http://www.arianespace.tv fr-FR 2012 Arianespace Arianespace.tv - Podcast Paraweb.tv Arianespace.tv - Podcast Arianespace was founded in 1980 as the world’s first satellite launch company. Today, it has 21 shareholders from 10 European countries (including CNES with 34%, Astrium with 30% and all European companies participating in the Ariane 5 programme). Since its creation, Arianespace has signed contracts with 78 customers and launched with Ariane launchers 298 payloads, accounting for more than half of the commercial satellites now in service worldwide. Arianespace.tv videocorner@arianespace.tv Arianespace wraps up another year of on-target Ariane 5 launches, orbiting the HOT BIRD 9 and W2M satellites for the Eutelsat telecommunications provider. Arianespace Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:23:03 +0100 2577E8E0-8551-41AB-A238-81EEA78E15CF Arianespace initiated another busy year of launch activity with tonight’s successful Ariane 5 launch, which orbited payloads for two of the world’s leading satellite communications operators – Eutelsat and SES. Arianespace Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:22:06 +0100 CEB15988-7A0E-45F3-AEA2-750643FC40FA Ariane 5 provided another demonstration today of its operational flexibility in Arianespace service by placing two payloads on their way to deep space missions that will provide new insights into the origins and future of our universe. Arianespace Thu, 14 May 2009 17:20:51 +0100 F4D0ADEC-CFF3-43E1-BFBA-0B9D7A5D35F9 The Ariane 5’s 31st consecutive mission success was another record-setting flight for this workhorse Arianespace launcher – lofting the world’s largest commercial satellite, TerreStar-1, from the Spaceport in French Guiana. Arianespace Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:19:56 +0100 7FC3B15D-7ED8-43FF-A44D-4D33C02682E5 On Friday evening, August 21, Arianespace orbited two communications satellites: JCSAT-12, built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, and Optus D3, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation for the Australian operator Optus. Arianespace Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:18:55 +0100 1F6D5CC0-44BD-46BE-A640-DDEDA278A205 Arianespace achieved another commercial milestone with today’s Ariane 5 launch, which was the vehicle’s 33rd consecutive success and its fifth flight in 2009 – bringing total payloads orbited by the company this year to seven telecommunications satellites, two deep space telescopes and two piggyback spacecraft. Arianespace Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:17:58 +0100 EE42264D-60D1-4627-BE9C-20B5318FAEC3 On Thursday evening, October 29, Arianespace boosted two direct-to-home (DTH) TV broadcast satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: NSS-12 for the operator SES WORLD SKIES, a subsidiary of SES, and THOR 6 for Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, a subsidiary of the Norwegian mobile operator, Telenor. Arianespace Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:17:01 +0100 448F7628-07B6-49B2-9C57-BEA0C695BAD4 Arianespace wrapped up another successful year of operations with today’s orbiting of the French Helios 2B military observation satellite, which was lofted on the seventh Ariane 5 launch in 2009. Arianespace Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:15:36 +0100 336CF028-507D-41D9-B6D7-7AC1E0CD0065 On Friday, May 21, Arianespace placed two communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit: the ASTRA 3B commercial communications satellite for the Luxembourg-based operator SES ASTRA, and the COMSATBw-2 military communications satellite built by Astrium for the German Ministry of Defense. Arianespace Fri, 21 May 2010 17:14:27 +0100 1B31381C-395B-4DF7-84BE-8BFCBFCAA787 Arianespace stepped up its 2010 launch pace with tonight’s successful dual-passenger Ariane 5 mission, which lofted payloads for the Middle East and South Korea. Lifting off from the Spaceport’s ELA-3 launch facility in French Guiana, the Ariane 5 ECA placed Arabsat-5A and COMS into geostationary transfer orbits – providing a payload delivery performance of approximately 7,400 kg. Arianespace Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:13:07 +0100 7BACA0C7-BD5D-475A-A3F6-336AB766A59C On Wednesday, February 16, Arianespace’s first mission of the year successfully launched the second ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle), designated Johannes Kepler, for the European Space Agency. 200th Ariane launch, 56th Ariane 5 launch, 42nd success in a row. Arianespace Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:11:29 +0100 D8286618-5169-4900-94B2-F6AEC1880F7F On Friday, April 22, Arianespace orbited two communications satellites: Yahsat Y1A, built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJsc (Yahsat) of the United Arab Emirates, and Intelsat New Dawn, built by Orbital Sciences Corporation for New Dawn Satellite Company Ltd., a joint venture between Intelsat and Convergence Partners. Arianespace Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:09:51 +0100 C1C71D0E-782D-4149-AAC5-8812477463AC On Friday, May 20, Arianespace orbited two communications satellites: ST-2 for the operator ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte Ltd., a joint venture of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) and Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited (Chunghwa), and GSAT-8 for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Arianespace Fri, 20 May 2011 17:08:27 +0100 3874A89B-F883-47A4-9443-95A4E77C8E64 On Saturday, August 6, 2011, Arianespace successfully launched two satellites mainly intended for direct-to-home (DTH) television broadcasting: ASTRA 1N for the Luxembourg-based operator SES Astra, and BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R for the American manufacturer Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, as part of a turnkey contract for the Japanese operators B-SAT Corporation and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation. Arianespace Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:07:17 +0100 17F42B75-4366-4552-8F41-6EE46FC9AA19 On Wednesday, September 21, Arianespace orbited two communications satellites, Arabsat 5C for the operator Arabsat, and SES-2 for the operator SES, using an Ariane 5 ECA rocket. Arianespace Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:06:17 +0100 1CB52434-7B21-4904-9561-2FF3E9079FE1 Arianespace Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:04:53 +0100 82C0D079-A72B-46D4-97D2-E6DFC79F92A2 On Friday, December 16, 2011 at 11:03 pm local time, Arianespace successfully launched the second Soyuz rocket from the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana, orbiting the Pleiades 1A, ELISA and SSOT satellites for French space agency CNES, Astrium and the French and Chilean defense ministries. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:00:31 +0100 62D2CB38-8613-4BB3-B5F7-D4BB3F1B83FE Today’s mission, performed from Baikonur Cosmodrome by the Starsem affiliate of Arianespace, carried the latest cluster of second-generation satellites for Globalstar and utilized the medium-lift Soyuz. This was the third of four such launches contracted to Arianespace by Globalstar for its latest series of spacecraft, and the six payloads orbited during the 1 hour, 40 minute mission will join Globalstar’s constellation that provides voice, Duplex and Simplex data products and services. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:05:33 +0100 FF7AFCA0-C005-49AB-9769-F595710622EF Monday, 13 February 2012 at 10:00 Universal time saw the successful launch of the first Vega by the European Space Agency (ESA), putting 2 scientific satellites and 7 picosatellites into orbit. Thanks to this historic success, Arianespace now has the largest range of commercial launch services. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:37:12 +0100 D2C2F707-470E-4C58-8F94-71A5CE954932 On Friday, March 23, 2012, Arianespace’s first Ariane 5 mission of the year, on behalf of the European Space Agency, successfully launched the ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle), designated Edoardo Amaldi, to the International Space Station. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:58:37 +0100 EC30799A-D1AD-4B29-9006-D355570A0126 On Tuesday, May 15, Arianespace successfully launched a direct broadcast and a communications satellite: JCSAT-13 for Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and VINASAT-2 for the operator Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), as part of a turnkey contract with Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS). These were the 300th and 301st satellites launched by Arianespace from French Guiana, and the 100th and 101st commercial satellites produced by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems. Wed, 15 May 2012 01:48:37 +0100 FF7AFCA0-C005-49AB-9769-F595710622EF