European Space Agency

Maiden Flight

Success

Ariane 62

T-minus to liftoff

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Tuesday July 9 2024, 19:00:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

VehicleAriane 62

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 4

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Mission

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

Quick facts

VehicleAriane 62

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 4

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowTuesday July 9 2024, 18:00:00 UTC→Tuesday July 9 2024, 22:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyAriane

All launches

European Space Agency

Maiden Flight

Success

Ariane 62

T-minus to liftoff

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00

HOURS

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00

MINUTES

:

00

SECONDS

Tuesday July 9 2024, 19:00:00 UTC

StatusSuccess

Scrub riskMODERATE

Go49%

VehicleAriane 62

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 4

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.256, -52.787

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Mission

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

Launch intel

Weather & scrubMODERATE risk

Weather Go49%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud41%Temp28°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 14307 m above freezing 5200 m (1% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 10 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 8.7 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil

Quick facts

VehicleAriane 62

OrbitLow Earth Orbit

PadAriane Launch Area 4

SiteGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana

WindowTuesday July 9 2024, 18:00:00 UTC→Tuesday July 9 2024, 22:00:00 UTC

Vehicle

FamilyAriane

Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

Explore

Acquiring satellite view…

Trajectory unknown

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

5.256, -52.787

Scrub riskMODERATE

Go49%

Launch intel

Weather & scrubMODERATE risk

Weather Go49%Wind4 m/sGusts8 m/sCloud41%Temp28°C

Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.

max cloud-top 14307 m above freezing 5200 m (1% cover in 10 nmi) · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus / stratiform ice rather than cumulus · 10 high-cloud pixels (≥10 km top); nearest 8.7 nmi · no GLM flashes within 25 nmi / 30 min, likely cirrus rather than active anvil