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 Flight / HOT BIRD™ 9 & W2M

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 / HOT BIRD™ 9 & W2M

Arianespace Flight / HOT BIRD™ 9 & W2M