#ariane6 — Public Fediverse posts

🇪🇺 It’s not clear if European launchers can secure commercial demand from within #Europe to satisfy future launch goals.

Even European launchers—built under the guise of “sovereignty”—are finding themselves more attracted to #US 🇺🇸 customers. All three #Ariane6 flights this year have taken satellites for the #Amazon Leo constellation to orbit https://payloadspace.com/europe-expands-its-launch-opportunities-to-new-companies/

RE: https://spacey.space/@spaceflight/114712305041626486

#ESA 😴 💤 #Ariane6 💰 mismanagement

#Ariane's $96 million launch price, although apparently competitive with #SpaceX's, actually masks 🕵️ a much higher #LaunchCost, made affordable only through subsidies 💰 https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/02/europe-still-cant-compete-with-spacex-launch-price/

#ESA #Ariane6 #transparency #taxpayer

An MTG-I2 satellite launches on Ariane 6, completing Europe’s new weather satellite constellation.

The launch of MTG-I2 from French Guiana completes the first trio of Meteosat Third Generation satellites, delivering high-resolution data and images every 2.5 minutes to transform weather forecasting and early warnings of extreme events.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260828-an-mtg-i2-satellite-launches-on-ariane-6-completing-europes-new-weather-satellite-constellation?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Satellite #Weather #ESA #Space #Science #Tech #Aerospace #Ariane6 #EarthObservation

#ESA:
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MTG-I2 vervollständigt Europas neuestes Wetter-Trio
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"Der zweite Meteosat-Third-Generation-Imager-Satellit (MTG-I2) wurde an Bord der Ariane 6, Flug VA270, vom europäischen Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana gestartet. Er vervollständigt die erste Familie der MTG-Satelliten .."

https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/MTG-I2_vervollstaendigt_Europas_neuestes_Wetter-Trio

27.8.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane62 #EUMETSAT #GTO #MTGI2 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA270 #Wettersatellit

#ArianeGroup:
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Arianespace successfully launches weather satellite MTG-I2 on Ariane 6’s first mission to geostationary orbit
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"On August 27, 2026, at 5:11 pm local time, Arianespace successfully launched MTG-I2, the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, aboard an Ariane 62 launcher, the two-booster configuration of Ariane 6 .."

https://www.ariane.group/en/news/arianespace-successfully-launches-weather-satellite-mtg-i2-on-ariane-6s-first-mission-to-geostationary-orbit/

28.8.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane62 #EUMETSAT #GTO #MTGI2 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA270 #Wettersatellit

#EUMETSAT:
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MTG-I2 safely in orbit, unlocking faster and sharper weather monitoring across Europe
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"The Meteosat Third Generation Imager 2 satellite (MTG-I2) has successfully passed its first critical post-launch milestones, completing the first full Meteosat Third Generation constellation in orbit."

https://www.eumetsat.int/mtg-i2-safely-orbit-unlocking-faster-and-sharper-weather-monitoring-across-europe

28.8.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane62 #GTO #MTGI2 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA270 #Wettersatellit

#ESA:
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Watch live: MTG-I2 set for liftoff
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"..launch will be broadcast on Thursday, 27 August, on ESA WebTV.
.. coverage will start at 21:42 CEST and will also be streamed on ESA’s YouTube channel, .."

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Watch_live_MTG-I2_set_for_liftoff

24.8.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane62 #ESA #EUMETSAT #GTO #MTGI2 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA270 #Wettersatellit

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace to launch weather satellite MTG-I2 on Ariane 6's first mission to geostationary orbit on August 27, 2026
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".. with a dedicated Ariane 62, the two-booster configuration of Ariane 6. .. designated VA270, will mark Ariane 6's fourth mission of the year and the first flight to geostationary transfer orbit."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-to-launch-weather-satellite-mtg-i2-on-ariane-6s-first-mission-to-geostationary-orbit-on-august-27-2026/

20.7.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane62 #ESA #EUMETSAT #GTO #MTGI2 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA270 #Wettersatellit

Amazon Leo passes 300 satellites with Atlas and Ariane launches

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/amazon-leo-passes-300-satellites-with-atlas-and-ariane-launches/

@EdwinG We saw the plume (venting of remaining propellant) high in the sky, North of West. We were near Rivière Bleue (where #Quebec, #Maine, and #NewBrunswick all meet) and happened to be outside watching for Perseids. Bright like the #Megantic photo, maybe 3/4 the size of the Moon's disk. Weird!

#Temiscouata #Ariane6 #RocketLaunch

#Europa ist zurück im #Weltraum: Die #Ariane6 absolvierte erfolgreich ihren Jungfernflug und brachte die Nutzlast sicher in die #Umlaufbahn. Doch nicht alles verlief reibungslos auf der ersten #Mission der Trägerrakete: #Raumfahrt #ESA  @ureichert https://www.riffreporter.de/de/technik/ariane-6-erstflug-europaeische-traegerrakete-esa-raumfahrt

It was a fucking test flight, people. Settle down! Settle.

#Ariane6 #Ariane62 #ESA

#ArianeGroup:

"Die Kampagne für den Ariane 6-Erstflug am Startplatz beginnt"

https://www.ariane.group/de/neuigkeiten/die-kampagne-fuer-den-ariane-6-erstflug-am-startplatz-beginnt/

30.4.2024

#Ariane #Ariane6 #Ariane62 #CNES #ESA #Kourou #Rakete #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight

"Intelsat IS‑45 fliegt auf Ariane 6"

"Arianespace unterzeichnet Vertrag mit Intelsat über Start von IS‑45. Intelsat IS-45 ist der 67. Satellit, den Arianespace im Auftrag von Intelsat startet; Intelsat ist seit 1983 Kunde von Arianespace. Eine Pressemitteilung von Arianespace."

https://www.raumfahrer.net/intelsat-is%e2%80%9145-fliegt-auf-ariane-6/

#Ariane6 #Ariane64 #Arianespace #HummingSat #Intelsat #Raumfahrt #IS45 #Satelliten #Spaceflight #SWISSto12

12.9.2023