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Arianespace logo Arianespace Operates Ariane 6 and Vega C launch vehicles from the Guiana Space Centre, serving European institutional and global commercial satellite customers vs i-Space Develops solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles including the Hyperbola series, with China's first privately-built orbital rocket and a reusable methane rocket in development i-Space logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Arianespace i-Space
Founded 1980 2016
Headquarters Évry-Courcouronnes, France China
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 220
Total funding $473.7M
Latest round Series D++
Sectors Launch Services, Spaceports & Range Services Launch Services, Space Propulsion
Products listed 4 3
Federal contracts
Launches 355 (88%) 9 (44%)
Leaders listed David Cavailloles, Caroline Arnoux, Steven Rutgers Peng Xiaobo
News mentions 0 0
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FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Arianespace and i-Space compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Arianespace was founded in 1980 and i-Space in 2016.

Which has more launches, Arianespace or i-Space?

Arianespace leads with 355 tracked launches (88% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.