The Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 13:06 GMT (14:06 CET, 10:06 local time) carrying Galileo satellites 15-18. The first pair was released 3 hours 35 minutes and 44 seconds after liftoff, while the second separated 20 minutes later. Read more
Europe has extended its satellite-navigation system by putting another four spacecraft in orbit. They went up on an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, leaving the ground at 10:06 (13:06 GMT). It is the first time Europe's premier launch vehicle has been used to loft Galileo satellites. Normally, they go up on a Russian Soyuz, two at a time. Read more
Europe is about to extend its satellite-navigation system by putting another four spacecraft in orbit. They will go up on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou in French Guiana, with the lift-off scheduled for exactly 10:06 (13:06 GMT) on Thursday. It is the first time Europe's premier launch vehicle has been used to loft Galileo satellites. Normally, they go up on a Russian Soyuz, two at a time. Read more
This month, a single Ariane 5 rocket is set to propel four Galileo satellites into orbit for the navigation constellations first-ever quadruple launch. Mission controllers are training intensively for the complex space delivery. Read more
Next Thursday 17 November at 10.06 Kourou Time/14.06 CET an Ariane 5 will launch Galileo satellites for the first time. Equipped with a specially designed dispenser, the European launcher will deploy four satellites: Galileo Sat 15,16,17 and 18. Read more