IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Archiv: Ariane (space rocket)
Launching Your Ambitions in 2026
Ariane 6 began its commercial journey with missions carrying French and European strategic satellites such as CSO-3, MetOp-SG-A1, Sentinel-1D and new Galileo satellites, supporting sovereignty and security, weather forecasting, Earth observation and navigation.
Alongside Ariane 6, Vega C, delivered Biomass, CO3D, MicroCarb and KOMPSAT-7, continuing to enable missions that help understand and protect our planet.
LIVE: Ariane rocket launches two telecommunications satellites from French Guiana
The Ariane 5 rocket will carry the JCSAT17 for the Japanese operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and the GEOKOMPSAT-2B for Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
The World’s Biggest Satellite Fleet Operators Want Europe To Build Ariane 6 by 2019
Michel de Rosen, chief executive of Paris-based Eutelsat, punctuated the companies’ sentiments here Sept. 9 during the World Satellite Business Week conference organized by Euroconsult.
Europe okays design for next-generation rocket
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday said it had approved the final design for a next-generation rocket, Ariane 6, aimed at maintaining Europe‘s grip on the fast-changing market for satellite launches.