Ariane (French: [aʁjan]) 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.

Dec 12, 2025 · Ariane 6 is a powerful, versatile, scalable launcher, designed to carry out an unrivalled range of missions in the institutional and commercial launch market. Developed and …

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 …

Dec 15, 2025 · Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launched a pair of Galileo satellites just after midnight on Wednesday (Dec. 17), adding to the continent's geopositioning constellation.

Oct 15, 2025 · Ariane, family of launch vehicles developed as a means of independent access to space for the European Space Agency (ESA) and as a launcher for commercial payloads.

On December 17, 2025, with Ariane 6, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit a pair of Galileo satellites for the European Space Agency (ESA), on behalf of the European Commission and …

Dec 17, 2025 · An Ariane 6 rocket placed two satellites for Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit Dec. 17.

Dec 17, 2025 · Europe’s Ariane 6 successfully launched two Galileo satellites from Kourou, strengthening the EU’s navigation constellation and autonomous access to space.

Dec 19, 2025 · Rocket Report: Russia pledges quick fix for Soyuz launch pad; Ariane 6 aims high South Korean rocket startup Innospace is poised to debut a new nano-launcher.

Dec 17, 2025 · The three engines for Europe’s new Ariane 6 launcher have now completed their qualification tests, following the successful qualification testing of the P120C solid propulsion …