ArianeGroup Holding is jointly owned (50%/50%) by Airbus and Safran, and was founded in 2016 through the merger of its shareholders' civil and defence space launch systems activities. The group operates through two national subsidiaries, ArianeGroup SAS in France and ArianeGroup GmbH in Germany.
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countryFrance
founded2016
focusLaunch vehicles and space and defence propulsion systems
statusactive
websiteariane.group
crawled events
- noise2026-11-02ESA opens call to fund reusable booster flight demonstrations
- notable2026-10-23ESA's Themis reusable rocket may miss its 2026 flight window
- notable2026-10-21Airbus ships first lightweight Vulcain aft bay for Ariane 6 Block 2
- noise2026-10-06EU extends SALTO deadline again as Themis hop test slips
- noise2026-09-29ArianeGroup completes second Themis wet dress rehearsal
- noise2026-09-23ESA-JAXA Ramses spacecraft core module powers on for first time
- notable2026-09-23EU commissioner says bloc needs 14 Ariane 6 launches a year by 2031
- notable2026-09-18Ariane 6 turbopump anomaly caps Arianespace at six 2026 launches
- notable2026-08-20ESA confirms it has shelved the Ariane 6 Block 3 upgrade
- notable2026-08-10ESA says Europe faces a launcher shortage around 2030
- notable2026-08-05CNES sets 2028 target for reusable heavy-lift engine hot-fire test
- notable2026-08-03ArianeGroup keeps MaiaSpace alive despite negative shareholders' equity
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timeline
- 20242024-07-09Ariane 6 completes successful inaugural launchas of 2026-07-05
- 20232023-07-05Ariane 5 flies its final missionas of 2026-07-05
- 20222022ArianeGroup sets up MaiaSpace to develop a reusable mini-launcheras of 2026-07-05
- 20172017-06-01Airbus Safran Launchers renames itself ArianeGroupas of 2026-07-05
- 20162016-11-09Airbus Safran Launchers and ESA sign 2.4 billion euro Ariane 6 program confirmationas of 2026-07-05
- 2016-06-29Airbus and Safran finalize Airbus Safran Launchers 50/50 joint ventureas of 2026-07-05
- 20152015-08-12Airbus Safran Launchers signs initial Ariane 6 development agreement with ESAas of 2026-07-05
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faq
What is ArianeGroup?
ArianeGroup focuses on Launch vehicles and space and defence propulsion systems. as of 2026-07-05
Where is ArianeGroup based?
ArianeGroup is based in France. as of 2026-07-05
When was ArianeGroup founded?
ArianeGroup was founded in 2016. as of 2026-07-05