The Ariane 5 ECA launcher successfully orbited two satellites on Saturday, February 12: the XTAR-EUR communications satellite for operator XTAR, and the Sloshsat scientific satellite for the European ...

Arianespace’s successful Ariane 5 ECA mission tonight marked a new record for commercial launchers, lofting a heavyweight dual satellite payload weighing more than 8,000 kg. Lifting off from the ELA-3 ...

Cooling problem identified in Vulcain exhaust nozzle, while 5G mission may miss window Arianespace hopes to fly the Ariane 5 ECA again within six months, after an inquiry board concluded the ...

Arianespace is preparing to launch its first Ariane 5 ECA booster featuring Snecma's first-stage Vulcain 2 cryogenic engine, which allows the vehicle to carry 10,000kg (22,000lb) into geostationary ...

European space managers can now turn their attention to a wide range of programs waiting in the wings, following the successful Feb. 12 launch of the Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift booster. The rocket had ...

Arianespace is developing its return-to-flight plan for Ariane 5 after receiving an independent inquiry board’s findings on the anomaly encountered during Flight 157 in December. At a press briefing ...

Ariane flight V164 is scheduled for launch on Saturday 12 February from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The launch window opens at 19:49 GMT and closes at 21:10 GMT. This is the second launch of ...

PARIS — A European Ariane 5 ECA rocket on July 25 successfully launched Europe's largest-ever telecommunications satellite and a meteorological spacecraft for India in the rocket's 56th consecutive ...

A heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA sent a pair of satellites weighing 7,778 kilograms (17,112 pounds) toward their geostationary transfer orbits March 11, following a series of technical delays that held the ...

Late last evening local time an Ariane 5 ECA launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit . Liftoff took place ...

We have a really quiet week this week. Arianespace will launch an Ariane 5 ECA+ rocket carrying two satellites - the Heinrich Hertz and Syracuse 4B. We also have a pretty small recap section due to ...

The Ariane 5 lifted off at 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday (Dec. 13). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A powerful European rocket sent ...