The huge launch pad complex for Arianespace’s new workhorse, Ariane 6, is in the final months of construction ahead of the new rocket’s debut in 2021. ELA-4 includes a massive mobile gantry that will roll back off the pad ahead of launch. Arianespace is currently working on constructing 14 contracted Ariane 6s.
"Kourou"
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Two spacecraft have completed their journeys to their Kourou launch site ahead of launching together…
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Two more satellites destined for a ride into space have completed assembly ahead of being lofted…
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An Ariane 5 ECA launched on Saturday evening, lofting two satellites into space. DIRECTV-14 and GSAT-16…
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As development of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket continues, NASA is looking to its…
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Arianespace have launched their Ariane 5 ECA on another mission, lofting two satellites into orbit…
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Arianespace launches three spacecraft, Intelsat talks satellite refresh efforts
Arianespace has successfully lifted three satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on Tuesday from the…
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The debut of Europe’s new heavy-lift launcher, Ariane 6, has slipped once again, this time…
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Russia has added another satellite to its current satellite navigation network with the successful launch…
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Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket returned to action on September 7, deploying a high-power communications satellite…
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On June 13, the third major data release from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia…
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ESA launches upgraded Vega-C rocket on first mission
by Ian AtkinsonVega-C, the newest iteration of the European Vega rocket, has launched on its debut flight,…
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The final five: Ariane 5’s march to retirement begins with dual passenger launch
Arianespace, ArianeGroup, and the European Space Agency (ESA) have launched their second flight of the…
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Euclid moving into final phase of testing following integration milestone
by Lee KanayamaThe European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Euclid space telescope has moved closer to launch after prime…
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Soyuz launches Russian intelligence satellite from Plesetsk
by Leo BruceA Soyuz 2.1b rocket has successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, carrying a Lotos electronic…
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Arianespace has launched its first mission of the year from the Guiana Space Center in…
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Falcon 9 finally launches with Italian CSG-2 Earth observation satellite
The Italian Space Agency’s CSG-2 mission, the second satellite in its COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation constellation,…
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Webb arrives in orbit of L2, teams look ahead to five months of commissioning
The joint NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has successfully inserted itself into its orbit…
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New research from ESA’s CHEOPS observatory reveals rugby ball shape of strange exoplanet
Exoplanets all over the universe come in different sizes, compositions, colors, and temperatures. However, they…
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James Webb Space Telescope fully deploys, Northrop Grumman marks sunshield success
At 18:17 UTC on January 8, 2022, the joint NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and…