Daily Archives: January 6, 2022

Arianespace to Launch PLATiNO 1 & 2 on Vega and Vega C

January 6, 2022 – Arianespace has been awarded a launch contract by SITAEL, with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) as the final customer, to orbit PLATiNO 1 & 2 satellites, between 2022 and 2024 on Vega and Vega C. PLATiNO 1 and 2 are Earth observation small satellites operating on Sun-synchronous orbits. PLATiNO 1 will…

Arianespace Continues Leadership in Commercial Launch Market with 15 Ariane, Soyuz and Vega Launches

January 6, 2022 – Arianespace, the European launch services operator, closed out a very intense year in 2021 with a total of 15 launches: three by Ariane 5, nine by Soyuz (including eight from the Russian spaceports in Baikonur and Vostochny for the OneWeb constellation) and three by Vega. A total of 305 satellites were…