SyLEx test rocket gives France new suborbital launch option

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2025

ArianeGroup has completed the first flight of its new SyLEx sounding rocket system, providing France with an in-country suborbital launch capability for experiments and technology tests operated by the French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency DGA.

The launch took place on November 28, 2025 from the DGA Missile Testing Centre at Biscarrosse and used the single stage version of the S