The first pair of Galileo navigation satellites to launch on an Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday (Dec. 17) at 12:01 a.m. EST (0501 GMT; 2:01 a.m. local ...

On December 17, 2025, Europe achieved another milestone in its space exploration ambitions with the successful launch of two Galileo navigation satellites aboard the Ariane 6 rocket. This launch marks ...

The European launch vehicle Ariane 6 has successfully completed its fifth launch. For the first time, it transported two Galileo satellites into orbit.

On Tuesday, the Ariane 6 rocket is set to blast off from a spaceport in French Guiana, carrying the hopes of Europe's space industry into orbit.

An Ariane 6 launches two Galileo navigation satellites Dec. 17. Credit: ESA-CNES-Arianespace-ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG - S. Martin WASHINGTON — An Ariane 6 rocket placed two satellites for ...

It was likely from the launch of an ESA Ariane 6 rocket, which blasted off shortly after 4 p.m. Multiple people in Massachusetts reported seeing a swirl in the sky Tuesday evening. It was likely from ...

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket carrying two Galileo navigation satellites launches from Kourou, French Guiana - Copyright AFP Ronan LIETAR Europe's Ariane 6 rocket carrying ...

Europe has quietly completed another step in securing long-term access to satellite navigation by inserting two fresh spacecraft into orbit in mid-December. The launch, carried out using an Ariane 6 ...

Welcome to Edition 8.23 of the Rocket Report! Several new rockets made their first flights this year. Blue Origin’s New Glenn was the most notable debut, with a successful inaugural launch in January ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed two satellites into orbit to join the EU's rival to the GPS navigation system on Wednesday after the mission blasted off from French Guiana. It was the ...