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ARIANE_BROCHURE_CORP_COUV_VOK_GB.indd Personnalisées V 2 06/06/2017 16:20 FRANCE Headquarters - Boulevard de l’Europe - B.P.177 91006 Evry-Courcouronnes Cedex Tel.: +33 (0)1 60 87 60 00

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ARIANE_BROCHURE_CORP_COUV_VOK_GB.indd Personnalisées V 06/06/2017 16:20 EDITORIAL Arianespace, the spirit of success

December 24, 1979: The ﬁ rst Ariane However, we never take success rocket lifts o from the Guiana Space for granted. That’s why we are fully Center and successfully reaches committed to developing the next orbit above Earth’s atmosphere generation of our launch vehicles – a groundbreaking achievement (Ariane 6 and Vega C), as well for Europe’s independent access as implementing a new governance to space, and in the history structure for the launch industry of commercial space transport. that will take the strength of our o er to the next level. Almost 40 years later, we are proud to have launched over 550 satellites Each successful mission is a new victory for nearly 100 customers from for human understanding and the quality around the world – more than half of life on Earth. It’s also why our teams of all commercial telecommunications are so passionate about what they do. satellites now in orbit were launched Because they know so well that by Arianespace. Our family of launchers, in the space industry – more than now including Soyuz and Vega, any other sector – success can only is fully capable of launching any type be a result of shared passion, attention of commercial and governmental satellite to the slightest detail and teamwork. to any orbit. This is the result of our three key assets: reliability, availability Our success is a tribute to our teams, and competitiveness. our customers and our partners. Together, we are ready to tackle exciting new challenges.

STÉPHANE ISRAËL CEO, ARIANESPACE

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Any mass, It’s all about to any orbit, rockets and any time... customers. — — p.03 p.10 CONTENTS Exploring Looking at space. the big picture. Protecting — Earth. p.23 — p.19

Earth as seen from space. — p.29

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Offering independent access to space.

Arianespace was created in 1980 as the world’s ﬁ rst commercial launch services company. Our dual mission is to guarantee Europe’s independent access to space, as well as o er the export market a competitive and trustworthy means to deliver satellites to orbit.

Working for governments and commercial customers, we o er European public institutions, governments, space agencies and private operators a wide range of launch options for any payload: From experimental satellites weighing just a few kilograms to 20-ton Automated Transfer Vehicles that have resupplied the International Space Station (ISS).

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A STRONG GLOBAL PRESENCE

EVRY WASHINGTON DC

TOKYO

KOUROU SINGAPORE

+300+EMPLOYEES 3 74% ROCKETS: ARIANESPACE IS A SUBSIDIARY OF ARIANE 5, SOYUZ, AIRBUS SAFRAN LAUNCHERS, WHICH +550+ VEGA HOLDS 74% OF ITS SHARED CAPITAL SATELLITES 18 2 ORBITED TO DATE Shareholders in total, Censors: representing the entire ESA & CNES European space industry

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A spaceport for the future.

The Guiana Space Center is one of The optimum location. the world’s most advanced and e cient The spaceport is close to the Equator launch facilities, enabling launches to at 5.3° North latitude. Launching near any type of orbit. the Equator reduces the energy required to orbit. This saves fuel, enables The most versatile. larger payloads and dramatically Combining all the required features to improves return-on-investment for launch Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega rockets, spacecraft operators. the Guiana Space Center will also be the The area is outside hurricane and perfect platform to operate Arianespace’s earthquake zones, providing it with ANY MASS, TO ANY ORBIT, ANY TIME... ANY ORBIT, TO ANY MASS, next generation of launch vehicles: unique advantages as a highly operational Ariane 6 and Vega C. launch site.

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The champion team

Arianespace operates a unique family of three complementary launch vehicles, capable of handling all classes of satellites. The three launchers are recognized as among the most reliable in the world. Whatever the payload, we have the best solution for the job: available, reliable and cost e ective. Meet the champions! ANY MASS, TO ANY ORBIT, ANY TIME... ANY ORBIT, TO ANY MASS,

ARIANE 5 SOYUZ VEGA

HEAVY MEDIUM LIGHT

Payload: Payload: Payload: Up to more Up to more than Up to 1,500 kg in 700 km than 10,000 kg 3,250 kg in 6° inclination altitude polar orbits in 6° inclination geostationary transfer geostationary orbits, or 4,400 kg transfer orbits in 820 km Sun-synchronous orbits 75+ 40+ 8 SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHES IN A ROW LAUNCHES LAUNCHES IN A ROW SINCE 2003 FROM BAIKONUR SINCE 2012 COSMODROME AND THE GUIANA SPACE CENTER

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SSO Escape trajectory Sun-Synchronous Orbit (no return to Earth) (820 km) Science and exploration Observation, weather

MEO LEO GTO Medium Earth Orbit Low Earth Orbit Geostationary Transfer Orbit (5,000 to 25,000 km) (200 to 2,000 km) (200 to 36,000 km) Navigation ISS servicing, Telecommunications, observation, broadcasting, data relay high density data relay

4 main areas of application

TELECOMMUNICATIONS NAVIGATION SCIENCE EARTH OBSERVATION

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— It’s all about rockets and customers.

If your business is above Earth’s atmosphere, World then Arianespace is your partner of class choice. Whether you need to orbit an availability observation satellite or a cluster of smaller telecommunication spacecraft, we have a and scalable o ering of launch vehicles carefully reliability. selected to provide the right payload option at the right cost. Also, our dynamic launch schedule o ers ample departure slots to match your business needs.

Beyond availability and pricing, Arianespace presents the most valuable feature a launch services provider can o er: reliability. Over time, Arianespace’s family of launch vehicles has proven its world-class reliability with an amazing track record of successful launches. We stand proudly behind our Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega family. Because in the end, it’s all about rockets and customers.

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96 CUSTOMERS SINCE THE CREATION OF ARIANESPACE FROM BOTH PUBLIC AND A global leader PRIVATE SECTORS

If Arianespace has become the preferred launch services provider of so many commercial operators and space agencies, it’s for very good reasons. Outstanding technology, dedicated launch teams, driven professionals and a forward-looking mindset: this is why our customers keep coming back.

1 Reliability 2 Performance 3 Loyalty Availability 4 Innovation 5 Teamwork 6

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1 2 3 RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE LOYALTY

Success in the launch services Need a robust solution to orbit Trust must be earned, and it comes market comes down to one single today’s most advanced spacecraft? with loyalty and transparency. word: reliability. Arianespace built Look no further. The heavyweight Arianespace has a long-standing its reputation on the family of three champion Ariane 5 recently commitment to oering the best launch vehicles, all recognized launched a record 10,865 kg to service to customers. among the world’s most reliable and GTO. Since its introduction 20 years We provide dedicated launch teams trustworthy. With a remarkable track ago, Ariane 5’s performance has for each mission, handling every step record of more than 79 consecutive nearly doubled. Looking ahead, lift in full transparency, from contract successful launches for Ariane 5, capacity will continue to increase signing to payload separation. Arianespace is today the best with Ariane 5, as well as our next We have orbited over 550 payloads choice for operators who want generation workhorses: Ariane 6 for more than 90 customers. to execute their business plan with and Vega C, as we will keep handling Many have been with us since the utmost conﬁdence. larger, increasingly sophisticated the beginning. We have one single spacecraft that will generate greater focus in mind: your success. revenue for our customers.

4 5 6 AVAILABILITY INNOVATION TEAMWORK

Beyond our launch technology Oering the best services requires Technology is nothing without and comprehensive family of vision. By listening to our customers’ genuine and committed teamwork. launch vehicles, our cutting-edge need for increasingly flexible and Arianespace has an extraordinary infrastructure and expert teams cost-eective launch options, team of experts. With almost at the Guiana Space Center can we designed our next generation four decades of accumulated lead several launch campaigns Ariane 6, which will enter service in collective experience, our teams simultaneously with the highest level 2020. This new system will cut costs have knowledge and expertise of reliability. This ensures we oer and further improve orbital injection that are unparalleled in the industry. the launch schedule that fits each of capabilities and satellite lifespans. Beyond their skills alone, our experts our customers’ business plans and Also, the new Vega C will increase all share a remarkable love of their meet the corresponding deadlines. payload capability in the light lift craft and passion for client service. market segment, with a first launch Just attend a launch in Kourou and as early as 2019. you will see our people cheering every new success with their customers and partners, as if it were their very first launch.

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ARIANEHEAVY 5

ARIANE 5 OVERVIEW

Ariane 5 is the world reference for heavy-lift launch vehicles. More powerful than 10 Airbus A380s put together, the Ariane 5 ECA can launch over 10 metric tons into geostationary transfer orbit, making it the world’s preferred choice for telecommunication satellites. The Ariane 5 ES version is ideally suited for low to medium Earth orbit missions, such as cargo ﬂ ights to the ISS or cluster launches for the Galileo constellation of navigation satellites. Thanks to the outstanding throughput of the European space industry and the capacity of the Guiana Space Center, up to seven Ariane 5 missions are carried out every year.

75+ SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHES IN A ROW ALL FROM THE GUIANA SPACE CENTER

DUAL PAYLOAD CAPABILITY AN ARIANE 5 TRADEMARK

AIRBUS SAFRAN LAUNCHERS PRIME INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR

50.5 m 5.4 m 780 t HEIGHT DIAMETER MASS AT LIFT-OFF

UP TO 10,500 kg PAYLOAD TO GTO

OVER 20,000 kg PAYLOAD TO LEO

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SOYUZ OVERVIEW

With more than 1,870 launches completed, there is no doubt that Soyuz is the most prolifi c and versatile rocket of its class. It is also the most iconic brand name in the space industry, having launched the fi rst man into space - Yuri Gagarin - in 1960. It is also the spacecraft that brings international astronauts to the ISS today. The Soyuz rockets fl own from the Guiana Space Center include a digital fl ight control system, an increased-performance third stage, the larger Soyuz ST payload fairing and the Fregat upper stage. Soyuz is Arianespace’s standard solution for mid-range payloads, spanning applications for Earth observation, science, navigation and telecommunications.

OCTOBER 2011 FIRST FLIGHT FROM THE GUIANA SPACE CENTER

40+ LAUNCHES CARRIED OUT BY ARIANESPACE FROM FRENCH GUIANA (17 FROM 2011 TO MAY 2017) AND BY STARSEM FROM BAIKONUR COSMODROME (26)

ROSCOSMOS PRIME CONTRACTOR

46.2 m 10.3 m 308 t HEIGHT DIAMETER MASS AT LIFT-OFF

3,250 kg 1,645 kg PAYLOAD TO GTO PAYLOAD TO MEO 4,850 kg PAYLOAD TO LEO

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VEGALIGHT

VEGA OVERVIEW

Since entering service in February 2012, Vega has become Arianespace’s new-generation solution for missions involving small to medium-sized satellite payloads. This European four-stage launch vehicle is tailored to carry the growing number of small scientiﬁ c satellites and other lighter-weight spacecraft under development or planned worldwide. It provides a very timely solution for the booming Earth observation market. Vega’s reference payload lift capability is 1,500 kg on missions to a 700 km circular orbit. With the addition of Vega, which has its own dedicated launch pad and state-of the art facilities at the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace now o ers the world’s broadest range of launch services.

ELV S.p.A. (An AVIO Group Entity ) INDUSTRIAL PRIME CONTRACTOR

9 SUCCESSFUL LAUNCHES IN A ROW (FROM 2012 TO MARCH 2017)

2 9.9 m 3.0 m 137 t HEIGHT DIAMETER MASS AT LIFT-OFF

1,500 kg PAYLOAD TO CIRCULAR POLAR ORBIT

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two satellites to GTO, with a total payload capacity of 10.5 to 12 metric tons. With two solid boosters, Ariane 62 is perfectly suited for institutional customers such as ESA and European institutions (EC), to orbit both medium and heavy payloads.

Cost-e§ective access to space

By making extensive use of shared components - starting with the same strap-on solid boosters for both its versions and Vega C – Ariane 6 aims to cut down launch costs, by leveraging economies of scale in a very novel way. This is how Arianespace will meet tomorrow’s market requirements and make space ﬁnancially accessible to a wider range of operators. In sync with the market

At the end of 2014, ESA decided to start the development of the FIRST LAUNCH IN new-generation Ariane 6 launch vehicle. The objective is to address market changes and oer both institutional customers and commercial 2020 operators the launch solution that precisely matches their evolving needs.

A versatile solution

Ariane 6 is a modular solution with a restartable cryogenic upper stage. It will be built in two versions. Ariane 64 is the commercial version. Using four solid boosters, it will launch

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Brand synergies

VEGA C To increase performance and bring costs down, the same Versatile and under-development P120C solid fuel engine will be used for Vega C’s first cost e§ective stage and the Ariane 6’s strap-on boosters. This new engine, along with an improved second stage and an enlarged fairing, will significantly Improving light-lift options increase the payload mass and volume capabilities of Vega C in comparison With tomorrow’s satellites making with the current Vega, allowing it to increasing use of lighter, more ecient carry such heavier and larger payloads electric propulsion systems, the light-lift as radar satellites. The growing market segment is becoming crucial synergies in our family of launch to the space industry. It is in this vehicles will be instrumental in segment that competition is expected achieving significant savings and high to become increasingly aggressive delivery rates, making Arianespace in the near future. To maintain its lead, an increasingly competitive player the European Space Agency initiated in the space industry. the development of an enhanced Vega rocket version, called Vega C. This new launch vehicle, which will bring the reference payload performance in polar orbit to over two tons, will further improve Arianespace’s market position FIRST LAUNCH IN for the launching of small satellites into LEO. This includes the booming Earth observation market, which already accounts for 90% of Vega’s order book. 2019

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Acting responsibly, both in space and on Earth.

Sustainability is a major focus for Arianespace. By o ering the most advanced, versatile and reliable launch services, our teams actively contribute to delivering satellite-based applications and services that improve life on Earth and provide the insight needed to better protect the planet. We also consider it an utmost priority, as a company, to act in a responsible way and help meet the challenges facing current and future generations. This is why Arianespace voluntarily commits to being an eco-responsible corporate citizen, a driven local economic catalyst and a caring employer.

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Arianespace has long been committed to giving back to the communities in which we operate. In Evry - Courcouronnes (south of Paris), An eco-responsible where our corporate headquarters is located, corporate citizen we work closely with local authorities to develop economical, educational and institutional partnerships. The company supports initiatives aimed at high school and university students, Reducing our environmental footprint is including a program that raises awareness of career at the heart of Arianespace’s eco-responsible opportunities in science. For example, the “Win commitment. The ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 your trip to Kourou” contest in 2015 enabled four certifi cations obtained for our facilities in French high school students and their teacher to attend Guiana are clear recognitions of the company’s an Arianespace launch. e orts and its results in this area over the recent years. The ISO 14001 certifi cation, which applies In French Guiana, Arianespace’s activities to our environmental management system, generate 9,000 direct and indirect jobs. concerns all Arianespace launch vehicles This amounts to 40% of the local private as well as the construction and maintenance sector payroll. We also contribute signifi cantly of our launch facilities. The ISO 50001 to educational, cultural and sports programs. certifi cation applies to our overall energy In particular, we o er scholarships in addition to management system. sponsoring two local sports clubs and supporting events related to the local “carnival season”. We are also engaged in proactive purchasing and transport policies, which apply to our activities, sta , as well as our partners and suppliers. We purchase supplies from sustainable ISO 50001 sources. As for transport, we have reduced the fuel consumption of our company vehicles ARIANESPACE OBTAINED CERTIFICATION FOR ITS and favor sea and river shipping for the delivery ENERGY PERFORMANCE of launch vehicle components. IN DECEMBER 2014

The local environment and biodiversity are central to our e orts. We are fully committed to protecting the natural site around the Guiana Space Center. Surveys and readings conﬁ rm that our operations only have a minor environmental impact on a local scale. As part of Arianespace’s environmental policy, air and water are checked locally after each launch for the presence of chemical elements. The impact on the coastline, marine wildlife, ﬂ ora and birds is inspected twice a year. We pay special attention to one of the area’s most typical birds: the scarlet ibis. Being environmentally friendly doesn’t stop once the rocket is o the launch pad, however. Indeed, Arianespace faithfully manages orbital objects in a sustainable way.

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A socially-committed employer

Delivering a consistently outstanding level of service requires world-class skills and unwavering commitment and drive from our employees. In a demanding industry, Arianespace’s human resources development plan and policies are key assets to securing long-term competitiveness. We are fully committed to o ering training and career development opportunities to all employees. We plan ahead, by ensuring that the abilities and skills of our personnel Promoting diversity are aligned with Arianespace’s requirements, today and into the future. and equal opportunity We focus on positive employee relations and wage equality. We monitor workplace well-being and take corrective action when Arianespace is implementing a policy that required. Today, no less than 15 company-wide encourages diversity as well as freedom from agreements embedding these principles discrimination. Since 2009, several company-wide

EXPLORING SPACE. PROTECTING EARTH. PROTECTING SPACE. EXPLORING into our corporate processes and culture agreements have been formalized to guarantee are being implemented. gender equality in our recruitment processes. We also ensure career evolution for women remains compatible with parenthood, and we support wage equality between men and women. Arianespace considers workforce diversity as an asset to the company. This is why we encourage the recruitment of employees from a wide variety of nationalities. Equal opportunity also is a guiding principle in all human resources processes. 98% OF ARIANESPACE’S WORKFORCE IS OFFERED AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW 14 NATIONALITIES ARE REPRESENTED IN ARIANESPACE’S WORKFORCE

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Using space for a better life on Earth.

Reaching space is so much more than running a cutting-edge technology business. Every month, we deliver satellites to their required orbits, at altitudes of up to 36,000 km or higher, in extreme environments of temperature, pressure, speed and vibration.

Every launch is a step toward a better future for everyone. As the world’s leading commercial launch services provider, we contribute to vital technological and scientiﬁ c missions. We help improve mankind’s collective knowledge: we allow a new eye to be cast on the climatic challenges facing our planet. We also contribute to implementing novel services that improve our quality of life. For today. For future generations.

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Satellites will be instrumental in o ering the abundant Internet on the move connectivity that today’s Internet The development of IoT (the Internet applications require. of Things) applications will change our relationship to connectivity. Being online will become second nature. By participating actively in the deployment of satellite constellations designed to allow Internet connectivity everywhere, Arianespace will be a key contributor to this evolution.

Internet connectivity everywhere Television like never before Ongoing projects will see constellations of LEO, MEO and GTO satellites provide worldwide High deﬁ nition television is Internet connectivity. High-throughput satellite gaining traction, with video- technologies also will be instrumental in enabling on-demand (VOD) becoming this breakthrough. mainstream and ultra-high Today, less than half of the world’s population has deﬁ nition (UHD) making its easy access to the Internet. By letting users log way into homes. Arianespace on from just about anywhere in the world - including will support this evolution on rail, at sea or in the sky - satellite Internet by launching satellites connectivity will o er a reliable and cost-e ective fully-dedicated to UHD, that will way of making the Internet accessible to everyone. broadcast 4K and 8K services. Internet access by satellite is expected to become a standard feature of mobile phones in the near future.

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Navigation: keeping on the right track

The new Galileo constellation owned by the European Union, will help improve our satellite navigation systems.

Europe’s vision Galileo services of satellite navigation Today, Galileo supplies three types Europe now deploys two operational of services and is undertaking e orts satellite navigation systems. to improve access to these services. After EGNOS, which has guaranteed aircraft positioning quality since 2011, Open Service is free to all.

LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE. AT LOOKING Galileo started delivering its initial Individuals with smartphones services in December 2016. or auto-mounted navigation systems Galileo will allow users from around that are compatible with Galileo will enjoy the world to know their exact spatial more accurate and reliable information and temporal position with greater thanks to the combination of GPS precision and reliability. and Galileo data. Once fully implemented, the Galileo constellation will comprise 24 operational Public Regulated Service is an satellites, plus several backups, supported encrypted service intended for users by a global ground infrastructure. with o cial authorization, including From 2011 to 2016, 18 satellites were public safety, ﬁ re and police forces. launched by Soyuz and Ariane 5 rockets for the European Commission, Search and Rescue Service (SAR) within the scope of a contract with service is Europe’s contribution to the European Space Agency (ESA). the existing ﬂ eet of Cospas–Sarsat Eight more satellites should be orbited beacons for international emergencies. by the end of 2018, and the entire This service will help reduce the time constellation should be operational needed to locate an SAR beacon, at sea towards 2020. Responsibility for Galileo or in isolated areas, from three hours operations and service provision will to ten minutes. Furthermore, the beacon be handed over to the European GNSS can be located within a 5-kilometer Agency (GSA) in 2017. radius, versus 10 kilometers today.

ARIANE_BROCHURE_CORP_INTER_VOK_GB.indd 28 06/06/2017 16:18 Science: looking into space to learn about ourselves Getting up close with Churyumov-Gerasimenko Sometimes, the best way What are asteroids made of? to understand our world is to turn Answering this question will reveal our eye toward other planets great deal about the origins of planets and galaxies. and the solar system. Such a challenge was undertaken by ESA’s Rosetta space probe and its Philae lander during a 10-year ﬂ ight to Churyumov- Gerasimenko, with an epic touchdown. This mission's starting point was an Ariane 5 launch in March 2004. Traveling back through space-time

In 2018, an Ariane 5 will launch the James Webb Space Telescope, a NASA project in cooperation with ESA and the Canadian Space Agency, to a Lagrange point 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Its mission: take over where the Hubble telescope is leaving o and look deep into space using infrared imaging. By looking Investigating billions of light years away, the telescope Mercury and will provide new insights into the origins its atmosphere of the universe. Mercury is the solar system’s smallest planet and the closest to the Sun. Not much is known of the planet today. In 2018, ESA’s BepiColombo space probe will embark on a seven-year trip to Mercury following an Ariane 5 launch, with the aim to study the planet’s structure, magnetic ﬁ eld and atmosphere.

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Earth observation: the eye in the sky

By taking a step back, satellite imaging o ers the big picture and its evolution overtime.

Monitoring urban development

Managing urban areas is a major tool in our e orts to face the issues of climate change. Accurately mapping out urban areas, as well as farmland and forests, is the role of two Pleiades optical

LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE. AT LOOKING observation satellites created by CNES. They were launched by Soyuz in 2011 and 2012.

Improving environmental surveillance Climate awareness Vegetation is one of the markers Europe needs an independent source that help track our planet’s of images to evaluate the evolution health. To monitor subtle of land areas, oceans, air quality changes in vegetation, CNES and the climate. This is the purpose teamed up with the ISA (Israel of the Copernicus program, led by Space Agency) to embark on the European Union as part of an ESA the Venµs project. This 250 kg initiative. Images are collected from micro-satellite will track changes a variety of satellites, the most recent from 720-km orbit, lofted by a being four Sentinel spacecraft Vega launch scheduled for 2017. launched between 2014 and 2017 by Vega and Soyuz.

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PORTFOLIO

Earth as seen from space.

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How satellites changed our perspective.

Satellites o§ er a totally new outlook on the Earth’s geography. Thanks to today’s advanced imaging technologies, they provide a unique perspective

EARTH AS SEEN FROM SPACE. SEEN FROM AS EARTH of our planet and its breathtaking beauty.

More importantly, satellites also provide a factual and unbiased view of our planet’s glaciers, drift ice, forests, lakes, urban areas and coastlines. This provides valuable data to accurately assess damage resulting from natural disasters or human activities. It also o ers the insight needed to truly evaluate the e ects of climate change. 74° N. 38° E.

BARENTS BLOOM, BARENTS SEA

Natural-color capture of a plankton bloom.

Image capture Launch vehicle Image date

Sentinel-2A Vega 09.09.2016 European Commission / European Space Agency

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Full resolution subset of Sentinel-1B’s first data.

Image capture Launch vehicle Image date

Sentinel-1B Soyuz 04.28.2016 European Commission / European Space Agency

77° 45’ N. 22° 30’ E.

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MOUNT ONTAKE, JAPAN

Eruption of Mount Ontake.

Image capture Launch vehicle Image date

Pléiades Soyuz 09.30.2014 CNES

35° 53’ N. 137° 28’ E. EARTH AS SEEN FROM SPACE. SEEN FROM AS EARTH

ARIANE_BROCHURE_CORP_INTER_VOK_GB.indd 34 06/06/2017 16:18 FRANCE Headquarters - Boulevard de l’Europe - B.P.177 91006 Evry-Courcouronnes Cedex Tel.: +33 (0)1 60 87 60 00

FRENCH GUIANA Launch facilities - B.P. 809 97388 Kourou Cedex Tel.: +594 (0)5 94 33 68 25

UNITED STATES Arianespace Inc. - 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW - Suite 520 Washington DC 20015 Tel.: +1 202 628 3936

SINGAPORE Arianespace Singapore Pte, Ltd. - N°3, Shenton Way - #18-09 A Shenton House Singapore 068805 Tel.: +65 6223 6426

JAPAN Tokyo Office - Kasumigaseki Building, 31 FI. - 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki. - Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6031 Tel.: +81 3 3592 2766

ARIANE_BROCHURE_CORP_COUV_VOK_GB.indd Personnalisées V 06/06/2017 16:20 Mission to success SINCE 1980

www.arianespace.com @arianespace — arianespace — arianespace

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