Payload preparations for Arianespace’s first flight in the new year are moving ahead with delivery of the mission’s second satellite, GSAT-31, to French Guiana,
Successful launch for SES-15
The SES-15 satellite was successfully launched onboard a Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana at 08:54 local time. This is SES’s first satellite to launch […]
SES-15 is readied for May 18 liftoff
Payload preparations are advancing for Arianespace’s upcoming launch: a Soyuz mission to orbit the SES-15 telecommunications spacecraft from the Spaceport in French Guiana next week.
Eutelsat 65 West A launch set for March 9
The preparations for Arianespace’s second Ariane 5 launch of 2016 are continuing for a March 9 liftoff from French Guiana, with the heavy-lift vehicle now transferred to the Spaceport’s Final […]
Eutelsat 8 West B readied for August 20 launch
Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission have marked a new milestone in French Guiana, with Eutelsat 8 West B undergoing its initial fit-check with launcher hardware.
Arianespace Flight VA221 scheduled for December 6
In light of the improvement in the weather conditions over the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace has decided to restart the countdown for Ariane Flight VA221.
DirecTV 14 set for December 4 launch
Arianespace’s sixth Ariane 5 for launch in 2014 is now ready to receive its two satellite passengers after the vehicle was moved to the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building in French […]
Measat-3b set for May 28 lift-off
The Measat-3b satellite is confirmed for launch on May 28, 2014, on Ariane Flight VA218.
Measat-3b lands in French Guiana
Payload preparations for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission are gearing up following this week’s delivery of Measat-3b – one of two satellite passengers for launch on the heavy-lift flight VA218 […]
EchoStar signs Arianespace contract
EchoStar Corp and Arianespace have reached an agreement to launch multiple new satellites over a multi-year period from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.