Kourou / Paris / Tokyo / Washington / D.C. / Washington / Syracuse / Palo Alto / Cannes / Spaceport / /
Company
ABS / ESA / Athena Fidus for French / Ascension / Libreville / CNES / Apogee / Thales Alenia Space Mission Telecommunications / Airbus / Space Systems Loral / Arianespace / Malindi / /
Continent
Europe / Africa / Asia / /
Country
French Guiana / Bermuda / France / India / Italy / Kazakhstan / Guinea / Russia / Singapore / /
Currency
EUR / pence / / /
EntertainmentAwardEvent
Cannes / /
Event
M&A / Product Release / /
Facility
Space Center / building S1B Arrival / Launcher Integration Building / Payload Preparation Complex / Final Assembly Building / building S1A December / S5 facility / Guiana Space Center / Assembly Building / / /
Holiday
Ascension / Commonwealth Day / /
IndustryTerm
prime contractor / launch site / command systems / telecommunications satellites / payload processing buildings / data transmission services / satellite preparations / optimized telecommunications / telecommunications satellite / telecommunications / government services / dynamic and fast growing global satellite operator / launch services / telecommunications services / production prime contractor / guidance systems / telecom network / state-ofthe-art technologies / satellite operators / broadband Internet / launch systems / satellite launching / electrical systems / propellant and fluid systems / /
MusicAlbum
Asia / /
NaturalFeature
Atlantic Ocean / Gulf of Guinea / /
Organization
French government / Commonwealth of Independent States / Space Center / European Space Agency / CNES / CNES and the Italian / Guiana Space Center / 216th Ariane mission / ESC / EPC / ASI / Arianespace Flight mission / Athena Fidus government / ARIANESPACE mission / /
Person
Athena Fidus / Vega / MURRAY ABS SS / / /
Position
Industrial prime contractor / Manager Range Operations Deputy / Manager Launcher Production Quality Manager Launch Campaign Quality Manager In charge of / launch service contract Program Director / Director Athena Fidus / kg Press Contact Paolo Mazzetti Communication Head of Media Relations and Communication / Program Director / launch vehicle Launch Site Operations Manager Ariane Production Project Manager Launcher Production Quality Manager Launch Campaign Quality Manager / Manager In charge of / Manager In charge of Athena Fidus satellite Satellite Mission / Director In charge of / Director Marketing / Prime contractor / satellite Customer Telespazio Prime contractor / production prime contractor / satellite Satellite Mission Director Satellite Program Manager Satellite Preparation Manager / /
ARIANESPACE LAUNCHES TWO TELECOM SATELLITES On the first Ariane 5 launch of the year, Arianespace will orbit two telecommunications satellites: ABS-2 for the Bermuda-based operator ABS and