2003 busy time for Arianespace

The end of 2003 is a busy time for Arianespace commercially and for launch activity, and…

Flight ST12 mission update

Fueling of the AMOS 2 satellite for Arianespace/Starsem Flight ST12 is complete, and the spacecraft is…

Comet-Chasing Satellite

Europe’s Rosetta deep space probe has undergone checkout and modification at the Spaceport in preparation for…

Preparations underway for the Soyuz launch of AMOS 2

The AMOS 2 broadcasting and communications satellite is undergoing final checkout at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan…

Arianespace Provides Mission Assurance to DIRECTV

Arianespace has secured a first quarter 2004 launch slot with Sea Launch for the DIRECTV 7S…

Arianespace lofts three satellites with Ariane 5

Arianespace logged a triple success Sept. 27 on Flight 162, when an Ariane 5G orbited India’s…

SMART-1 mission to the Moon ready for launch

The launch campaign for Arianespace Flight 162 has resumed, with a September 27 liftoff date now…

SMART-1 gets ready for the Moon

Arianespace has confirmed August 28 as the date for its next Ariane 5 mission, which will…

Mission Update: Arianespace Flight 162

The S5 satellite preparation facility at the Spaceport in French Guiana is busy with activity as…

Europe’s Moon spacecraft arrives in French Guiana

Preparations for Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 mission began July 15 when the spacecraft for Europe’s first…