European Space AgencyLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

Maiden Flight

Name: Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight
Start: 2024-07-09T19:00:00Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Ariane 62

Launched Tue, Jul 9 · 7:00 PM UTC2024-07-09 19:00 UTCAriane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+18:32 and released the payload at T+1:05:53.

Worldwide

131st

orbital launch attempt in 2024

European Space Agency

1st

launch this year

Ariane Launch Area 4

1st

launch from this pad this year

Replay

Replay: Ariane 6 first flight (Official broadcast)

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 7:00 PM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown3

T−5:26:001:34 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−5:06:001:54 PMStart of liquid hydrogen loading in the second stage
T−0:076:59 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Show the countdown (3 steps)

T−5:26:001:34 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−5:06:001:54 PMStart of liquid hydrogen loading in the second stage
T−0:076:59 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent7

T+0:007:00 PMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+0:007:00 PMIgnition of the solid rocket boosters.
T+2:167:02 PMThe side boosters are separated from the launcher.
T+3:397:03 PMSeparation of the payload fairing
T+7:357:07 PMCut-off of the main engine
T+7:417:07 PMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+7:507:07 PMFirst start of the second engine

Booster Return1

T+3:00:0010:00 PMStart of the atmospheric re-entry

Second Stage and Payload7

T+18:327:18 PMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+56:207:56 PMSecond start of the second engine
T+56:427:56 PMSecond cut-off of the second engine
T+1:05:538:05 PMStart of the payload deployment sequence
T+2:37:159:37 PMThird start of the second engine
T+2:37:439:37 PMThird cut-off of the second engine
T+2:40:139:40 PMEnd of the payload deployment sequence.

Mission

Maiden Flight of the Ariane 62 launch vehicle, carrying ten cubesats, two deployers, five experiments, and two reentry capsules.

Launch Provider

European Space Agency

Multinational · France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Czechia, Romania, Norway, Finland, Greece, Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Slovenia · Founded 1975 · Director General Josef Aschbacher

The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states. Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,000 employees. ESA's space flight programme includes human spaceflight (mainly through participation in the International Space Station program); the launch and operation of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon; Earth observation, science and telecommunication; designing launch vehicles; and maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana.

Launches

Successful

86%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesAriane Vega Space Rider

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Updates

Jul 9 · 11:18 PM
Successful maiden flight of Ariane 6 from liftoff to payload separation in orbit. An APU anomaly prevented the deorbit burn from happening, the reentry capsules will therefore remain attached to the second stage in orbit.
Nosu
Jul 9 · 7:00 PM
Liftoff
Nosu
Jul 9 · 6:01 PM
Official Webcast by European Space Agency, ESA has started
Launch Library 2
Jul 9 · 2:00 PM
T-0 delayed by an hour
Nosu
Jul 3 · 5:15 PM
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Jun 25 · 11:48 AM
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jun 5 · 7:49 AM
Targeting July 9
Nosu
May 21 · 9:13 AM
NET early July.
Cosmic_Penguin
Nov 30 · 8:10 AM
Targeting between June 15 and July 31, 2024
Nosu
Oct 11 · 10:41 PM
NET April-May 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
Oct 9 · 10:50 AM
NET Q2 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
Apr 18 · 11:53 PM
NET 2024
Cosmic_Penguin
Oct 19 · 4:46 PM
Delayed to Q4 2023
Nosu
Jun 13 · 9:58 AM
NET 2023 (at 3:30 mark)
Cosmic_Penguin
Jun 1 · 3:38 PM
TBD towards the end of 2022
Nosu

Ariane 62

Vehicle history

Height

63m

Diameter

5.4m

To low Earth orbit

10,900kg

Liftoff thrust

10,370kN

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European Space AgencyLaunch SuccessfulTest Flight

Maiden Flight

Ariane 62

Launched Tue, Jul 9 · 7:00 PM UTC2024-07-09 19:00 UTCAriane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Reached orbit

Follow European Space Agency in the app Watch the replay

Success

Reached Low Earth Orbit

The second stage shut down at T+18:32 and released the payload at T+1:05:53.

Worldwide

131st

orbital launch attempt in 2024

European Space Agency

1st

launch this year

Ariane Launch Area 4

1st

launch from this pad this year

Replay

Replay: Ariane 6 first flight (Official broadcast)

The Flight Plan

Planned times, from liftoff at 7:00 PM UTC. The result is at the top of the page.

Countdown3

T−5:26:001:34 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−5:06:001:54 PMStart of liquid hydrogen loading in the second stage
T−0:076:59 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Show the countdown (3 steps)

T−5:26:001:34 PMStart of liquid oxygen loading in the second stage
T−5:06:001:54 PMStart of liquid hydrogen loading in the second stage
T−0:076:59 PMStart of the engine ignition sequence

Ascent7

T+0:007:00 PMFirst upwards movement of the rocket
T+0:007:00 PMIgnition of the solid rocket boosters.
T+2:167:02 PMThe side boosters are separated from the launcher.
T+3:397:03 PMSeparation of the payload fairing
T+7:357:07 PMCut-off of the main engine
T+7:417:07 PMSeparation of the second stage from the first
T+7:507:07 PMFirst start of the second engine

Booster Return1

T+3:00:0010:00 PMStart of the atmospheric re-entry

Second Stage and Payload7

T+18:327:18 PMFirst cut-off of the second engine
T+56:207:56 PMSecond start of the second engine
T+56:427:56 PMSecond cut-off of the second engine
T+1:05:538:05 PMStart of the payload deployment sequence
T+2:37:159:37 PMThird start of the second engine
T+2:37:439:37 PMThird cut-off of the second engine
T+2:40:139:40 PMEnd of the payload deployment sequence.

Mission

Maiden Flight of the Ariane 62 launch vehicle, carrying ten cubesats, two deployers, five experiments, and two reentry capsules.

Launch Provider

European Space Agency

Launches

Successful

86%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesAriane Vega Space Rider

All European Space Agency launches Website Wikipedia

Updates

Jul 9 · 11:18 PM
Successful maiden flight of Ariane 6 from liftoff to payload separation in orbit. An APU anomaly prevented the deorbit burn from happening, the reentry capsules will therefore remain attached to the second stage in orbit.
Nosu
Jul 9 · 7:00 PM
Liftoff
Nosu
Jul 9 · 6:01 PM
Official Webcast by European Space Agency, ESA has started
Launch Library 2
Jul 9 · 2:00 PM
T-0 delayed by an hour
Nosu
Jul 3 · 5:15 PM
Updated launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin

Show earlier updates

Jun 25 · 11:48 AM
Added launch window.
Cosmic_Penguin
Jun 5 · 7:49 AM
Targeting July 9
Nosu
May 21 · 9:13 AM
NET early July.
Cosmic_Penguin
Nov 30 · 8:10 AM
Targeting between June 15 and July 31, 2024
Nosu
Oct 11 · 10:41 PM
NET April-May 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
Oct 9 · 10:50 AM
NET Q2 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin
Apr 18 · 11:53 PM
NET 2024
Cosmic_Penguin
Oct 19 · 4:46 PM
Delayed to Q4 2023
Nosu
Jun 13 · 9:58 AM
NET 2023 (at 3:30 mark)
Cosmic_Penguin
Jun 1 · 3:38 PM
TBD towards the end of 2022
Nosu

Ariane 62

Vehicle history

Height

63m

Diameter

5.4m

To low Earth orbit

10,900kg

Liftoff thrust

10,370kN

Next From Guiana Space Centre

Guiana Space Centre schedule

Nov23Mon

Amazon Leo (LE-04)Arianespace · Ariane 64 Block 2 · Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaLow Earth OrbitTo be determinedTime TBD Dec—NET

Metop-SG B1Arianespace · Ariane 62 · Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French GuianaSun-Synchronous OrbitTo be determinedNET December

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Maiden Flight

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The Flight Plan

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Ascent7

Booster Return1

Second Stage and Payload7

Mission

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Updates

Ariane 62

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Maiden Flight

Replay

The Flight Plan

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Ascent7

Booster Return1

Second Stage and Payload7

Mission

European Space Agency

Updates

Ariane 62

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