On Saturday, November 10, 2012, Arianespace successfully carried out the 52nd Ariane 5 launch in a row, orbiting two telecommunications satellites: Eutelsat 21B for the European operator Eutelsat, and Star One C3 for the American manufacturer Orbital Sciences Corporation and the Brazilian operator Star One.

Arianespace Flight / EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3

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.

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Arianespace Flight / EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3

Arianespace Flight / EUTELSAT 21B and Star One C3