Arianespace's 2008 advertising campaign
Arianespace is running a series of innovative advertisements underscoring the company’s unmatched launch service capabilities. Based on key themes, these advertisements – which appear in trade press, key industry publications and newspapers – also highlight the latest developments at Arianespace, including its launch campaigns and new contract signings.
Theme: Confidence
Date published: December 15, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's reliability, flexibility and capacity make us the launch company of choice for new entrants in the telecommunications sector. To date, we have
signed Service & Solutions contracts to orbit the first spacecraft for 29 satellite operators, including the latest generation of broadband relay platforms.
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Theme: Trust
Date published: December 8, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's 86th Service & Solutions contract in the United States is for the launch of ViaSat-1, which will deliver high-speed Internet access throughout North America. To be orbited in 2011 by Ariane 5, this powerful relay platform carries 56 Ka-band transponders for broadband Internet media services at the service of consumers and businesses.
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Theme: Trust
Date published: December 1, 2008
Publication: Via Satellite
Arianespace is the preferred commercial launch services supplier to Asia, with this region accounting for nearly 20 percent of the total 300 launch contracts signed since our company's creation in 1980. Continuing a 25-year tradition of reliable Service & Solutions, Arianespace provides mass, volume and schedule flexibility with combined operations of Ariane 5 and Soyuz at the Guiana Space Center.
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Theme: Family
Date published: December 1, 2008
Publication: Space News
Development of the world’s newest lightweight launch
vehicle, Vega, has achieved another milestone with
a successful third-stage motor static test firing.
When Vega joins the Arianespace launcher family, it
will provide highly efficient access to space for the
growing number of smaller-category payloads planned
by global scientific and commercial customers.
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Theme: Trust
Date published: November 24, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission continues our 25-year relationship with Eutelsat. This upcoming flight will orbit two satellites to broaden Eutelsat's television and broadband services: HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M.
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Theme: Performance
Date published: November 17, 2008
Publication: Space News
The unmatched capability of Arianespace’s Ariane 5 has
delivered nearly 50,000 kilograms to orbit during the
heavy-lift launcher’s five missions performed so far in
2008. Our upcoming flight for Eutelsat will launch two
more satellites weighing a combined 8,300 kilograms.
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Theme: Continuity
Date published: November 10, 2008
Publication: Space News
Preparations are starting for another busy year of Arianespace launch activity, with the initial Ariane 5 of 2009 now delivered to the Spaceport in French Guiana. This heavy-lift vehicle will be used in the first of up to eight Ariane 5 flights planned during the upcoming 12-month period, continuing our sustained mission rate for the workhorse launcher.
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Theme: Relationship
Date published: November 3, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace will launch RASCOM-QAF 1R for the Regional African Satellite Communication Organization in 2010, utilizing either Ariane 5 or Soyuz from the Spaceport in French Guiana. Its predecessor, RASCOM-QAF 1, was orbited by Arianespace in 2007.
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Theme: Confidence
Date published: October 27, 2008
Publication: Space News
SES has confirmed three additional satellite payloads for Ariane 5 missions under terms of its Multi Launch Agreement with Arianespace. As one of the world's leading satellite telecommunications operators, SES benefits from the capacity and flexibility of
Arianespace's Service & Solutions commercial offer.
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Theme: Family
Date published: October 20, 2008
Publication: Space News
The world’s newest launch site for the industry’s longest operating launcher has completed its basic construction at the Spaceport in French Guiana, and is now ready for
the final outfitting that will enable Soyuz operations to begin from 2009. The venerable medium-lift Soyuz will
become part of Arianespace’s launch vehicle family, joining the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and lightweight Vega.
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Theme: Flexibility
Date published: October 13, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace’s flexibility in responding to satellite
availability for our proven dual-satellite missions is
being demonstrated once again – with the upcoming
Ariane 5 launch now scheduled to orbit Eutelsat’s
HOT BIRDTM 9 and W2M satellites. This will be the sixth
flight of our heavy-lift workhorse launcher in 2008.
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Theme: Unmatched
Date published: October 6, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace provides guaranteed access to space at
standards of quality, accuracy and timing that all other
launch services strive to attain. With the world’s most
modern launch site infrastructure and our family of Ariane 5,
Soyuz and Vega launchers, Arianespace will be able
to perform more than 10 missions annually from 2010.
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Theme: Commitment
Date published: September 29, 2008
Publication: Space News
This month’s procurement contract for 10 more
Soyuz launchers is another sign of our investment
in launch capacity – guaranteeing continuity for
Arianespace’s high-quality Service & Solutions
offer. By operating our industry-leading family of
launchers, we plan to conduct an average of 10
missions annually with Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega.
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Theme: Collaboration
Date published: September 22, 2008
Publication: Aviation Week & Space Technology
From mapping the ocean’s surface to exploring mysteries of the universe,
Arianespace’s long-standing partnership with NASA is furthering the
understanding of our world and the heavens. Ariane vehicles have provided
the successful liftoff for such cooperative missions as TOPEX/Poseidon and
the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle, and we are ready for the 2013
launch of the James Webb Space Telescope aboard a heavy-lift Ariane 5.
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Theme: Capacity
Date published: September 22, 2008
Publication: Space News
In an increasingly demanding commercial launch services
marketplace, Arianespace has invested in the capability
to launch up to 16 commercial satellites annually for our
growing customer base. We’re also on track to expand
our launch vehicle family with the introduction of Vega
and Soyuz at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
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Theme: Unmatched
Date published: September 15, 2008
Publication: Space News
We’re continuing the market leadership at Arianespace, with eight new Service & Solutions launch contracts signed since the beginning of 2008. This brings to 300 the total number of payloads entrusted to Arianespace since our creation as the world’s first space transportation company in 1980.
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Theme: Bankable
Date published: September 9, 2008
Publication: Financial Times
Arianespace is the proven money-maker for the world’s telecom sector, including its related financial community and insurers. We’re increasing the mission cadence for our heavy-lift Ariane 5 – the space industry’s benchmark for on-time, accurate launches – and are preparing to introduce the new medium-lift Soyuz and lightweight Vega vehicles at the Spaceport in French Guiana. Arianespace is ready to make its unique Service & Solutions offer work for you.
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Theme: Trust
Date published: September 8, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace’s Service & Solutions launch offer has once again been selected by Korean Telecom
Corporation, this time to orbit its Koreasat 6 communications satellite. The spacecraft will
be lofted by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz in 2010 from
Europe’s Spaceport, and follows Arianespace’s
successful mission with Koreasat 3 in 1999.
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Theme: Launches speak louder than words
Date published: September 1, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace is living up to its unofficial motto: “launches speak louder than
words.” In the past 12 months, Ariane 5s performed nine missions that
orbited 17 payloads – consisting of 16 telecommunications satellites and
the first Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne for the International Space
Station. These flights lofted a combined total payload weight of 75,430 kg.
Arianespace is ready to put its unmatched launch tempo to work for you.
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Theme: Unparalleled
Date published: September 1, 2008
Publication: Via Satellite
During the past 60 months, Ariane 5 and Soyuz have orbited more than 70 spacecraft in successful consecutive missions –
establishing an unparalleled launch tempo for customers. Operated by expert technicians, Arianespace’s family of launch vehicles will continue to power our unmatched Services & Solutions offering.
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Theme: Cadence
Date published: August 25, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace’s highly successful August 14 launch was the
ninth performed by an Ariane 5 in 12 months – demonstrating
the reality of this workhorse vehicle’s augmented flight rate.
The latest dual-payload mission delivered two international Ku-band
telecommunications satellites: Superbird-7 and AMC-21.
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Theme: Relationship
Date published: August 11, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace has provided SES with reliable launch services for nearly 25 years. Our upcoming Ariane 5 mission will orbit SES AMERICOM’s AMC-21, which is to supply high-power Ku-band service over the U.S., Gulf of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
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Theme: Family
Date published: August 4, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's Vega launcher will provide efficient access to space for small and medium-sized payloads. Preparation of the Vega launch site at Europe's Spaceport is well underway, and components have been delivered for the vehicle's qualification with its ground-based infrastructure.
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Theme: Trust
Date published: July 28, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace has contributed to a better understanding of the world’s climate by successfully orbiting meteorological satellites for the past 20 years. Our newest Service & Solutions contract is for the launch of EUMETSAT's second-generation MSG-4 spacecraft on an Ariane 5 or Soyuz vehicle in 2013.
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Theme: Family
Date published: July 21, 2008
Publication: Space News
Soyuz' introduction at the Spaceport in French Guiana will add an unrivaled medium-lift launcher to Arianespace's growing Service & Solutions offer. Equipment for completion of the Spaceport's new Soyuz launch site is now en route from Russia, marking another key program milestone.
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Theme: Powerful
Date published: July 14, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace is the preferred launch Service & Solutions provider for satellite operators in the rapidly growing direct-to-home television and broadband Internet markets. Our latest Ariane 5 mission orbited ProtoStar I and BADR-6, which will expand such coverage for Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
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Theme: Safeguard
Date published: July 7, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's June 12 mission successfully orbited Skynet 5C – the 30th military payload launched by Ariane. It was the sixth Skynet-series satellite lofted by Arianespace to support the British Ministry of Defence and NATO forces.
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Theme: Dependable
Date published: June 30, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arabsat’s BADR-6 satellite will be launched by Arianespace on the next heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission. This Ku/C-band relay platform will open up new video broadcasting and
telecom services for the entire Middle East and North Africa region, along with a large part of sub-Saharan Africa.
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Theme: Targeted
Date published: June 23, 2008
Publication: Space News
Just as the legendary William Tell was known for his unerring marksmanship, another notable European is providing on-target performance today. Ariane 5 is one of the industry’s most precise launch vehicles, delivering its satellite payloads into highly accurate orbits – mission after mission.
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Theme: Unsurpassed
Date published: June 16, 2008
Publication: Space News
Ariane 5 has marked another key milestone in an exceptional commercial career for Arianespace. Its June 12 mission was the workhorse launcher’s 25th consecutive success, placing Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A into highly accurate geostationary transfer orbits.
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Theme: Universal
Date published: June 9, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's growing commercial launch vehicle family will carry any payload to any orbit, anytime. From telecom satellites to planetary exploration and space station resupply missions, we offer unmatched capability – backed by our Service & Solutions commitment.
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Theme: Unmatched
Date published: June 2, 2008
Publication: Space News
ProtoStar I is on the fast track for launch, thanks to Arianespace’s accelerating Ariane 5 mission rate. This Space Systems/Loral-built satellite has just arrived at the Spaceport, and it will be orbited on Ariane 5’s fourth dual-payload flight of 2008.
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Theme: Cadence
Date published: May 26, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace is living up to its unofficial motto: "Launches speak louder than words." The third of seven missions with Ariane 5 in 2008 is ready to orbit Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A from Europe's Spaceport. Another Ariane 5 is taking shape for our next flight, which also will carry two satellite passengers.
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Theme: Security
Date published: May 19, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace is the Service & Solutions provider of choice for governmental and security payloads. Our upcoming Ariane 5 mission will orbit Skynet 5C – the third satellite to be launched by Arianespace for the United Kingdom’s military satellite telecommunications operator, Paradigm.
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Theme: Cadence
Date published: May 12, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace is targeting the most active year of Ariane 5 missions since this workhorse vehicle’s service introduction in 1999. Our third of seven flights for 2008 is set for May 23, carrying the Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A satellites on another of Ariane 5’s dual-payload launches.
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Theme: Family
Date published: May 5, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace stands ready to deploy Europe’s Galileo satellite constellation, utilizing the world’s most capable launch vehicles – Ariane 5 and Soyuz. Two developmental Galileo spacecraft already have been orbited with Soyuz, providing an on-target startup for this new civilian-run navigation system.
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Theme: Unmatched
Date published: April 28, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace has delivered another on-time, on-target Ariane 5 performance. Our April 18 mission orbited the first telecom satellite for Vietnam, VINASAT-1, along with the eighth Brazilian spacecraft to utilize an Ariane launcher, Star One C2.
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Theme: Trust
Date published: April 21, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace is the benchmark launch Service & Solutions provider for Japanese telecommunications satellite operators. Our selection to orbit BSAT-3b in 2010 marks the seventh satellite entrusted to Ariane launchers by Japan’s B-SAT Corporation.
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Theme: Delivered
Date published: April 14, 2008
Publication: Space News
After a picture-perfect launch by Ariane 5, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle has now docked with the International Space
Station. Arianespace congratulates the European Space Agency on an historic mission success, and looks forward to the future launches of this extraterrestrial re-supply spacecraft.
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Theme: Trust
Date published: April 7, 2008
Publication: Space News
Ariane 5’s second flight of 2008 will orbit VINASAT-1, the initial telecom spacecraft for Vietnam. This will be the 27th payload launched by Arianespace for a new satellite company.
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Theme: Unparalleled
Date published: March 31, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's launch schedule for 2008 includes seven Ariane 5 missions with payloads ranging from cargo spacecraft to the ISS to direct broadcast communications satellites. With the largest order book and more launch opportunities per year than any other service provider, Arianespace serves the world’s launch needs.
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Theme: Quality
Date published: March 24, 2008
Publication: Space News
Ariane 5 sets the standard for reliability with 23 consecutive mission successes. Our Service & Solutions offering is backed by the industry's most experienced commercial launch team. Put our unmatched launch tempo to work for you.
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Theme: Incomparable
Date published: March 17, 2008
Publication: Space News
Ariane 5's milestone flight has placed the 19.4-metric ton European Automated Transfer Vehicle on its way to the International Space Station. With this mission, Arianespace's workhorse vehicle joins the select group of launch systems that support human space flight operations.
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Theme: Family
Date published: March 10, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's Starsem affiliate will orbit the GIOVE-B satellite on its 21st commercial Soyuz mission next month. This will be the second Starsem flight at the service of Europe's new Galileo space-based navigation system.
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Theme: Cadence
Date published: March 3, 2008
Publication: Space News
Preparations for Ariane 5’s second flight of 2008 are underway as Arianespace ramps up its launch rate for the industry’s workhorse vehicle of choice. The upcoming dual-payload mission will include Star One C2 for Brazilian operator Star One.
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Theme: Unrivaled
Date published: February 25, 2008
Publication: Space News
The World's Leading Launch Company
With Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega, Arianespace can launch any payload, to any orbit, anytime. In 2007, we demonstrated our responsiveness by performing nine highly accurate missions that lofted 20 telecommunications satellites and one Earth imaging spacecraft – placing nearly 50,000 kilograms into orbit. In 2008, Arianespace will continue providing the highest quality service and innovative solutions for its global customer base. Put our unrivaled launch tempo to work for you.
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Theme: Unprecedented
Date published: February 18, 2008
Publication: Space News
An historic Arianespace mission takes shape with Ariane 5's delivery for the upcoming Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) launch. Weighing 19.4 metric tons at liftoff, ATV will be the largest single payload ever orbited by an Ariane 5.
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Theme: Unparalleled
Date published: February 11, 2008
Publication: Space News
Arianespace's launch schedule for 2008 includes seven Ariane 5 missions with payloads ranging from space science spacecraft to direct broadcast communications satellites. With the largest order book and more launch opportunities per year than any other service provider, Arianespace serves the world's launch needs.
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Theme: Unequaled
Date published: February 4, 2008
Publication: Space News
Ariane 5's mission flexibility will be demonstrated once again with its upcoming launch of the Automated Transfer Vehicle. This 19-metric ton spacecraft is to service the International Space Station, and will be the first of many ISS ressupply missions undertaken by Ariane.
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Theme: Trust
Date published: January 28, 2008
Publication: Space News
Yahsat 1A will be orbited by Ariane 5 in 2010, providing innovative telecommunications solutions to both commercial
and government customers. With this latest Service & Solutions agreement, Arianespace will enable Al Yah
Satellite Communications Company to service customers across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Southwest Asia.
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Theme: Year-end review
Date published: January 21, 2008
Publication: Space News
9 launches, 21 payloads, nearly 50 tons
Ariane 5 and Soyuz have once again proven why they are the world’s leading commercial launchers. Nine highly accurate missions in 2007 lofted 20 telecommunications satellites and one Earth imaging spacecraft – placing nearly 50,000 kilograms into orbit. In 2008, Arianespace will continue providing the highest quality service and innovative solutions for its global customer base. Put our unmatched launch tempo to work for you.
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Theme: Unmatched
Date published: January 14, 2008
Publication: Space News
The numbers underscore Arianespace’s international market reach. On our most recent dual-payload mission success, Horizons-2 was the seventh satellite we’ve launched for Japan’s JSAT and the 48th for its joint venture partner, Intelsat. Horizons-2
will provide public video and IP-based content distribution, along with comms-on-the-move services for government customers.
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Theme: Unrivaled
Date published: January 7, 2008
Publication: Space News
The on-target missions performed by our Starsem affiliate in 2007 lofted nine satellite payloads, underscoring Soyuz’ growing importance in the commercial launch services marketplace. Starsem’s December 14 flight placed the Canadian RADARSAT-2 satellite in Sunsynchronous orbit, bringing total Soyuz launches to 1,728.
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