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From the first Ariane L01, through Soyuz and the various versions of the Ariane and Vega families, the history of the space industry in French Guiana has been built over the course of launches and human discovery.

Recap of the past year and a look ahead to the major milestones expected in 2025.

Ariane 6 will lift off on 26 February with the CSO-3 military satellite onboard.

Another major milestone has been reached in the preparation schedule for the first Ariane 6 commercial flight: the transfer of the main core and boosters to the launch pad.

The components for the second Ariane 6 flight model have arrived in Kourou. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the preparation campaign in the run-up to lift-off, scheduled for mid-February 2025.

On 5 December, the Vega-C launcher returned to flight, successfully placing the Sentinel-1C satellite in orbit.

ArianeGroup and Arianespace have announced that the first commercial flight of the European heavy-lift launch vehicle will take place in the first quarter of 2025.

On the night of 30 October 2024, the BalMan manoeuvring balloon successfully completed its first test flight from Europe’s Spaceport.

A stratospheric balloon, BalMan, will take off at night from Europe's Spaceport between 30 October and 15 November.

On the night of Wednesday 4 to Thursday 5 September 2024, the Sentinel-2C satellite was successfully placed in orbit by the last Vega launch vehicle.