Arianespace

Arianespace is a French company for space launch systems developed by ArianeGroup, namely the Ariane and Vega launcher families, created in 1980. The company defines itself in its own terms as a "launch operator". Since 2007, following an agreement between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian space agency Roscosmos, Arianespace has also been responsible for launching the Soyuz launchers.[1] The Ariane launch base, located in Kourou in French Guiana (Guyana Space Center), offers Arianespace a significant advantage over its competitors due to its proximity to the equator in an area free of any risk of tropical cyclones.[2]

Arianespace
Industryspace transport Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Évry-Courcouronnes Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
220 (2021) Edit this on Wikidata

References
  1. Mais pourquoi Arianespace lance des satellites télécoms avec Soyuz de Kourou
  2. Kourou : lancement réussi pour la fusée Ariane 5

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