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Arianespace

Arianespace

Operates Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles from the Guiana Space Centre, serving European institutional and global commercial satellite customers

WEBSITE LINKEDIN X YOUTUBE CAREERS

355 LAUNCHES 220 EMPLOYEES * 1980 FOUNDED

LIVE

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SITREP

Arianespace is a private company focused on launch services, and spaceports & range services. Based in Évry-Courcouronnes, France, it was founded in 1980. It is led by CEO David Cavailloles. It operates as a midstream operator spanning much of the space value chain. Its lineup includes the Ariane 6 and Vega C components. Its first launch came in 1980.

Status Operating

HQ * Évry-Courcouronnes, France

Locations HQ Évry-Courcouronnes, France Kourou, French Guiana Washington, D.C. Tokyo, Japan Singapore, Singapore

ACTIVITY

Metop-SG B3 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

Metop-SG A3 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

MTG-I4 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH SEP 30

Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

MTG-S2 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH JUN 30

MTG-I3 LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH MAR 31

PERFORMANCE

FLIGHT OPS ALL LAUNCHES

3 LAUNCHES '26 YTD

'22 5

'23 3

'24 2

'25 7

'26 3

CATALOG

Other 4

Ariane 6 Multi-Launch Service Small Spacecraft Mission Service Vega C

CREW ALL PEOPLE

David Cavailloles Chief Executive Officer

Caroline Arnoux Head of Ariane Business Unit

Claudia Flote Chief Operating Officer

Michel Doubovick Chief Financial Officer

Pierre-Yves Tissier Chief Technical and Quality Officer

Steven Rutgers Chief Commercial Officer

NETWORK GRAPH

IN THE NEWS WITH

Amazon 2 European Space Agency 1 ArianeGroup 1

COMPETITORS

Firefly Aerospace Avio Astra Space Blue Origin United Launch Alliance SpaceX Rocket Lab

CLASSIFICATION

Sectors

Launch Services Spaceports & Range Services

Technology

Medium-Lift Heavy-Lift Hydrogen Solid Fuel Rideshare Aggregator

Orbit & Destination

Application

Commercial Government-Civil Government-Defense

Thematic

Legacy Prime Pioneer

DATA & SOURCES

SourceProvides

Company websitecompany profile, products, locations, press

Launch Library 2launch records, vehicles

Industry pressnews coverage

* Lower-confidence value, or one we haven't anchored to a primary source yet. Profile assembled from 3 sources and cross-checked continuously.

PROFILE

Last verified 2026-07-14

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