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# Arianespace CEO says geopolitical tensions prove Europe needs its own launch access
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-10-arianespace-cavailloles-sovereign-launch-access/
- Published: 2025-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:02:36.000Z
- Description: Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès told the Satellite 2025 conference that tensions under the new Trump administration prove Europe needs its own means of accessing space. He cited growing institutional demand, including IRIS2, and a four-year launch backlog.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Verified Opinion AI-drafted [Advanced Television, 13 March 2025](https://www.advanced-television.com/2025/03/13/arianespace-4-year-backlog/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that Ariane 6's launch rate will rise or that European governments will shift bookings away from non-European providers.

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