Ariane 6

EQS-News: OHB SE: 9-month interim report 2023

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Thursday, December 14, 2023
EBITDA, European Space Agency, Heinrich Hertz, Treasury, ISIN, SE, EUR, OHB SE, Ariane, Space, EBIT, OHB, DIGITAL, Ariane 6, SPACE, KKR, Security (finance), Cryptocurrency, Lithium

The OHB Group (ISIN: DE0005936124, Prime Standard) generated total revenues of EUR 737.0 million in the first nine months, up 6 % on the previous year (EUR 694.5 million).

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  • The OHB Group (ISIN: DE0005936124, Prime Standard) generated total revenues of EUR 737.0 million in the first nine months, up 6 % on the previous year (EUR 694.5 million).
  • As of September 30, 2023, the OHB Group's total assets stood at EUR 1,107.6 million, up around 2 % from December 31, 2022 (EUR 1,080.7 million).
  • The additional acceptance period for KKR's voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares in OHB SE ended on November 3, 2023.
  • The Management Board expects the OHB Group's consolidated total revenues to amount to EUR 1,176 million in 2023, with EBITDA and EBIT reaching EUR 109 million and EUR 70 million, respectively.

GKN Aerospace Partners With IperionX to Advance Sustainable Titanium Manufacturing

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Monday, October 2, 2023
Other Defense, Air, Transport, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Mining, Minerals, Machine Tools, Metalworking & Metallurgy, Defense, Natural Resources, Hydrogen, Kroll process, Partnership, Lightning, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, Boeing, Titanium, IPX, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, ASX, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Ariane, GKN, Corrosion, HSPT, Airbus, Ariane 6, Fatigue, Extrusion, Carbon fibers, Powder metallurgy

The collaboration with GKN Aerospace builds on the successful testing and validation of IperionX 100% recycled titanium powder made from GKN scrap titanium feedstocks.

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  • The collaboration with GKN Aerospace builds on the successful testing and validation of IperionX 100% recycled titanium powder made from GKN scrap titanium feedstocks.
  • This latest commercial partnership focuses on the manufacturing of high-performance titanium plate for testing by GKN Aerospace, which may also form part of further collaboration efforts between GKN Aerospace and IperionX – including projects linked to the U.S. Department of Defense.
  • “GKN Aerospace is a leader in sustainability and the precision manufacturing of titanium components for the aerospace, space and military markets,” said Taso Arima, CEO of IperionX.
  • “We are very proud to be working with GKN Aerospace to commercialize our market leading high-performance and sustainable titanium products.”

AYRO Secures 19 Million € Series B Financing Round Led by SWEN Capital Partners’ Blue Ocean Fund

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Existing investors Ocean Zero and Bpifrance, through its Ecotechnology 2 fund, as part of France 2030 initiatives, participated in the round, alongside new investors AmInvest, Colam Impact, Normandie Participations, Normandie Littoral and FCPI Capital Innovant n°2 managed by SWEN Capital Partners.
  • Christian Lim, Managing Director of Blue Ocean, will join the board of AYRO.
  • This major investment in AYRO occurs at a unique moment when both the company and the market are at an inflection point.
  • “Blue Ocean backs startups that can deliver both systemic impact for ocean health and competitive market returns.

TTTech and STMicroelectronics collaborate to provide high-performance networking solutions for deep space

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
Australian Space Agency, Power and Propulsion Element, Communication, Radiation, Multilateralism, Electronics, TTEthernet, European Space Agency, Science, Habitation, Ariane, ArianeGroup, PPE, NASA, Artemis, HALO, STMicroelectronics, Power, Ariane 6, RF, Software, Communications satellite, Video game, Mars, Moon, Gateway

Geneva, Switzerland, and Vienna, Austria, June 15, 2023 -- As the global space industry grows, it requires a steady supply of highly reliable “space-grade” chips for an increasing number of programs. TTTech, a technology leader in safe networking and computing platforms, and STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, celebrate 7 years of collaboration in the space sector. TTTech’s advanced, safe, and reliable networking components and platform solutions, based on ST chips, are deployed in key space industry commercial and exploration programs. After the first variant of TTTech’s and ST’s codeveloped chip was selected for the Ariane 6 launcher program, a second variant, tailored for the very harsh constraints of deep space, is being implemented in modules of the Gateway space station, a key part of NASA’s Artemis program.

Key Points: 
  • TTTech, a technology leader in safe networking and computing platforms, and STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, celebrate 7 years of collaboration in the space sector.
  • TTTech’s advanced, safe, and reliable networking components and platform solutions, based on ST chips , are deployed in key space industry commercial and exploration programs.
  • TTTech is proud to be on board of such missions and to work with a leading technology company like STMicroelectronics to shape the future of the space market,” says Georg Kopetz, CEO TTTech.
  • ST’s chips power Space industry through collaboration with space agencies and market leaders, such as TTTech.

Vega C Successfully Completed Its Maiden Flight

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Aerospace, Manufacturing, CNES, Vega (rocket), Country, Avio, Attention, Italian Space Agency, Ariane, ASI, Research, Ariane 6, ESA, Maiden flight, Innovation, Efficiency, Italian government debt, CubeSat, Communications satellite, Casino

The Vega C rocket has completed its inaugural flight, placing the main payload LARES-2 a scientific mission of the Italian Space Agency ASI into its planned orbit.

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  • The Vega C rocket has completed its inaugural flight, placing the main payload LARES-2 a scientific mission of the Italian Space Agency ASI into its planned orbit.
  • Vega C represents a dramatic capability boost compared to Vega, which has been flying since 2012.
  • Atop that is a new second stage, Zefiro-40, and then the same Zefiro-9 third stage as used on Vega.
  • The Maiden Flight of Vega C has been just completed, but in the coming days we will start to work to the next one, expected by year-end: the first of 7 flights already booked.

Arianespace Signs a Contract With Amazon for 18 Ariane 6 Launches

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Internet, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Satellite, Technology, ESA, Amazon, European Space Agency, Ariane, Orbit, Vega, Research, Hospital, Australian Space Agency, School, Spacecraft, Vega (rocket), Avio, Internet, Communications satellite, Transport, Ariane 6, Arianespace, Kuiper

Arianespace has signed a contract with Amazon for 18 launches of the Ariane 6 launcher to put the Kuiper constellation of satellites for broadband internet into orbit.

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  • Arianespace has signed a contract with Amazon for 18 launches of the Ariane 6 launcher to put the Kuiper constellation of satellites for broadband internet into orbit.
  • This is the largest agreement so far signed by the consortium that markets European launches.
  • Homes, schools, hospitals, businesses, governments and institutions that do not have access to connectivity will soon have it through the Kuiper project.
  • In particular, for 16 of the 18 Kuiper launches, the rocket will be equipped with an enhanced version of the P120C, called the P120C+.

Avio: FY 2021 Results

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Monday, March 14, 2022
Aerospace, Manufacturing, VV18, Ariane 6, Vega (rocket), National Recovery Administration, Ariane, Â, M10, Australian Space Agency, European Space Agency, COVID-19, Italian government debt, James Webb Space Telescope, Guidance, Methane, Board, ESA, Acceleration, CEO, NASA, Board of directors, Communications satellite, Risk management, Avio, Arianespace

During 2021 also 3 successful Ariane 5 missions have been performed, including the December 2021 James Webb Space Telescope for NASA.

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  • During 2021 also 3 successful Ariane 5 missions have been performed, including the December 2021 James Webb Space Telescope for NASA.
  • Thanks to the resumed Vega launch activities, between the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, Arianespace has also signed several launch contracts for both Vega and Vega C the Italian Space Agency, the French Space Agency and the European Space Agency.
  • During 2021, the Italian Government has approved several projects in the space sector for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), some of which specifically aiming at the evolution of propulsion technologies and launcher products.
  • On the basis of the FY 2021 results, the Board of Director has proposed to the Shareholders Meeting to distribute a dividend of 4.5 M (Euro 0.178 per share).

New Launch Service and Development Activities Contracts for Vega C

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Friday, January 21, 2022
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In addition, the Microcarb and NESS launch service contracts were signed with CNES, the French Space Agency, and ESA.

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  • In addition, the Microcarb and NESS launch service contracts were signed with CNES, the French Space Agency, and ESA.
  • Finally, the launch service contracts for the Flex and Altius satellites were signed with the European Space Agency for a launch by 2025.
  • In addition, Avio signed with ESA in December 2021 a new development contract for Vega C for a total value of about 50 Euro million.
  • Such program will enable further Vega C technological optimizations and industrial streamlining, to improve cost-competitiveness.

Viasat, Arianespace Modify Initial ViaSat-3 Satellite Launch Contract; Viasat to Become First Commercial Customer to Launch Aboard the Ariane 64

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Monday, June 17, 2019
European Space Agency, Spaceflight, Outer space, Ariane 5, Guiana Space Centre, Ariane 6, Ariane, Viasat, Inc., Flight

Under the new agreement, the two companies agreed to move the ViaSat-3 satellite from an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle to the next-generation Ariane 64 (A64) launcher.

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  • Under the new agreement, the two companies agreed to move the ViaSat-3 satellite from an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle to the next-generation Ariane 64 (A64) launcher.
  • With this contract, Viasat will become the first commercial customer to commit to launch on the A64.
  • The A64 launcher is expected to maintain launch quality and reliability, but with added mission effectiveness, efficiency and flexibility.
  • Arianespace will launch the ViaSat-3 satellite from the Guiana Space Center, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Avio: Second Firing Test of the New P120c Motor Successful

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Ariane, European Space Agency, Italian Space Agency, Vega, Rocketry, Science and technology in Europe, Spaceflight, Avio, Ariane 6, P80

The qualification test of the P120C solid rocket motor has successfully taken place at the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guyana.

Key Points: 
  • The qualification test of the P120C solid rocket motor has successfully taken place at the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guyana.
  • The outcome of the test - the second for this engine - is a key step in the development of the new generation European Vega-C and Ariane 6 launchers.
  • Avio, the Italian space leader listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, has played a central role in the development of the P120C.
  • Giulio Ranzo, Chief Executive Officer of Avio Spa stated: "The successful P120C qualification test is a further key step for the new European Vega C and Ariane 6 European launcher development programmes.