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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 JAXA Japan's national space agency conducting launch operations, satellite development, Earth observation, asteroid exploration, and human spaceflight research JAXA logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Arianespace JAXA
Founded 1980 2003
Headquarters Évry-Courcouronnes, France Chofu, Japan
Type private government
Status operating operating
Employees 220
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Launch Services, Spaceports & Range Services Launch Services, Earth Observation & Remote Sensing, Planetary Exploration
Products listed 4 42
Federal contracts
Launches 355 (88%)
Leaders listed David Cavailloles, Caroline Arnoux, Steven Rutgers Hiroshi Yamakawa, Sonoko Watanabe, Masashi Okada
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED

How do Arianespace and JAXA compare?

Both companies work in Launch Services. Arianespace was founded in 1980 and JAXA in 2003.

Which has more launches, Arianespace or JAXA?

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.