PARIS — The first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 has been rescheduled for Thursday, French company Arianespace announced, after an 'anomaly' forced a last-minute postponement.
PARIS — The first commercial mission of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 has been rescheduled for Thursday, French company Ariane space announced, after an 'anomaly' forced a last-minute postponement.The already twice-delayed rocket was slated to lift off Monday but had to be delayed after the discovery of a dysfunctional valve.
AFP PHOTOBoosting autonomyThe launch of the CSO-3 satellite into orbit will complete a network of three French military imaging satellites, with the first two carried into space on Russian Soyuz rockets in 2018 and 2020.Europe has not been able to use Russia's Soyuz rockets since Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, while the workhorse Ariane 5 was retired in 2023.
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