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# Arianespace to launch Germany's SATCOMBw-3 military satellites on Ariane 6
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-09-24-arianespace-satcombw3-contract/
- Published: 2025-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T04:01:18.000Z
- Description: Arianespace said Airbus Defence and Space awarded it a contract to launch two SATCOMBw-3 military satellites for Germany on two Ariane 6 rockets. Its chief called this proof of autonomous European access to space for sovereign satellites.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Arianespace newsroom, 24 September 2025](https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-to-launch-german-defense-satellites-satcombw-stufe-3-with-ariane-6/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the contract's value or confirm both satellites reach orbit on schedule.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)