17 September 2026 – Arianespace and Aerospacelab have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their cooperation in launch services and identify new opportunities for Aerospacelab’s missions and those of its customers. Under the agreement, Aerospacelab plans in particular to use Arianespace’s Ariane 64 launch services to deploy satellite fleets, primarily for European institutional and commercial missions. The MoU will enable the two companies to jointly explore launch scenarios and mission configurations that best match the characteristics and deployment schedules of these satellite fleets. With its four-booster configuration and high payload capacity, Ariane 64 is particularly well suited to launching multiple satellites on a single mission. This flexibility enables it to meet the needs of satellite programmes with different architectures and deployment requirements. Read more