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Successful lift-off for the last Vega mission

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.

Europe’s new Ariane 6 launcher takes flight

With the maiden launch of Ariane 6 on 9 July 2024 at 4 pm, European space transportation entered a new era, and Europe regained its autonomy of access to space.

[Ariane 6] The date of the maiden flight is firming up

Following the new status report published by the French space agency and ESA a week after the successful combined tests on 23 November, the maiden flight of the Ariane 6 launcher is scheduled to take place between mid-June and the end of July 2024.

[Ariane 6] Successful first ignition of the Vulcain 2.1 engine

On 23 November 2023, teams from CNES, ArianeGroup and ESA successfully completed the long-duration hot-fire test of Ariane 6’s main stage on its launch pad at Europe’s spaceport.