The Ariane 6 rocket launch on March 3 had to be delayed last-minute due to a dysfunctional valve - Copyright AFP/File JULIEN DE ROSA The Ariane 6 rocket launch on ...

On March 6, 2025, the European Ariane 6 rocket successfully completed its first commercial mission, launching from the Kourou ...

Minutes before it was scheduled to launch, the first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 was called off on Monday due to an "anomaly" on the ground. Europe's Ariane 6 ...

Meanwhile, the EU celebrated a successful satellite deployment on the second launch of its Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana. The project had cost overruns and years of delays, but the successful ...

The rocket’s mission was to deliver the CSO-3 military observation satellite into orbit at an altitude of around 800 kilometers (500 miles). It was the first commercial mission for Ariane 6 ...

After the aborted launch on Monday, it worked today: Ariane 6 has taken off. The re-ignition of the Vinci engine also worked. The rocket lifted off at 13:24 local time (17:24 CET) from the Kourou ...

PARIS (AP) — An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher. The rocket ...