Note: On 5 July 2023 SpaceRef.com editor Keith Cowing spoke with Deutsche Welle TV about the last flight of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its successor, the Ariane 6. [audio] Flight VA261 lifted off ...
This morning an Ariane 5G launcher lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. On board was the largest telecommunications satellite ever to be placed into geostationary transfer orbit. The ...
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is finally ready to fly, four years late but vital as ever for European governments backing the more than $4 billion project. Set for liftoff from French Guiana, the new ...
LYON, France—An Ariane 5 ECA launched two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit from Europe’s Kourou, French Guiana spaceport on Dec. 21, allowing Arianespace to tout the launcher’s reliability ...
The European Space Agency and Arianespace's next-gen rocket, Ariane 6, did not see a successful mission as it failed to raise its altitude, affecting both the upper and second-stage machines. Only ...
Ariane 6 reached orbit on Tuesday. But a problem made the European Space Agency rocket deviate from its flight plan late in the mission. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller previously reported on the ...
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Europe is set to regain independent access to space tomorrow, July 9, when the long-awaited Ariane 6 rocket lifts off for the first time. The heavy-lift satellite launcher — commissioned by the ...
On December 17, 2025, Europe achieved another milestone in its space exploration ambitions with the successful launch of two Galileo navigation satellites aboard the Ariane 6 rocket. This launch marks ...
The next-generation rocket will lift off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's new ...
Following its wet-dress rehearsal on the launch pad in French Guiana, Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket is on schedule for its inaugural launch. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced during a June 25 ...