MPS / Kourou / Paris / Tokyo / Washington / D.C. / Cannes / Washington / Toulouse / Spaceport / /
Company
Apogee / Thales Alenia Space / Boeing Launch Services / Starsem / SES ASTRA / Astrium Mission Telecommunications / MilSat Services GmbH / Direct / Ascension / Astrium Integrator Thales Alenia Space Mission Secure / Arianespace / Malindi / ASTRA / CNES / Mitsubishi Heavy Industries / Press Contact Markus Payer SES Astra / /
Continent
Africa / Europe / Americas / /
Country
French Guiana / Kazakhstan / Guinea / France / Singapore / Luxembourg / /
Currency
pence / EUR / / /
EntertainmentAwardEvent
Cannes / /
Event
Company Expansion / M&A / Business Partnership / Reorganization / /
Facility
Space Center / Payload Preparation Complex / Launcher Integration Building / Final Assembly Building / S5 facility / Guiana Space Center / /
Holiday
Ascension / /
IndustryTerm
prime contractor / power broadcast services / launch services / launch site / space communications operators / command systems / production prime contractor / guidance systems / satellite communications system / 33rd satellite / payload processing buildings / television services / telecom network / satellite operators / satellite preparations / communications satellites / civil and military communications satellites / telecommunications / satellite launcher / electrical systems / propellant and fluid systems / 3B satellite / cable networks / secure network / /
MusicGroup
UHF / /
NaturalFeature
Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Guinea / /
Organization
french government / 194th Ariane mission / Space Center / European Space Agency / CNES / Guiana Space Center / EPC / Arianespace Flight mission / German Ministry of Defense / ARIANESPACE mission / Launch Services Alliance / /
Person
Vega / Astrium / / /
Position
Range Operations Manager / Industrial prime contractor / Director Satellite Mission / launch vehicle Launch Site Operations Manager Ariane Production Project Manager / Manager Range Operations Deputy / Manager In charge of COMSATBw-2 satellite Satellite Mission / VP Media Relations Tel / Deputy Director Satellite Program Manager Satellite Preparation Manager / prime contractor for the space segment / Head of Media Phone / launch service contract Program Director ASTRA 3B Program Director / Director COMSATBw-2 / Manager In charge of / satellite Satellite Mission Director / 3B satellite Satellite Mission Director Satellite Program Manager Satellite Preparation Manager / Director In charge of / leader / prime contractor / production prime contractor / /
A BOOST FOR SPACE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES For its first launch of the year, Arianespace will orbit two communications satellites: ASTRA 3B for the Luxembourg-based operator SES ASTRA, and COMSATBw-2 for