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27/02/2025
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Ariane 6 is scheduled to launch from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 13:24 local time on 3 March 2025 (16:24 GMT, 17:24 CET). This is the first commercial flight for Ariane 6, flight number VA263, operated by Arianespace, carrying the CSO-3 satellite for the French Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French space agency (CNES) on behalf of the French Air and Space Force’s Space Command (CDE).
Follow the launch live
Tune in here on 3 March from 16:35 CET to watch the Ariane 6 rocket take flight for the second time.
| Time in CET | Time after liftoff (hours:minutes) | Event |
| 16:35 | Programme begins | |
| 17:24 | 00:00 | Liftoff |
| 17:26 | 00:02 | Boosters separation |
| 17:28 | 00:04 | Fairing jettison |
| 17:32 | 00:07 | Vulcain 2.1 engine shuts off |
| 17:32 | 00:07 | Core stage separation |
| 17:32 | 00:07 | First Vinci ignition – first boost starts |
| 17:43 | 00:19 | End of first boost |
| 17:54 – 18:15 | 00:29 – 00:51 | Programme break |
| 18:20 | 00:56 | Second Vinci igni |
