Developed and built by arianegroup for the european space agency (esa), it symbolises successful european space cooperation. Ariane is a series of european civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use The name comes from the french spelling of the mythological character ariadne. The success of ariane 6 is key for our european capability to access space An ariane 6 successfully launched a radar imaging satellite nov 4 after european agencies chose to use a larger rocket to ensure an earlier launch.
Ariane 6 will have the flexibility to launch both heavy and light payloads to a wide range of orbits for applications such as earth observation, telecommunication, meteorology, science and navigation. The launcher and satellite separated approximately 33 minutes and 51 seconds after launch, marking a significant milestone in europe’s ongoing space program Ariane 6 is a european expendable launch system developed for the european space agency (esa) and french space agency (cnes) and manufactured by a consortium of european companies, led by the prime contractor arianegroup As part of the ariane rocket family, it is operated by arianespace, replacing the ariane 5 The project's primary contributors were france (55.3%), germany (21%) and italy (7.
OPEN