ArianeGroup is an industrial company delivering critical missions for the space and defence sectors. With 8,300 highly qualified employees in France and Germany, ArianeGroup has unique expertise in access to space, covering the full spectrum of civil and military launch systems, including design, development, manufacturing, integration, flight preparation, operational readiness and end-of-life decommissioning. ArianeGroup is lead contractor for the Ariane 6 European launcher for the European Space Agency (ESA), and for the French oceanic deterrent force M51 strategic missile for the French Defence Armament Procurement Agency (DGA).
Internationally recognised for its innovative, competitive solutions, ArianeGroup has expertise in state-of-the-art technologies, from the chemistry of propellants and composite materials, to liquid, solid and electric space propulsion systems. ArianeGroup also offers a broad range of space, defence and industrial equipment and services, both individually and together with its subsidiaries Sodern, Pyroalliance, Nuclétudes and APP. In the field of space launchers, ArianeGroup’s subsidiary Arianespace markets and operates the Ariane 6 and Vega-C launchers developed for ESA, and its subsidiary MaiaSpace develops and markets the reusable launcher Maia.
ArianeGroup GmbH, the German entity of ArianeGroup, is located on four sites: Bremen, Trauen, Lampoldshausen and Ottobrunn.
The site in Bremen is specialised in the development and manufacture of the upper stage of the Ariane launchers since the start of the programme. Its experts are responsible for the design, development and final integration of the Ariane 6 upper stage. They are also developing the Astris Kick Stage, an additional upper stage powered by the future reignitable bi-propellant engine called Berta, which will further enhance Ariane 6’s versatility. The Bremen site also produces metal tanks for the orbital propulsion systems.
The Trauen site in Lower Saxony is a European centre of excellence for the production of extremely pure hydrazine for satellite and spacecraft engines and for gas generators. The site is home to Europe’s only hydrazine transformation plant. The ArianeGroup teams at Trauen also develop and build the RESUS submarine emergency buoyancy and rescue system, used by navies around the world.
At Lampoldshausen, in Baden-Württemberg, ArianeGroup operates a European centre of excellence for the development and production of propulsion systems for satellites, spacecraft and orbital platforms. It designs and produces propulsion systems and single and bi-propellant electrical and chemical engines, along with high-precision components for satellite and launcher attitude and orbit control systems (AOCS). The site also provides services such as satellite propellant refuelling.
In Bavaria, near Munich, the Ottobrunn site is ArianeGroup’s European centre of excellence for the development and production of space engine combustion chambers for launchers or satellites. The combustion chambers for Ariane 6’s liquid propulsion engines – Vulcain 2.1 and Vinci – are built here, along with that of the Prometheus® reusable engine. The site is also a centre of excellence for 3D printing and the production of cryogenic valves.
Full Name: ArianeGroup GmbH
Acronym: AGG
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