![CPPS satellite propulsion system](/sites/avio.com/files/styles/article_preview/public/2019-10/satellite%20proulsion%20system_0.jpg?itok=d2j004tw)
AVIO has completed and delivered a major satellite propulsion system to its customer, confirming its expertise in space propulsion systems for satellites as well as launchers.
![Space experts at Vega C launcher meeting in Colleferro](/sites/avio.com/files/styles/article_preview/public/2019-10/vega-c-launcher-meeting.jpg?itok=5tPDCQyZ)
About a hundred of the main European experts in space launchers gathered at Colleferro, near Rome, for a project in which the AVIO Group has a leading role both for the new space motors and especially for the VEGA C orbital launc
![Ariane 5 launch in 2016](/sites/avio.com/files/styles/article_preview/public/2019-10/ariane-5-launch-2016_0.jpg?itok=WY17f6Kv)
This is the 273rd mission carried out by the European family of launchers, which includes the VEGA – a next-generation launcher designed and built by AVIO through its ELV subsidiary.
![Ariane 5](/sites/avio.com/files/styles/article_preview/public/2019-10/cs_avio_ariane_va228ita-4_1.jpg?itok=D6LCd41z)
Ariane 5 is ready for its first flight in 2016: on January 27, a European launcher will propel the Intelsat 29e satellite into orbit.