Arianespace gets launch contracts
Posted: Tue, Jan 4, 2005, 8:03 PM ET (0103 GMT)
French launch provider Arianespace announced Tuesday that it has won contracts for five launches of European satellites on Ariane and Soyuz vehicles. The company said it won a contract for the launch of Skynet 5A and 5B, a pair of military communications satellites, on Ariane 5 boosters in 2006 and 2007. The company also announced it won a contract from the French space agency CNES for launches of two Pleiades military remote sensing satellites; those satellites will be launched on Russian Soyuz launches from Kourou in 2008 and 2009. Arianespace will also launch CNES's Corot astronomy satellite on a Soyuz from Baikonur in 2006. The company also reported that despite carrying out only three launches in 2004, the company earned a small profit on €700 million (US$930 million) in revenue. The company is planning six Ariane 5 launches in 2004, starting with the return-to-flight of the Ariane 5 ECA in early February.
French launch provider Arianespace announced Tuesday that it has won contracts for five launches of European satellites on Ariane and Soyuz vehicles. The company said it won a contract for the launch of Skynet 5A and 5B, a pair of military communications satellites, on Ariane 5 boosters in 2006 and 2007. The company also announced it won a contract from the French space agency CNES for launches of two Pleiades military remote sensing satellites; those satellites will be launched on Russian Soyuz launches from Kourou in 2008 and 2009. Arianespace will also launch CNES's Corot astronomy satellite on a Soyuz from Baikonur in 2006. The company also reported that despite carrying out only three launches in 2004, the company earned a small profit on €700 million (US$930 million) in revenue. The company is planning six Ariane 5 launches in 2004, starting with the return-to-flight of the Ariane 5 ECA in early February.
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