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 ...

WASHINGTON — Arianespace has postponed the final launch of the Ariane 5, potentially for several weeks, after discovering a potential problem with pyrotechnical systems on the rocket. Arianespace ...

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) ...

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 ...

After 27 years of outstanding service, Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket launched for the final time on Wednesday. The workhorse rocket operated by Arianespace performed as reliably as ever as it ...

Wednesday update: Unfavorable upper-level winds scrubbed a launch attempt of the European Space Agency’s Ariane 5 rocket on Tuesday from the European spaceport in French Guiana. However, Arianespace ...

For nearly three decades, the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Ariane 5 rocket has been a workhorse of uncrewed spaceflight. This rocket has lifted some of the most important and iconic satellites into ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to conduct the first launch of its new Ariane 6 rocket tomorrow. The Ariane 6 is a heavy-lift rocket that will take over from the recently retired Ariane 5. The ...

The Ariane 5 rocket will have its last launch this week. The rocket had its first launch in 1996 and should end with 112 successful launches out of 117 attempts. It could launch 35000 to 44000 lbs to ...