After a first test flight last summer, the new heavy European launcher will make its first commercial flight in a few weeks. The start date and the time were announced by Arianespace. Details.
The countdown is launched for the new European rocket. After a first test flight on July 9th, Ariane 6 will make her first commercial flight from the Kourou Space Center (French Guyana) on February 26. The start is planned for 5:24 p.m. Four further recordings are planned in the course of the year, the first of the heaviest versions with 4 booster (A64).
For the first start of the year, Ariane 6 will have a French military satellite in his cap from Airbus Defense and Space. This observation satellite that christened CSO-3 has Space Army.
A straw observation satellite for defense and security
“With this start to the service of the French defense and capacity needs of several partner countries, Arianespace and Europe guarantees autonomous access to space to the benefit of all of our fellow citizens,” the Executive President of Arianespace, David Cavaillolès, Félicité.
This mission, which is known as VA263, aims to place the satellite in the Héliosynchronian orbit, about 800 kilometers above sea level. The use takes place for 1 hour and 6 minutes after the start. CSO-3 is the third satellite of the music program, which is controlled by the DGA, a constellation of three satellites that are devoted to the observation of the earth for defense and security purposes. The CSO-1 and CSO-2 satellites were successfully launched in 2018 and 2020 by Arianespace.