Web site. (Scientific American)
Launch of European rocket is delayed Mar 14, 2007
The Ariane 5 rocket began to be fueled with liquid oxygen and hydrogen about five hours before the scheduled liftoff Saturday, but technicians experienced problems with the flow of coolant, according to Arianespace, the commercial arm of the 13-country European Space Agency. "I didn't want to take any risk," said Jean-Yves Le Gall, chief executive officer of Arianespace, near the launch pad in this French department on the northeastern coast of South America ... The launch previously was delayed... (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Insat-4B blasts DTH to new high Mar 14, 2007
After Insat-4B became the 13th Indian satellite to be placed in orbit by an Ariane rocket since 1981, Isro chairman, Madhavan Nair, remarked at Kourou, "Thirteen is considered an unlucky number. But, it is not so with Isro and Arianespace.". The flight was delayed by a day following a problem with Arianespace's launch system on Sunday ... On Monday, at Arianespace's Jupiter control room in Kourou, the atmosphere was clearly a mixture of excitement and nervous anticipation because of the earlier... (Times of India)
Ariane 5 rocket puts British, Indian ... Mar 12, 2007
An Ariane 5 rocket blasted off here on Sunday and put into orbit a military satellite for Britain and a television satellite for India, Arianespace said ... Technical problems with the launchpad had forced Arianespace, the firm operating the European Space Agency rockets, to delay the launch from Saturday ... Arianespace plans six launches of Ariane 5 rockets this year to place 10 satellites into orbit plus the first mission of the Automated Transfer Vehicle cargo vessel for the International... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Arianespace launches successful Mar 12, 2007
The Ariane-5 ECA rocket shuttled the British Defence Ministry's Skynet 5A satellite and India's Insat 4B civil communications satellite into orbit, said Jean-Yves Le Gall, chief executive officer of Arianespace, the commercial arm of the 13-country European Space Agency. The launch had been rescheduled from Saturday because technicians experienced problems with the flow of coolant, Arianespace said ... Sunday's launch went smoothly, with the rocket deploying the British Defence Ministry's Skynet... (Globe and Mail)
Ariane 5 Rocket Launch Scrubbed Due to Pad Water System Glitch Mar 11, 2007
"We have decided to put a hold on the launch for this evening," Jean-Yves Le Gall, CEO of the Ariane rocket launch firm Arianespace, who announced the scrub at Europes Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana ... The planned space shot is expected to be the first of up to six launches for Arianespace in 2007. (Space.com)
LIVE: Ariane 5 to launch with Skynet 5A and INSAT 4B satellites Mar 11, 2007
Following a successful 2006, Arianespace are aiming to carry out six launches from their Kourou launch site in French Guiana. The company will also conduct three launches via the Soyuz-U launch vehicle via it's Starsem affiliate from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome. (NASASpaceflight.com)
* Arianespace hopes to beef up its US satellite business Feb 24, 2007
Arianespace hopes to beef up its US satellite business ... Europe's satellite launch group Arianespace hopes to boost its US business on rising demand for high-definition television, but said on Thursday it remains locked out of lucrative US government contracts ... Jean-Yves Le Gall, Arianespace's director general, said in an interview that the company had ambitions to muscle into the commercial US market for satellite launch services during the next two or three years. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
After slump, satellites get back on the beam Feb 18, 2007
" Standing on the factory floor, wrapped in plastic and awaiting delivery, satellites do not look particularly impressive. They're designed to fit inside the nose cones of the rockets that will carry them most of the way into orbit, and cargo is limited to a package about 12 feet in diameter and 25 feet tall. Loral does not launch rockets but instead contracts with one of a handful of commercial firms such as Sea Launch, an international consortium managed by Boeing, or Arianespace, a European... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
