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Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to orbit (video)

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket took to the skies for the fourth time ever today (Nov. 4). An Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today at 4:02 p.m. EST (2102 GMT; ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Eutelsat’s surprising decision; Europe complains about SpaceX again

Welcome to Edition 7.12 of the Rocket Report! For once, a week with not all that much launch news. Among the highlights were Eutelsat's surprise announcement of a deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ...
Aviation Week

Space Ops: H3, Ariane 6 Missions Set To Boost Pace Of Rocket Flights

Japan plans to launch the Michibiki No. 6 navigation satellite as early as Feb. 1. Credit: JAXA If there was any doubt about how the cadence of space launches is skyrocketing globally, the early days ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Ariane 6 Rocket Launches Sentinel-1D: A Game-Changer for Earth Data

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has just achieved a remarkable milestone with the successful launch of Sentinel-1D. This ...
Digital Journal

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket launch rescheduled to March 6

The Ariane 6 rocket launch on March 3 had to be delayed last-minute due to a dysfunctional valve - Copyright AFP/File JULIEN DE ROSA The Ariane 6 rocket launch on ...
Spectrum News NY1

Ariane 6 rocket roars skyward carrying a French military reconnaissance satellite

PARIS (AP) — An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher. The rocket took off ...