WE HAVE LIFT OFF 🚀 The European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Ariane 64, the "most powerful configuration yet" of its Ariane 6 heavy-lift launcher, on Thursday, February 12. It completes Europe's launcher fleet, alongside Vega-C and Ariane 62, which are ready to carry satellites of all sizes to all orbits. Aboard the Ariane 64 during its launch were 32 satellites for Amazon Leo, a satellite-based internet provider. (📹: Arianespace via ESA/Instagram) | ABS-CBN News

Mission VA267: Watch the launch live The launch of mission VA267 with Ariane 6 and 32 Amazon Leo satellites will be broadcasted live from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 🗓️ Date: February 12, 2026 🕘 Launch window 11:45 - 12:13 Washington D.C. time 13:45 - 14:13 Kourou time 16:45 - 17:13 Universal time (UTC) 17:45 - 18:13 Paris time With this mission, Ariane 6 will launch 32 Amazon Leo satellites into Low Earth Orbit in its Ariane 64 configuration, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

June 4th - on this day in 1996, ESA - European Space Agency conducted the first launch of its Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle. The payload consisted of four 1,200 kg Cluster satellites, which were intended to conduct research into the Earth's magnetosphere. 37 seconds after liftoff from CSG Centre spatial guyanais, the rocket veered off course and began to disintegrate, prior to being destroyed by the Range Safety Officer. The reasons for the failure were multiple embarrassing software errors

9.5K views · 54 reactions | Journée fatidique pour la nouvelle fusée européenne Ariane-6, qui prend son envol pour la première fois. Elle est un enjeu stratégique capital pour l'Europe. Vidéo : Benoit Le Corre : graphisme : Félix Pommier #esa #espace #ariane #ariane6 #arianespace #spacex #science #technologie | Le Monde | Facebook