An Ariane 5 lifts off July 30 on its first launch in nearly a year, placing two commercial communications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace ORLANDO — An Ariane ...

Eutelsat Konnect VHTS is 29 feet tall and weighs 6.4 tons. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A powerful European rocket launched a ...

Note: On 5 July 2023 SpaceRef.com editor Keith Cowing spoke with Deutsche Welle TV about the last flight of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its successor, the Ariane 6. [audio] Flight VA261 lifted off ...

The rocket has been grounded for almost a year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's powerful Ariane 5 rocket will fly for ...

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket successfully launched the Sentinel-1D Earth-observing satellite today (Nov. 4) on its ...

Update: July 6, 9:24 a.m. ET: Ariane 5 successfully lifted off at 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, delivering its payloads to space. The mission lasted for 33 minutes, ending a spectacular 27-year run for ...

Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), will be launched next year by a specific version of Ariane 5 called the Ariane 5 Evolution Storable upper stage Automated Transfer Vehicle, or ...

On November 4, 2025, Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket accomplished a significant milestone by launching the Sentinel-1D satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO). This event marked the fourth flight of ...

...the continent developed the Ariane 6 rocket to be competitive with the Falcon 9. Now, due to its ongoing delays, the European Space Agency is having to move some of its most valuable missions onto ...

If successful, Ariane 6 could lead to a reinvigoration of Europe's heavy launch capabilities, with 11 flights possible per year at lower cost than Ariane 5. However, this could be a case of too little ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket has finally taken flight, carrying the hopes of a continent on its broad back. The Ariane 6 launched for the first time ever today (July 9), lifting off from Europe's ...