#arianespace — Public Fediverse posts

📆 2024 : #Maia’s inaugural flight is expected to take place from the Guiana Space Centre in 2025, with the first commercial flight following in 2026 https://europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-ceo-reusable-ariane-6-not-economically-interesting/

⏳No earlier than 2nd half, 2027 https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/8068/

#Arianespace #MaiaSpace #reusability

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/117003762466413767

A #MaiaSpace spokesperson has now confirmed to @europeanspaceflight that the company is targeting the second half of 📆 2027 for its first launch attempt ⏳🥱

#ArianeGroup #Arianespace

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/117032277574411912

During #ESA’s Ministerial Council meeting in November 2025, a total of €184.9 million was committed to #MaiaSpace. @europeanspaceflight estimates that MaiaSpace’s operational burn rate 💰🔥 was approximately €4.3 million per month

#ArianeGroup #Arianespace

Vega C launches South Korean satellite

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/vega-c-launches-south-korean-satellite/

#ESA:
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Zwei Vereinbarungen markieren einen neuen Schritt für die Nutzung von Ariane 6 und Vega-C
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"Der Betrieb von Ariane 6 und Vega C wird Europa einen autonomen Zugang zum Weltraum vom europäischen Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana aus sichern."

https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Zwei_Vereinbarungen_markieren_einen_neuen_Schritt_fuer_die_Nutzung_von_Ariane_6_und_Vega-C

14.11.2025

#Ariane6 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #Avio #CSG #Europa #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #Vega #VegaC

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace startet erfolgreich CO3D- und MicroCarb-Satelliten
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"Am 25. Juli 2025 hat Arianespace mit einer Vega C-Rakete erfolgreich die Satelliten CO3D von Airbus Defence and Space und MicroCarb des französischen Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) ins All gebracht."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-startet-erfolgreich-co3d-und-microcarb-satelliten?lang=deu

26.7.2025

#Airbus #Avio #CNES #CO2 #CO3D #DSM #EO #Erdbeobachtung #Kourou #MicroCarb #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #TAS #VegaC #VV27

#Airbus:
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Airbus-built CO3D constellation successfully launched to map our planet in 3D
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".. our Airbus-built CO3D (Constellation Optique 3D) satellites have been successfully placed into orbit by an Arianespace Vega-C rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, .. mission to create a highly detailed 3D map of the Earth’s surface. .."

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-07-airbus-built-co3d-constellation-successfully-launched-to-map-our

26.7.2025

#Arianespace #Avio #CNES #CO3D #DSM #EO #Erdbeobachtung #Kourou #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VegaC #VV27

Starting in 📆 2025, at least two #European 🇪🇺 launch startups (#IsarAerospace and #RocketFactory Augsburg) expect to offer more choices for both institutional and commercial customers. The field will continue to widen toward the close of the decade, with #MaiaSpace, #Latitude, #HyImpulse, #HyPrSpace, #Orbex, #PLDSpace, and #Skyrora all working toward an inaugural flight of their respective vehicles. https://europeanspaceflight.com/arianegroup-already-working-to-secure-iris2-launch-contract

#Arianespace #IRIS2 #SpaceCompany #competition #Europe

#EuropeanSpaceflight:
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Testing of Key Ariane 6 Upgrade to Begin in March
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".. booster will replace the current P120 booster and will be a key element in enabling Arianespace to deliver on an 18-launch contract for Amazon."

https://europeanspaceflight.com/testing-of-key-ariane-6-upgrade-to-begin-in-march/

10.1.2025

#Amazon #Ariane6 #Arianespace #Avio #ESA #Feststoffbooster #Kourou #P120 #P160 #Rakete #rocket #rocketry #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SRB

Europe’s Maiaspace steps up effort to counter SpaceX with reusable rocket https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/europes-maiaspace-steps-up-effort-to-counter-spacex-with-reusable-rocket/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Arianespace #Maiaspace #reusablerockets #SpaceX

The Vega rocket never found its commercial niche. After tonight, it’s gone. - Enlarge / The final Vega rocket on its launch pad in Kourou, French Gui... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2047033 #europeanspaceagency #arianespace #copernicus #sentinel #science #launch #space #avio #vega

Rocket Report: China launches 3-man crew; SpaceX adds to busy manifest - Enlarge / A Long March 2F rocket climbed into space Thursday with a thr... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1979086 #unitedlaunchalliance #rocketreport #arianespace #shenzhou #tiangong #ariane6 #falcon9 #launch #spacex #space #china #india #avio

Italian rocket builders #Avio have asked the #EuropeanSpaceAgency to allow it to split from #Arianespace and independently market its #Vega launch vehicles: https://europeanspaceflight.com/avio-just-needs-some-space-from-arianespace/ - the request, which is backed by the Italian government, will be on the agenda at the ESA #SpaceSummit in Seville, Spain, on 6 and 7 November.