Eutelsat Konnect VHTS is 29 feet tall and weighs 6.4 tons. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A powerful European rocket launched a ...

Note: On 5 July 2023 SpaceRef.com editor Keith Cowing spoke with Deutsche Welle TV about the last flight of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle and its successor, the Ariane 6. [audio] Flight VA261 lifted off ...

Europe’s Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites Star One D2 and Eutelsat Quantum into their planned transfer orbits. Arianespace announced liftoff at 22:00 BST (23:00 CEST, 18:00 local time) ...

The rocket has been grounded for almost a year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Europe's powerful Ariane 5 rocket will fly for ...

Europe's workhorse rocket has flown for the final time. The powerful Ariane 5 launched today (July 5) on the last-ever mission of its storied career, which began way back in 1996 and now includes 117 ...

Update: July 6, 9:24 a.m. ET: Ariane 5 successfully lifted off at 6:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, delivering its payloads to space. The mission lasted for 33 minutes, ending a spectacular 27-year run for ...

If successful, Ariane 6 could lead to a reinvigoration of Europe's heavy launch capabilities, with 11 flights possible per year at lower cost than Ariane 5. However, this could be a case of too little ...

With yet another delay, it’s unclear when exactly the European Space Agency will blast off its Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket, the intended successor to the current Ariane 5 rocket that successfully ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket has finally taken flight, carrying the hopes of a continent on its broad back. The Ariane 6 launched for the first time ever today (July 9), lifting off from Europe's ...

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