Welcome to Space Ariane 6! After years of development Arianespace has launched the Ariane 6 rocket for the first time. Today's ride-share mission for the ESA - European Space Agency launched from Ensemble de Lancement Ariane-4 (ELA-4) launch pad at CSG Centre spatial guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. On board were 11 deployable payloads for multiple universities and agencies including ESA and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as well as 5 non deployable experiments. 🎥 ESA -

Liftoff: European Ariane 6 Rocket Launch of Sentinel-1D Earth Observation Satellite FriendsofNASA.org | 🚀✨ Watch a replay of an Arianespace Ariane 6 rocket lifting off from Europe’s Kourou Spaceport in French Guiana 🌍on Mission VA265, November 4, 2025, at 6:02 p.m. local time, carrying the 🛰 Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite. Part of the European Union's Copernicus Program, Sentinel-1D will deliver all-weather, Earth day & night radar imagery. With Ariane 6, Arianespace successfully pla