ESA - Ariane - Archive

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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).

Previous Ariane 6 launch: 4 November 2025 at 18:02 local time (21:02 GMT/22:02 CET) with Sentinel-1D, flight VA265.

Next Ariane 6 launches:
VA266, two Galileo satellites, 33 and 34, Launch 14, 17 December at 02:01 local time (05:01 GMT/06:01 CET)

VA267, first Ariane 6 launch with four boosters for Amazon Project Kuiper broadband constellation

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Ariane 6 joint update report, 21 September 2023

21/09/2023 2887 views 17 likes

Ariane 6 dress rehearsal

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Fuelled-up dress rehearsal for Ariane 6

06/09/2023 10746 views 101 likes

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Ariane 6 joint update report, 4 September 2023

04/09/2023 2935 views 17 likes

Trial by fire for Ariane 6’s upper stage

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Trial by fire for Ariane 6’s upper stage

01/09/2023 4975 views 51 likes

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Ariane 6 joint update report, 9 August 2023

09/08/2023 1376 views 11 likes

Ariane 6 testing at Europe's Spaceport

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Ariane 6: launch system tests progressing well

25/07/2023 5319 views 109 likes

Ariane 5 VA261 liftoff

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Ariane 5 bows out in style: dual payloads, perfect delivery

06/07/2023 5519 views 99 likes

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Ariane 5 flight VA261: weather delays launch

04/07/2023 14227 views 77 likes

Ariane 6 - Test Removal of Mobile Gantry

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First view of Ariane 6 on launchpad

23/06/2023 8601 views 113 likes

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Ariane 6 joint update report, 8 June 2023

08/06/2023 4615 views 19 likes

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Ariane 6 joint update report, 12 May 2023

12/05/2023 4947 views 34 likes

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ESA’s Juice lifts off on quest to discover secrets of Jupit…

14/04/2023 54721 views 204 likes

Juice arrives in French Guiana

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Juice on final stretch for launch to Jupiter

10/02/2023 20914 views 121 likes

Ariane 6 fully stacked

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Ariane 6 first flight planned for fourth quarter of 2023

19/10/2022 8812 views 61 likes

Ariane 6 fully stacked

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Ariane 6 stands tall on its launch pad

17/10/2022 10854 views 96 likes

Artist's view of the configuration of Ariane 6 using four boosters (A64)

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Ariane 6 takes next step to first flight with upper stage h…

06/10/2022 7823 views 82 likes

VA258 liftoff

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Ariane 5: payload and geography open super-efficient path t…

19/09/2022 1661 views 8 likes

Launch of VA258 carrying Eutelsat Konnect VHTS

Ariane 5 launches Europe’s tallest communication satellite

08/09/2022 7210 views 67 likes

Ariane 6, four-booster configuration (A64); artist's impression

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Ariane 6 central core transferred to mobile gantry

12/07/2022 4694 views 62 likes

Vega and Ariane 5 launch pads at Europe's Spaceport

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Launch goes green with Spaceport hydrogen plan

28/06/2022 4577 views 30 likes

Artist's view of the configuration of Ariane 6 using four boosters (A64)

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Ariane 6 central core assembly complete

27/06/2022 3784 views 19 likes

22 June 2022: Flight VA257, Ariane 5's first launch of 2022, carried two telecommunications satellites, MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24 to geostationary transfer orbit from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

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Ariane 5 orbits Malaysian, Indian telecoms payloads

23/06/2022 1893 views 42 likes

Artist's view of the configuration of Ariane 6 using four boosters (A64)

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ESA selects payloads for Ariane 6 first flight

11/02/2022 20439 views 69 likes

Ariane 6 central core set for assembly in the assembly hall at Europe Spaceport in French Guiana

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Ariane 6 central core set for assembly

28/01/2022 4238 views 64 likes

Ariane 6 upper stage inside the assembly building at Europe's Spaceport

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Ariane 6 upper stage readies for tests at Europe's Spaceport

21/01/2022 3251 views 71 likes

Ariane 6 central core reaches Europe's Spaceport

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Ariane 6 central core reaches Europe’s Spaceport

18/01/2022 4514 views 60 likes

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Precise Ariane 5 launch likely to extend Webb's expected li…

29/12/2021 28065 views 393 likes

Webb liftoff on Ariane 5, 25 December 2021

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Webb liftoff on Ariane 5 to unlock secrets of the Universe

25/12/2021 38707 views 147 likes

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Liftoff in images: Webb on Ariane 5

25/12/2021 8091 views 233 likes

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Webb on Ariane 5 roll-out to the launch pad

23/12/2021 9865 views 205 likes

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Webb launch date confirmed for 25 December

22/12/2021 22303 views 746 likes

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Webb: new target launch date

21/12/2021 23733 views 367 likes

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Webb flies Ariane 5: watch the launch live

21/12/2021 111446 views 345 likes

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Webb secured inside Ariane 5 fairing

20/12/2021 12114 views 104 likes

Artist representation of the JWST

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ESA to pick up as Webb phones home

20/12/2021 7743 views 122 likes

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Webb launch confirmed for 24 December

18/12/2021 12170 views 378 likes

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Webb placed on top of Ariane 5

14/12/2021 39159 views 251 likes

Webb's Ariane 5 launch vehicle exits the launch vehicle integration building at Europe's Spaceport

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Ariane 5 moved to meet Webb

08/12/2021 8127 views 94 likes

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Update on Webb telescope launch

22/11/2021 18982 views 103 likes

Artist's view of the configuration of Ariane 6 using four boosters (A64)

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Last call: fly your payload on first Ariane 6 launch

05/11/2021 6357 views 65 likes

Ariane 5 flight VA255 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana to deliver SES-17 and Syracuse-4A to their planned orbits

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Ariane 5 sets new record on latest launch

24/10/2021 21853 views 91 likes

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived safely at Pariacabo harbour in French Guiana

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ESA welcomes Webb in French Guiana for launch on Ariane 5

12/10/2021 16094 views 119 likes

Under the stars on the Ariane 6 launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

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Ariane 6 launch complex inaugurated at Europe’s Spaceport

28/09/2021 5072 views 47 likes

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Call for media: invitation to join pre-launch press program…

22/09/2021 1507 views 4 likes

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Targeted launch date for Webb: 18 December 2021

08/09/2021 26225 views 167 likes

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Webb completes testing and prepares for trip to Europe's Sp…

26/08/2021 14603 views 132 likes

Ariane 5 flight VA254 lifted off with Star One D2 and Eutelsat Quantum from Europe’s Spaceport

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Ariane 5 launches pioneering reprogrammable telecommunicati…

30/07/2021 5736 views 37 likes

Ariane 6 will use an optional add-on Astris kick stage developed by ArianeGroup to target new missions

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Ariane 6 targets new missions with Astris kick stage

13/07/2021 11262 views 76 likes

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Webb passes key launch clearance review

01/07/2021 11795 views 160 likes

ESA and ArianeGroup sign contracts for Prometheus and Phoebus

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New ESA contracts to advance Prometheus and Phoebus projects

17/05/2021 11530 views 72 likes

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