ArianeGroup
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Formerly called
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Airbus Safran Launchers |
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| Joint venture | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | January 1, 2015 |
| Founder | Airbus Defence and Space, Safran |
| Headquarters | 60 Rue Camille Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France 48°49′49″N 2°15′54″E / 48.830353°N 2.264927°ECoordinates: 48°49′49″N 2°15′54″E / 48.830353°N 2.264927°E |
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Number of locations
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13 main locations and facilities |
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| Revenue | estimated €3 billion |
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Number of employees
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9000 |
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| Website | www |
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Footnotes / references |
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ArianeGroup formerly Airbus Safran Launchers is a joint venture of the European aerospace company Airbus and the French group Safran, with its three core businesses: aerospace (orbital propulsion systems and equipment), defence and security with the objective of development and subsequent production of Ariane 6 . The company was established by 1 January 2015, its headquarters is in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris.
The company's CEO is Alain Charmeau, Chairman of the Board is Marc Ventre.
The company's sites are 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.
ArianeGroup is the primary contractor for manufacturing of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle, and provides commercial launch services through its subsidiary Arianespace.
On August 12, 2015, the European Space Agency ESA appointed Airbus Safran Launchers as principal contractor with the new development of the Ariane 6.
In May 2016, Airbus and Safran agreed that their joint venture would work on upgrading the M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile to the M51.3 standard for the French Navy.
The Orbital Propulsion Centre, a division of the ArianeGroup, is located in Lampoldshausen, Germany. The Lampoldshausen facility is the European centre of excellence for spacecraft propulsion. Most ESA satellites and spacecraft fly with thrust or components from Lampoldshausen.
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