Past launch
Launched successfully
CSO-3
Ariane 62, flown by Arianespace
Launches / Ariane 62
Ariane 62, flown by Arianespace
This was Arianespace's 1st launch of 2025, and its 318th in all.
Counting every operator, it was the 45th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the first from Ariane Launch Area 4.
Arianespace
The CSO-3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3 satellite is the third of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series.
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
6 flights, 6 of them successful.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
328 launches so far, 313 of them successful. The last 16 in a row went to plan.
It went up from Ariane Launch Area 4 at Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
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