Firing tests
AVIO ONCE AGAIN CONFIRMS RELIABILITY
Firing test of the Solid Rocket Motor (MPS) of the Ariane 5 booster in Kourou, French Guiana, concluded successfully.
Space Launches
AVIO: A NEW CONTRACT FOR VEGA
Vega, the European launcher built by Avio, was chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the launch of its ADM-Aeolus satellite scheduled for late 2017.
Space events
ARIANESPACE AND AVIO/ELV MEET VEGA CLIENTS AND PARTNERS TO BUILD FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
Arianespace and AVIO/ELV are organizing the second VEGA Users’ Day on July 7 and 8, 2016 in Rome.
Space Launches
AVIO: Successful Flight for the Ariane VA230
European launcher Ariane 5 has successfully completed its third mission in 2016, putting the BRIsat and EchoStar XVIII satellites into orbit.
Space events
Wörner: “Avio Is a Key Player in Future European Projects” - Battiston: “A Company that Rivals SpaceX” - Ranzo: “The Future is in Liquid Propulsion”
The Director General of the ESA (European Space Agency), Jan Wörner, paid a visit to AVIO, together with Roberto Battiston, President of the ASI (Italian Space Agency). The guests were greeted by the CEO of AVIO, Giulio Ranzo.
Space Launches
AVIO: Successful Flight for the Ariane 5 VA229
The mission lifted off at 02:20 AM local time, 06:20 AM in Rome, from the Kourou European Space Centre in French Guiana, and lasted for a total of 27 minutes and 23 seconds. EUTELSAT 65 WEST A was correctly placed into a geostationary transfer orbit.