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The METOP-SG-A1 satellite has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport, where it will prepare for a launch scheduled for August 2025 on board an Ariane 6 rocket.

The hot-fire test of the new P160C motor, intended for Ariane 6, Vega-C, and Vega-E, is scheduled for 24 April between noon and 4 p.m. It will be conducted at Europe’s Spaceport on the solid booster test bench (BEAP).

The workhorse of Europe's space industry, Ariane 6 is a powerful, highly versatile and scalable launcher, capable of carrying out a wide range of missions in all types of orbit.

Following its successful maiden flight in July 2024, Ariane 6 completed its second mission from Europe’s spaceport on Thursday 6 March at 13:24 local time in French Guiana. Its payload, the CSO-3 satellite, was placed in sun-synchronous orbit.

Mission VA263 will take off this Thursday, 6 March at 1:24 pm (Kourou), 5:24 pm (Paris) and 4:24 pm (UTC). It will put into orbit the observation satellite CSO-3. Focus on the mission.

The first commercial flight of Ariane 6, originally scheduled for Monday 3 March, has been postponed to Thursday 6 March 13:24 (Kourou), 17:24 (Paris), 16:24 (UTC).

The first commercial flight of Ariane 6, originally scheduled for Wednesday 26 February, has now been postponed to Monday 3 March, 13:24 (Kourou), 17:24 (Paris), 16:24 (UTC).

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.

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

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