Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight
Launch Successful
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Launch Window
July 9, 2024, 6 p.m. - July 9, 2024, 10 p.m.
July 9, 2024, 6 p.m. - July 9, 2024, 10 p.m.
Maiden Flight of the Ariane 62 launch vehicle, carrying ten cubesats, two deployers, five experiments, and two reentry capsules.
Successful maiden flight of Ariane 6 from liftoff to payload separation in orbit.
An APU anomaly prevented the deorbit burn from happening, the reentry capsules will therefore remain attached to the second stage in orbit.
Liftoff
Official Webcast by European Space Agency, ESA has started
T-0 delayed by an hour
Updated launch window.
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
See DetailsArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
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