Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket puts EU navigation satellites in orbit
Kourou (AFP) Dec 17, 2025
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 fourth commercial mission of the Ariane 6 launch system since the long-delayed single-use rockets came into service last year.
The rocket launched into cloudy skies from Europe’s spaceport
Published by SpaceDaily on 12/18/2025
