Starsem
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Industry | engineering, technical studies ![]() |
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Founded | 1996 |
Headquarters | , France |
Owners |
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Website | starsem |
Starsem is a French-Russian company that was created in 1996 to commercialise the Soyuz launcher internationally. Starsem is headquartered in Évry, France (near Paris) and has the following shareholders:[1]
- ArianeGroup (35%)
- Arianespace (15%)
- Roscosmos (25%)
- Progress Rocket Space Centre (25%)
Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war
[edit]After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, all Soyuz launches performed via Starsem were suspended indefinitely.[2] This is also evident by the lack of news releases on the Starsem website since then, with the last headline from February 15, 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ "Founding companies". Starsem. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Les lancements de Soyouz en Guyane suspendus". Ciel & Espace (in French). Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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