Company
Arianespace
Arianespace is a French satellite launch company operating Ariane, Soyuz, and Vega rockets.
- Founded
- 1980
- HQ
- France
- Status
- Subsidiary
CategorySpace
Overview
Arianespace is a French satellite launch company operating Ariane, Soyuz, and Vega rockets. Developing Ariane 6 next-generation launcher. Joint venture of Airbus, Safran, and European governments. Competes with SpaceX for commercial satellite launches.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Arianespace has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint132 total
Most recent
Arianespace on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- David Cavaillolès CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Frederic dAllestno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Frederic dAllest Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Arianespace.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Arianespace in third-party press
Arianespace lines up 10th Ariane 6 mission to deploy 36 Amazon Leo satellites
Arianespace Targets 23 Nov Ariane 6 Return Following Reported Turbopump Fix
Arianespace Secures Ariane 6 Mission for KT SAT High-Throughput Satellite Delivering Hundreds of Gbps Across Asia-Pacific
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
Mentioned on (3)
Registry pages whose text names Arianespace.
Robots and products (1)
People (2)
Partnerships
1 total · 1 just announced
Every company Arianespace has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1NVIDIA1× joint132 total
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Arianespace.Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Arianespace from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Arianespace lines up 10th Ariane 6 mission to deploy 36 Amazon Leo satellites
The VA271 or LE-04 mission is targeted no earlier than 23 November 2026 and will use the four-booster Ariane 64 configuration from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. IN BRIEFKEY…
Arianespace Targets 23 Nov Ariane 6 Return Following Reported Turbopump Fix
Arianespace has announced that the next Ariane 6 launch will take place no earlier than 23 November, marking the rocket’s return to flight after ground testing reportedly revealed…
Arianespace Secures Ariane 6 Mission for KT SAT High-Throughput Satellite Delivering Hundreds of Gbps Across Asia-Pacific
(IN BRIEF) Arianespace has been selected by U.S. satellite manufacturer AscendArc to launch KOREASAT 9, a next-generation high-throughput telecommunications satellite being built…
Arianespace Secures Seven Ariane 6 Agreements Covering Around Ten Launches as Amazon Leo, Eutelsat and International Customers Expand Order Book
(IN BRIEF) Arianespace has announced seven agreements and memorandums of understanding covering around ten Ariane 64 launches at the International Space Summit in Paris,…
The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission
The Exploration Company has signed a contract with Arianespace to launch an initial demonstration mission of its Nyx cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station aboard an…
ICEYE and Arianespace Execute Agreement to Evaluate Ariane 6 for Sovereign SAR Missions
On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operator ICEYE announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with launch services…
SpaceX plans a $100B spaceport built for thousands of launches a year
SpaceX has announced plans to spend up to $100bn on a launch facility in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, intended to support thousands of launches annually and become the main site…
Arianespace CEO Urges the EU to Procure Large Blocks of Ariane 6 Flights
Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès has called on either the European Commission or the German government to place block orders for 10 to 20 Ariane 6 launches, arguing that such a…
First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites
The First Flight of Ariane 64 Reaches Orbit
Arianespace at the 18th European Space Conference: Ariane 6 ready for Europe’s space ambitions
With Ariane 6, Arianespace successfully launches EU’s Galileo L14
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/arianespace.md
- RSS feed: /companies/arianespace/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5aab8192-ca18-4d9d-9317-89a321525afa
- Revision history: /companies/arianespace/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Impulse Space6 models
- AstroForge3 models
- Astrobotic Technology3 models
- Blackswan Space3 models
- China National Space Administration3 models
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory3 models
Heat Index
Serious52/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Arianespace draws attention at the 41st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026