ESA - Ariane

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Ariane 6 is the next rocket in a long history of launchers to fly from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – demonstrating the power of multinational cooperation for over five decades.

First Ariane 6 launched: 9 July 2024 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana 16:00 local time (20:00 BST, 21:00 CEST).

Next Ariane 6 launch scheduled for the first quarter of 2025, from mid-February.

Ariane

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Ariane 6 media kit

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Upper stage for Ariane 6 flight VA263 arrives at the launcher assembly building

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Second Ariane 6 at Europe’s Spaceport

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Limited edition: SpacePep’s n°1 to celebrate 45 years of Ariane.

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SpacePep’s: from rocket to table

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Ariane 6 upper stage in LEAF

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Ariane 6 upper stage visits ESA’s temple of boom

12/11/2024 1721 views 43 likes

Guillaume

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Faces of Ariane 6: Guillaume

11/11/2024 291 views 3 likes

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Ariane 6 joint update report, 16 September 2024

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Ariane 6 first flight highlights

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Ariane 6 hot-fire timelapse

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Ariane 6 launch animation

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Ariane 6 at Europe's Spaceport

06/06/2019 7874 views 313 likes
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Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

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Vulcain 2.1 hot firing

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25 years of Ariane 5

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Faces of Ariane

Fabienne with Ariane 5

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Faces of Ariane 6: Fabienne

07/06/2024 826 views 4 likes

Michel signing the Ariane 6 first flight fairing

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Faces of Ariane: Michel

02/06/2024 957 views 7 likes

Caroline during combined test for Ariane 6

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Faces of Ariane 6: Caroline

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Franck at Ariane 6 launch zone

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Faces of Ariane 6: Franck

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Wafaa during Ariane 6 upper part transfer

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Faces of Ariane 6: Wafaa

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André

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Faces of Ariane 6: André

18/04/2024 1373 views 6 likes

Tina Buechner da Costa

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Faces of Ariane 6: Tina

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Aline Decadi at control centre

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Faces of Ariane 6: Aline

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Ariane 6

Overview Ariane 6: a European cooperation Ariane 6: what's it made of? The engines of Ariane 6 Shipping rockets: Ariane on board Assembling Ariane 6 for launch Ariane 6: the launch zone Ariane 6: designed with sustainability in mind

Previous Ariane rockets

Ariane 5 Ariane 4 Ariane 1, 2, 3

Space transportation

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Ariane 6 first passengers

Artist's view of Ariane 6 – Flight Model-1 just the logos

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Flying first on Ariane 6

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YPSat-1 camera

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Ariane 6 launches: YPSat ‘the witness’

26/03/2024 3419 views 24 likes

CURIE in cleanroom with students

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Ariane 6 launches: NASA’s radio detective CURIE

02/04/2024 2440 views 13 likes

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Ariane 6 launches: Robusta-3A for weather and radiation

09/04/2024 2887 views 24 likes

ISTSat-1 ready to be baked

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Ariane 6 launches: is it a plane? Aircraft spotting with IS…

16/04/2024 2144 views 20 likes

OOV-Cube wide

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Ariane 6 flies OOV-Cube: Internet of (wild) Things

23/04/2024 1779 views 15 likes

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Ariane 6 launches: Exolaunch’s EXOpod Nova

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Deployment test of the 3Cat-4 L-band antenna inside the thermal vacuum chamber

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Ariane 6 launches 3Cat-4: reflecting on Earth

08/05/2024 1750 views 11 likes

A prototype of the vacuum printer onboard Orbital Matter’s Replicator CubeSat

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Ariane 6 launches: Replicator – 3D printing in open space

16/05/2024 3285 views 12 likes

PariSat during electromagnetic testing

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Ariane 6 launches: PariSat, physics in space after school

23/05/2024 1402 views 5 likes

SIDLOC during integration

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Ariane 6 launches SIDLOC: opening up tools for safer space

30/05/2024 2954 views 19 likes

SpaceCase SCX-01

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Ariane 6 launches: the case for SpaceCase SC-X01

06/06/2024 4239 views 27 likes

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Ariane 6 launches RAMI: the interplanetary deployer

12/06/2024 1994 views 7 likes

GRBBeta in orbit - visualisation

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Ariane 6 launches GRBBeta: small satellite, big astrophysics

14/06/2024 4367 views 16 likes

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Ariane 6 launches Curium One: space for all

18/06/2024 3943 views 14 likes

Nyx Bikini artist impression

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Ariane 6 launches: splashdown for Nyx Bikini

21/06/2024 6810 views 22 likes

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Ariane 6 launches LIFI: light-speed secure communications

28/06/2024 3458 views 13 likes

Lore at ESA's Cubesat Support Facility

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Ariane 6 launches Peregrinus: students take on the Sun

03/07/2024 2191 views 9 likes