Airbus Defense and Space

Commercial · Netherlands · founded 2014

Industry / Companies / Airbus Defense and Space

299Orbital launches
306All launches (incl. suborbital)
3Satellites in orbit
95Satellites built
13Rockets / spacecraft

Airbus Defense and Space is a commercial company based in the Netherlands, founded in 2014. Our records show 299 orbital launches, 3 satellites in orbit and 13 rockets or spacecraft.

Totals include the divisions, sites and subsidiaries listed under Structure below.

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Structure

Divisions, sites and subsidiaries

ArianeGroup 299 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space - Intelligence 0 orbital launches · 2 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space Satellites (D), Friedrichsafen 0 orbital launches · 1 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space (D), Lampoldshausen 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space (F) Toulouse 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space (UK) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space Inc (US) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space Launch Vehicles - CSG 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space Launch Vehicles (ADS LV) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space Propulsion/Ottobrunn 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space Satellites/Barajas (CASA Espacio) 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space, Bremen 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Defense and Space/Aquitaine 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus DS Space Systems Inc. 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Airbus Safran Launchers 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit ArianeGroup Site d'Issac, Aquitaine 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit ArianeGroup, Bremen 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit Astrium North America 0 orbital launches · 0 satellites in orbit
Products

Rockets and spacecraft

NameTypeStatusFirst flightLaunchesTo low orbit
Ariane 5 ECA Rocket Retired 2002 73 (2 failed)
Ariane 5 G Rocket Retired 1996 16 (3 failed) 12,200 kg
Ariane 5 ECA+ Rocket Retired 2019 11
Ariane 5 ES Rocket Retired 2008 8 21,000 kg
Ariane 5 GS Rocket Retired 2005 6
Ariane 62 Rocket Active 2024 6 10,900 kg
Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Cargo Resupply Retired 2008 5
Ariane 5 G+ Rocket Retired 2004 3
Ariane 64 Rocket Retired 2026 2 21,650 kg
Ariane 64 Rocket Active 2026 1 21,900 kg
Ariane 6 Rocket Active 0 21,650 kg
Ariane 62 Rocket Active 0
Themis Demonstrator Rocket Active 0
Activity

Orbital launches per year

11121314151617181920212223242526

Last 15 years. Peak: 11 launches in one year.

Satellites in orbit

By platform

AstroBus-M Com.2
SARah-ADS1

Recent launches

DateMissionVehicleSiteResult
27 Aug 2026 MTG-I2Ariane 62CSG Success
17 Jun 2026 Amazon LE-03Ariane 64CSG Success
30 Apr 2026 Amazon LE-02Ariane 64CSG Success
12 Feb 2026 Amazon LE-01Ariane 64CSG Success
17 Dec 2025 Galileosat 33-34Ariane 62CSG Success
1 Dec 2025 Kompsat-7Vega CCSG Success
28 Nov 2025 TestSyLExCEL Success
4 Nov 2025 Sentinel-1DAriane 62CSG Success
13 Aug 2025 METOP-SG A1Ariane 62CSG Success
26 Jul 2025 CO3D/MicrocarbVega CCSG Success
29 Apr 2025 BiomassVega CCSG Success
6 Mar 2025 CSO 3Ariane 62CSG Success
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Provenance

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This entry merges 1 source: GCAT (J. McDowell)
Verification status: single source, not yet reviewed by a person. How we build and check this data.

Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.