The European Space Agency and Arianespace's next-gen rocket, Ariane 6, did not see a successful mission as it failed to raise its altitude, affecting both the upper and second-stage machines. Only ...

Arianespace’s first Ariane 5 for launch in 2013 is now ready to receive its two satellite passengers after this heavy-lift launcher was moved to the Spaceport’s Final Assembly Building in French ...

165: four Essaim spacecraft for the French defense procurement agency (DGA), the Parasol payload from France’s CNES space agency and the Spanish Nanosat. The Essaim spacecraft were developed for the ...

LYON, France—Arianespace on June 28 placed two satellites, one of them carrying payloads from two different operators, into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) with an Ariane 5, bringing the launcher’s ...