Successful maiden flight of Ariane 6 from liftoff to payload separation in orbit. An APU anomaly prevented the deorbit burn from happening, the reentry capsules will therefore remain attached to the second stage in orbit.
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Maiden Flight
Ariane 62
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Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission
Maiden Flight of the Ariane 62 launch vehicle, carrying ten cubesats, two deployers, five experiments, and two reentry capsules.
- Launch vehicle
- Ariane 62
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Ariane Launch Area 4
- Provider
- European Space Agency
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
Ariane 62
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
- Height
- 63 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 5
- First flight
- 2024-07-09
Recorded timing
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Flight timeline
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- T−05:26:00
Stage 2 LOX Load
- T−05:06:00
Stage 2 LH2 Load
- T−00:00:07
Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Booster Ignition
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:02:16
Booster Separation
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- T+00:03:39
Fairing Separation
- T+00:07:35
MECO
- T+00:07:41
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:07:50
SES-1
- T+00:18:32
SECO-1
- T+00:56:20
SES-2
- T+00:56:42
SECO-2
- T+01:05:53
Payload Deployment Sequence Start
- T+02:37:15
SES-3
- T+02:37:43
SECO-3
- T+02:40:13
Payload Deployment Sequence End
- T+03:00:00
Atmospheric Entry
Launch site & orbit
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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