Arianespace announces it has been awarded the contract to launch two SATCOMBw Stufe 3 satellites with two Ariane 6 for the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The satellites will board Europe’s […]
French Guiana
Sentinel-1D in French Guiana for launch campaign
The fourth satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1D, has arrived at Félix Eboué airport, the main airport in French Guiana. From there the spacecraft, safely stored in its protective […]
Teledyne Space Imaging Sensors are launched with EUMETSAT’s MetOp-SG-A1 satellite
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), a provider of advanced imaging solutions, has launched a suite of sensors designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging that are onboard the MetOp-SG-A1 satellite. MetOp-SG-A1 […]
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 successfully launches Metop-SGA1 weather satellite “This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter”
On August 12, 2025 at 9:37 p.m. local time in Kourou, French Guiana (00:37 a.m. UTC, 2:37 a.m. CEST, on August 13), Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport carrying […]
Arianespace ready for Tuesday launch of EUMETSAT’s Metop-SG A1 weather satellite
Europe’s first MetOp Second Generation, MetOp-SG-A1, weather satellite — which hosts Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package — is set for liftoff on an Ariane 6 rocket from […]
A new chapter for Ariane 6 + Vega launchers with the P160C rocket motor
The P160C qualification motor was successfully tested on April 24th at the European Spaceport in French Guiana, on the solid-propellant booster test stand (BEAP) operated by the French Space Agency […]
ESA’s Biomass; on the launch pad, the mission and Europe’s Spaceport
ESA’s Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April […]
Arianespace to launch ESA’s Biomass satellite on April 29, with Vega C
On Tuesday April 29th, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace is to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite from […]
Arianespace’s successful top secret launch for French military
The CSO-3 military observation satellite has been successfully launched by Arianespace atop an Ariane 6 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Carrying a very-high-resolution optical instrument built by Thales Alenia […]
Arianespace announces change of schedule for launch of Ariane 6 Flight VA263 with the CSO-3 satellite
Arianespace released a statement regarding the upcoming launch of the Ariane 6 and its passenger, the CSO-3 satellite: Due to further operations needed on a ground means interfacing with the […]