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.

Arianespace Flight / First Vega launch

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 / First Vega launch

Arianespace Flight / First Vega launch