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Arianespace and ViaSat Reach Agreement on Schedule Assurance.

Relevance Score: 5.028    2009-05-21 01:06:11

Arianespace announced that it was successful in renegotiated ViaSat its launch services agreement that will secure launch capability for the ViaSat-1 high-capacity satellite should the need arise. The agreement also includes advanced payments made under the ViaSat-1 launch services agreement to a potential future ViaSat satellite launch by Arianespace.  Jean-Yves Le ...

The Fifth Ariane 5 For Launch In 2009 Is Moved To The Final Assembly Building.

Relevance Score: 4.559    2009-09-04 17:55:19

Arianespace is continuing its sustained mission pace by taking delivery of the fifth heavy-lift Ariane 5 to be launched from the Spaceport in French Guiana during 2009.   This milestone occurred with the Ariane 5’s transfer from the Spaceport’s Launcher Integration Building – where its basic build-up was performed by industrial ...

HYLAS 2 Satellite To Be Launched By Arianespace

Relevance Score: 4.448    2009-12-31 14:02:38

Avanti Communications Group has chosen Arianespace to launch its HYLAS 2 communications satellite. The HYLAS 2 satellite will be boosted into geostationary transfer orbit in the first half of 2012 by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher operating at the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. It is the ...

Arianespace will deliver Intelsat New Dawn satellite into orbit

Relevance Score: 4.156    2009-04-15 09:31:16

Arianespace has obtained the launch contract to deliver the Intelsat New Dawn satellite into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) for New Dawn Satellite Company Ltd., a joint venture between Intelsat and a South African investor group led by Convergence Partners. Arianespace has already signed six contracts with the major satellite operators ...

Another Arianespace Accomplishment — Avanti's HYLAS Sat Signed On.

Relevance Score: 4.136    2009-08-04 15:44:38

Avanti Communications Group plc, has selected Arianespace to launch the HYLAS telecommunications satellite.   This new contract is the 11th signed by Arianespace with the major satellite operators. The launch of the HYLAS satellite is planned for the first semester of 2010, using an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher from the ...

Arianespace will launch JCSAT-13

Relevance Score: 4.134    2009-04-18 00:05:42

    Arianespace has been chosen by Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation to launch its new JCSAT-13 communications satellite. This new agreement is the 7th contract signed in 2009 by Arianespace with the major satellite operators. Masanori Akiyama, President and CEO of SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Jean-Yves Le Gall, Chairman ...

Arianespace Launches HYLAS

Relevance Score: 4.101    2009-08-01 15:04:34

Avanti Communications Group plc, has chosen Arianespace to launch the HYLAS telecommunications satellite. This new contract is the 11th inked by Arianespace with the major satellite operators.   The launch of the HYLAS satellite is scheduled for the first half of 2010, using an Ariane 5 or Soyuz launcher from the ...

Arianespace Won Twice: ST-2 Satellite Ventures + ABS!

Relevance Score: 3.608    2009-06-18 22:56:29

ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte Ltd (STS), a joint venture including Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) and Chunghwa Telecom Company Ltd (Chunghwa), has chosen Arianespace to launch its new telecommunications satellite, ST-2 — this satellite will replace ST-1, which was put into obrit by Arianespace in 1998. The other important news for ...

Arabsat BADR-6 launch set for Monday, July 7

Relevance Score: 3.488    2008-09-14 22:10:50

The Arab Satellite Communication Organization, Arabsat, announces today that the launch of its BADR-6 satellite  has been postponed to Monday, July 7th.     Khalid Balkheyour, President and CEO of Arabsat, revealed that he was informed early this morning by Arianespace, the satellite launcher, that "due to an anomaly identified on the electrical ...

Avanti Won't Launch A Satellite.

Relevance Score: 3.457    2009-07-18 18:27:00

Avanti Communications Group informed that they withdrew their HylasOne satellite from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle. It was slated to be launched in 2009 onboard the first commercial Falcon 9 launch.  Avanti switched to Arianespace as launch customer, either flying on a Soyuz launcher or as secondary payload onboard an Ariane ...

French Military Satellite Remains On Earth.

Relevance Score: 3.421    2009-12-10 16:11:04

The Ariane 5 GS rocket carrying the Helios 2B satellite has been put in stand-by mode.   The launch of French military satellite, Helios 2B, has been postponed because of technical problems.   The satellite was planned to be launched on board an Ariane 5 GS rocket from the French Guiana ...

Shock in Arianespace

Relevance Score: 3.403    2009-03-27 16:36:54

As a "shock" Le Gall, the head of Arianespace, describes his feelings about choosing Chinese competitor to launch new satellite. China this month launched W3B satellite and it possibly will anger government of USA. This decision has not only USA but also European meaning that it is in some kind of opposition ...

French military satellite launch delayed

Relevance Score: 3.401    2009-12-09 20:36:36

The Arianespace center has confirmed on its official website that the Wednesday launch of the French military observation satellite Helios 2B was postponed for several days, as an "anomaly of the launcher" was found.     The lift-off was originally scheduled at around 17:26 Paris time (1626 GMT) from the Kourou launch ...

New Arlington-based satellite service plans first launch s statement released by Arianespace.

Relevance Score: 3.393    2010-03-02 14:31:54

A new satellite service named OverHorizon, based in Arlington, Va., has selected a European rocket to launch its first communications satellite into orbit, according to a press statement released by Arianespace.     OverHorizon is a new satellite operator addressing the global mobile broadband satellite communication market.   OverHorizon has chosen European satellite launch service ...

TerreStar-1 Put Into Orbit Via Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA.

Relevance Score: 3.379    2009-07-06 23:57:45

Arianespace successfully put into geostationary transfer orbit the largest commercial satellite ever launched, TerreStar-1, for North American operator TerreStar Networks Inc.   Ariane 5 is the only launcher available in the market that can ensure a large number of missions, as it launches the heaviest commercial satellites into geostationary orbit and ...

HISPASAT's Spatial Passenger Has Arrived To French Guiana.

Relevance Score: 3.370    2009-09-02 20:35:23

The initial passenger for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 mission of this year was delivered to French Guiana following a trans-Atlantic cargo flight from Europe. HISPASAT's Amazonas 2 telecommunications relay satellite arrived this morning aboard an Antonov An-124 jetliner, which landed at Cayenne's Rochambeau International Airport. It will now start ...

HISPASAT's Spatial Passenger Has Arrived To French Guiana.

Relevance Score: 3.345    2009-09-14 14:26:09

The initial passenger for Arianespace's fifth Ariane 5 mission of this year was provided to French Guiana today (August 28) following a trans-Atlantic cargo flight from Europe. HISPASAT's Amazonas 2 telecommunications relay satellite arrived this morning aboard an Antonov An-124 jetliner, which landed at Cayenne's Rochambeau International Airport. It ...

The dual-satellite payload for Ariane 5’s upcoming flight enters final preparations

Relevance Score: 3.344    2009-04-16 21:40:03

The Herschel space telescope and Planck observatory have been fueled with its hydrazine propellant at Europe’s Spaceport, and are being readied for integration in Ariane 5’s payload “stack.” Both spacecraft were developed in programs managed by the European Space Agency, which is Arianespace’s customer for May 6 flight. Herschel is the ...

Military satellite launch in French Guiana delayed

Relevance Score: 3.306    2010-01-01 20:47:33

The launch of a French military satellite from French Guiana has been delayed.   Arianespace says it stopped the countdown in the final minutes before launch of the Helios 2B. Officials said Thursday that they would soon provide more details.   The original launch was delayed on Dec. 9 after officials said they noticed ...

Arianespace Poised For 2010 Boost

Relevance Score: 3.199    2010-01-09 01:15:50

Arianespace is entering its 30th year of commercial activity with the business and operational tools to retain the company's industry leadership role - especially during challenging market conditions and amid strong competition among launch service providers. Speaking to international journalists at the annual New Year's press conference in Paris today, Chairman ...

French Military Satellite Launch Delayed Again.

Relevance Score: 3.190    2009-12-18 01:43:02

The launch of a French military satellite from French Guiana has been delayed again  . Arianespace informed it stopped the countdown in the final minutes before launch of the Helios 2B. Officials said Thursday that they would soon provide more details.   The original launch was delayed on Dec. 9 after ...

Galileo Launch Contract Signed By European Space Agency.

Relevance Score: 3.046    2009-06-18 23:09:36

The European Space Agency informed it has signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of four Galileo satellites on two Soyuz launch vehicles.   The agreement, signed Monday during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France, calls for the satellites to be launched from Europe Space Agency's spaceport in ...

OHB System, Arienspace winners in EU satellite order.

Relevance Score: 3.023    2010-01-07 15:35:33

Germany's OHB System (OHBG.DE) will deliver 14 satellites for the European Union's Galileo navigation system and Arianespace (EAD.PA) of France will launch them into orbit, the EU executive said on Thursday.   Support services for Europe's biggest space programme will be delivered by Franco-Italian group Thales Alenia Space (TCFP.PA)(SIFI.MI) in a ...

Doing D3 And JCSAT-12 Preparation Work Is Arianespace.

Relevance Score: 3.016    2009-08-18 15:22:35

The final phase of payload preparations has been initiated for Arianespace’s next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission, which is set for later this month with the Optus D3 and JCSAT-12 as satellite passengers.   This activity includes Optus D3’s propellant loading, which occurred in the S5A fueling and integration hall of the ...

Orbital Sciences Delivers Bundle Of Joy To Arianespace.

Relevance Score: 2.973    2009-08-03 18:55:26

Not necessarily a bouncing bundle of joy — but certainly an accomplishment — a major feat as Optus D3 was delivered making it the second of two satellite payloads for Arianespace's mid-August Ariane 5 mission in French Guiana, moving this heavy-lift launch campaign into full swing.   Optus D3 is unloaded ...

Three Launch Vehicles Ready For Arianespace Launches.

Relevance Score: 2.956    2009-10-12 21:26:04

It is a busy time as launch vehicles for three upcoming Arianespace missions are now at the Spaceport in French Guiana following this week's delivery of components for Ariane 5's record seventh flight of 2009.   The latest Ariane 5 was delivered by the MN Toucan, which is one of two ...

NSS-12 and THOR 6 Successfully Blast Off To Orbit Via Ariane 5.

Relevance Score: 2.923    2009-11-09 23:04:33

Arianespace has successfully launched the Ariane 5 ECA with its twin passengers, NSS-12 and THOR 6, from the Spaceport in French Guiana.   Lifting off on time at 5:00 p.m. from the Spaceport in French Guiana, the Ariane 5 deployed the two television broadcast satellites during a mission lasting 31 ...

Inmarsat Has Chosen Arianespace for Launch Of Alphasat I-XL.

Relevance Score: 2.831    2009-05-21 00:52:35

Inmarsat plc (LSE: ISAT), the top provider of global mobile satellite communications services, informed that it has signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of its Alphasat I-XL satellite.nbsp; Planned for launch in 2012, the Alphasat I-XL satellite will be carried by an Ariane 5 ECA from the Guiana Space ...

Two-Timing Streamlined Workhorse For Ariane 5.

Relevance Score: 2.710    2009-08-19 13:37:55

Dual payloads of telecommunications' satellites are undergoing preparations as the fifth Ariane 5 this year readies for launch having completed its initial build-up for another of Arianespace's trademark dual-satellite payload missions.   During activity in the Launcher Integration Building at Europe's Spaceport, this heavy-lift Ariane 5 was fitted with its ESC-A ...

Double Ariane 5 Play For Arianespace At Spaceport.

Relevance Score: 2.623    2009-07-02 22:38:11

Two Ariane 5 launch campaigns are in full swing at the Spaceport, keeping Arianespace on track for its scheduled seven missions in 2009 with the workhorse heavy-lift vehicle.   For its third flight of the year, the TerreStar-1 telecommunications satellite has made a contact with Ariane 5 hardware, with the very ...

 

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