Ariane-6 is Europe's heavy launcher and a key element of ESA's efforts to ensure autonomous access to space for Europe's citizens.

PARIS — (AP) — An Ariane 6 rocket roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard Thursday in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher.

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a 3-day visit to Paris, on Wednesday invited the French Army to take a closer look at the Pinaka MBRL (multi-barrel rocket launcher).