Launch
Arianespace
Ariane 62 | CSO-3
- Mission
- rocket
- Pad
- Agency
Mission
CSO-3
Government/Top Secret
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
GUF
ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.
Latitude: 5.256319
longitude: -52.786838
Map
Location
America/Cayenne
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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Rocket
Ariane 62
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.
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 63.0m
Diameter: 5.4
First Flight: July 9, 2024
Total launch count: 2
Successful launches: 2
Pending launches: 11
Consecutive successful launches: 2
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 10350kg
Launch cost: US$85000000
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 5000kg
Manufacturer
ArianeGroup
Commercial
FRA
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
2015
CEO: Martin Sion
Ariane
Agency
Arianespace
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.
Details
CEO: David Cavaillolès
1980
Ariane | Vega
Total launch count: 318
Successful launches: 303
Consecutive successful launches: 6
Failed launches: 15
Pending launches: 49
