Private company
ArianeGroup
Logo: Philip Terry Graham, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
European aerospace company
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris.2 It employed 8,000 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was €3.1 billion in 2021.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryaircraft and space construction, space industry1
- HeadquartersLes Mureaux1
- Websitewww.ariane.group/de
- Legal formsociété par actions simplifiée1
- LEI969500PQFG3KKR3L7W583
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered address51 ROUTE DE VERNEUIL, 78130 Les Mureaux, France3
- Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 5190322473
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ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris.2
Corporate structure
ArianeGroup is part of a group headed by ARIANEGROUP HOLDING. 10 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- ARIANEGROUP HOLDING Les Mureaux, France
- ArianeGroup Les Mureaux, France
- Eurockot Launch Services Subsidiary · 51% · Bremen, Germany
- CILAS Subsidiary · Orléans
- Sodern Subsidiary · Limeil Brevannes, France
- Starsem Stake · 35% · Evry-Courcouronnes, France
- ArianeWorks Subsidiary
- Orbital Propulsion Centre Subsidiary · Hardthausen am Kocher, Germany
- Arianespace Les Mureaux, France
- MAIASPACE Subsidiary · Vernon, France
- ArianeGroup Les Mureaux, France
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What ArianeGroup reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- Arianespace 73.7%
- Starsem 35%
- Sodern
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Leadership
Who has led ArianeGroup, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
- Chief executive officerChristophe Bruneau Apr 1, 2026 to now1
- Chief executive officerMartin Sion Apr 4, 2023 to Apr 1, 20261
- Chief executive officerAndré-Hubert Roussel Jan 1, 2019 to Apr 4, 20231
- Chief executive officerAlain Charmeau Mar 2015 to Dec 31, 20181
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
Subsidiaries
- ArianeWorks
- Arianespace
- CILAS
- Eurockot Launch Services
- MaiaSpace
- Orbital Propulsion Centre
- Sodern
Also owns
- Starsem 35%
Parent company (GLEIF)
From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.
Employees over time
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
Timeline
- Apr 1, 2026New chief executive Christophe Bruneau becomes CEO1
- Apr 4, 2023New chief executive Martin Sion becomes CEO1
- Jan 1, 2019New chief executive André-Hubert Roussel becomes CEO1
- Mar 2015New chief executive Alain Charmeau becomes CEO1
- Jan 1, 2015Parent Directly consolidated by ARIANEGROUP HOLDING3
- Jan 2015Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.ariane.group/de1
- Websitewww.ariane.group/en1
- X (Twitter)x.com/ArianeGroup1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/ArianeGroup1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/arianegroup1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCsNr1rzVZlIO9BNQugToBpg1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/airbus-safran-launchers1
- WikipediaArianeGroup
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ19951610
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataArianeGroup on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaArianeGroup on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsArianeGroup logo by Philip Terry Graham, Public domain