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Biomass lifts off successfully under the rising sun in Kourou
On Tuesday, 29 April 2025, at 6:15 a.m., as the sky over Kourou was bathed in the first light of dawn, the Vega C rocket successfully lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
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Biomass lifts off successfully under the rising sun in Kourou
Flight Vega-C : VV26 mission in a nutshell
On April 29, 2025, Vega-C will launch Biomass, the European Space Agency’s Earth Explorer satellite from Europe spaceport at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST).
New P160C motor all set for its hot-fire test
The hot-fire test of the new P160C motor, intended for Ariane 6, Vega-C, and Vega-E, is scheduled for 24 April between noon and 4 p.m. It will be conducted at Europe’s Spaceport on the solid booster test bench (BEAP).
Vega-C flight VV26 is scheduled on 29 April
On April 29, 2025, Vega-C will launch Biomass satellite from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST).
Vega-C flight VV26 is scheduled on 29 April
The Biomass satellite has arrived at Europe’s spaceport
ESA’s Biomass satellite has arrived at Europe’s spaceport, where it will prepare for a launch scheduled for late April onboard a Vega-C rocket.
The Biomass satellite has arrived at Europe’s spaceport
History of launches
From the first Ariane L01, through Soyuz and the various versions of the Ariane and Vega families, the history of the space industry in French Guiana has been built over the course of launches and human discovery.
A successful first commercial flight for Ariane 6
Following its successful maiden flight in July 2024, Ariane 6 completed its second mission from Europe’s spaceport on Thursday 6 March at 13:24 local time in French Guiana. Its payload, the CSO-3 satellite, was placed in sun-synchronous orbit.
A successful first commercial flight for Ariane 6
VA263 in a nutshell
Mission VA263 will take off this Thursday, 6 March at 1:24 pm (Kourou), 5:24 pm (Paris) and 4:24 pm (UTC). It will put into orbit the observation satellite CSO-3. Focus on the mission.
Ariane 6 flight VA263 rescheduled
The first commercial flight of Ariane 6, originally scheduled for Monday 3 March, has been postponed to Thursday 6 March 13:24 (Kourou), 17:24 (Paris), 16:24 (UTC).
Ariane 6 : first commercial flight on 3 March
The first commercial flight of Ariane 6, originally scheduled for Wednesday 26 February, has now been postponed to Monday 3 March, 13:24 (Kourou), 17:24 (Paris), 16:24 (UTC).