Ariane 6 VA263

Launch of Ariane 6 flight VA263 on 6 March 2025 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. This was the second flight and first commercial launch for Europe's newest rocket Ariane 6, delivering the CSO-3 satellite into orbit. Arianespace was the operator and launch service provider for the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) and French space agency CNES on behalf of the French Air and Space Force’s Space Command (CDE).