Arianespace

Arianespace was founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial satellite launch company. Its shareholders include Airbus Safran Launchers, the French space agency CNES, and all European space companies, representing 10 European countries.  As of January 1, 2015, the company has 329 employees, at corporate headquarters in Evry, at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) - launch site for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega - and at local offices in Washington DC, Singapore and Tokyo.  Since its creation, Arianespace has signed contracts with 90 customers worldwide has carried out 221 Ariane launches, 36 Soyuz launches (10 at CSG and 26 at Baikonur via its subsidiary, Starsem) and the three first launches of Vega. More than half of the commercial satellites in service today were launched by Arianespace.

<div>  <p>    Arianespace was founded in 1980 as the world&rsquo;s first commercial satellite launch company. Its shareholders include Airbus Safran Launchers, the French space agency CNES, and all European space companies, representing 10 European countries.  </p>  <p>    As of January 1, 2015, the company has 329 employees, at corporate headquarters in Evry, at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) - launch site for Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega - and at local offices in Washington DC, Singapore and Tokyo.  </p>  <p>    Since its creation, Arianespace has signed contracts with 90 customers worldwide has carried out 221 Ariane launches, 36 Soyuz launches (10 at CSG and 26 at Baikonur via its subsidiary, Starsem) and the three first launches of Vega. More than half of the commercial satellites in service today were launched by Arianespace.  </p></div>

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 <p>The latest Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, named Sentinel-2C, has been launched on Arianespace's Vega rocket from French Guiana. This satellite, constructed by Airbus, is destined for a low Earth orbit at 780 km as it is slated to replace the soon-to-be-retired Sentinel-2A and work alongside Sentinel-2B.</p>
 <p>The ongoing Sentinel-2 project is based on a two-satellite constellation, both following the same orbit every 100 minutes. This arrangement allows complete coverage of Earth's landmasses, major islands, and both inland and coastal waters every five days. The gathered satellite data is a vital resource for monitoring land use, soil sealing, land management, agriculture, forestry, and for observing various natural disasters. It is also a crucial tool employed in humanitarian aid missions.</p>
 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake:<br>
 </b> The launch date was confirmed by Arianespace recently in <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/32241"> August 2024 </a> , with the company announcing that it would be launched in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA).</p>

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