Europe's newest uncrewed heavy launcher blasted off on a delayed mission to carry a French military observation satellite towards orbit on Thursday in its first commercially operational launch. The ...

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket has successfully completed its first commercial launch carrying a French military satellite ...

The second Ariane 6 launch sent up an optical spy satellite called CSO-3 for the French military. The rocket deployed CSO-3 ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully deployed a French spy satellite in its first fully operational launch on Thursday, ...

The 184-foot-tall (56-meter) rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:24 am EST (16:24 UTC). Twin solid-fueled boosters and a hydrogen-fueled core stage engine powered the Ariane 6 through ...

Since the retirement of the workhorse Ariane 5 in 2023, Europe has had little independent ... carrying out a series of trials but leaving its upper stage in orbit after a software glitch.