ArianeGroup
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran,[4] the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security. ArianeGroup is currently developing its next-generation two-stage Ariane 6 launch vehicle, intended to succeed the Ariane 5 rocket, which has been launched more than 110 times. The new vehicle will be offered in two variants that will be capable of carrying between 10,350 and 21,650 kilograms. The first launch of Ariane 6 is expected to occur in 2023.
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| Formerly | Airbus Safran Launchers |
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| Type | Joint venture |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | January 1, 2015 |
| Founder | Airbus Safran |
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Number of locations | 13 main locations and facilities |
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| Revenue | €3.0 billion (2016) |
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Number of employees | 9,000 (2016) |
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| Website | www |
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If the company's task is to develop and manufacture the launch vehicles, Arianespace acts as the launch service provider for them. Meanwhile, another subsidiary, ArianeWorks, is tasked with developing next-generation technologies like the reusable Themis rocket booster.
ArianeGroup also notably manufactures France's M51 nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile and is developing its upcoming ASN4G nuclear air-launched cruise missile.
As of 2016, ArianeGroup's principal sites are located in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, Kourou (space center), Vernon, Le Haillan and Les Mureaux in France as well as Lampoldshausen, Bremen and Ottobrunn in Germany.[5]