The last Ariane 4 launcher to be operated by Arianespace is nearly complete in the Spaceport’s vertical assembly building. Launch of Flight 159 is set for the early morning hours of February 12 ...

Two Ariane 4s are taking shape at Europe’s Spaceport as Arianespace moves ahead with Flights 132 and 133 to catch up after a four-month suspension of launch operations. As Flight 132’s […] ...

Within hours of Flight 131’s nighttime Ariane 4 liftoff, ... The Flight 132 launcher is undergoing final checks inside the assembly building at the ELA-2 preparation zone.

On March 8, the Ariane 4 launcher was transferred from its vertical assembly building to the launch zone, allowing final preparations to start for a liftoff targeted in the second half of March.

Go Ariane 6!” (Lead image: The first Ariane 6 central core stands inside the mobile building at the ELA-4 launch complex in Kourou in preparation for its maiden launch. Credit: ESA/ArianeGroup/CNES) ...

With approval granted, Ariane 5 is cleared for its September 4 rollout from the Final Assembly Building to the ELA-3 launch zone. Liftoff will occur… Subscribe to our Daily News Emails ...

When Ariane 4 was first blasted off in 1988 its 4.8 tonne payload meant it invariably carried two satellites at the same time. “But in the past four years only one in 10 launches were carrying ...

Ariane 6 will be a two-stage, heavy-lift rocket, rising almost 200 feet off the launch pad. A Vulcain 2.1 engine, an improved version of the engine powering the Ariane 5, ...

This award, granted annually by the USA's Space Foundation, was conferred on the Ariane 4 teams who launched, aboard 116 Ariane 4 vehicles, a total of 182 satellites for 50 customers worldwide ...