Ariane 6 Demo Flight Launch Thread! (ESA Rideshares)
Welcome everyone! It’s time for another new rocket!
Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-07-09 19:00 |
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Scheduled for (local) | 2024-07-09 16:00 (GFT) |
Launch site | ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana |
Launch vehicle | Ariane 62 |
Payloads | Multiple |
Mission success criteria | Successful launch and deployment of payloads into Low Earth Orbit |
Livestreams
Stream | Link |
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ESA (English) | www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0oFpOJaIYc |
ESA (Français) | www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfNPzSOalEU |
ESA (Deutsch) | www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_87OnvB_fQ |
ESA (clean feed) | www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogXamYYJpQk |
Arianespace (English) | |
Arianespace (Français) | |
Space Affairs | www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQhzzFK5sgs |
Spaceflight Now | www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ch6wPRb4Og |
NASASpaceflight | |
Everyday Astronaut | www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1WGk5XSNXk |
The Launch Pad | www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPAG2TG63oA |
Stats
☑️ 1st ever Ariane 6 mission
☑️ 1st ESA mission of 2024, 15th mission overall
Payload info
- SpaceCase SC-X01: Test platform for reentry technologies such as new-generation ablative materials for thermal protection systems.
- GRBBeta: 1U CubeSat – Gamma Ray Burst detection
- ISTSAT: 1U CubeSat – Characterisation of aircraft’s ‘cone of silence’ and in-flight performances of a custom-made Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system.
- 3Cat4: 1U CubeSat – Techno demo Flexible Microwave Payload.
- OOV-Cube: Microsatellite – IoT agriculture use case demo.
- CuriumOne: With a duplicate ASTRIS Engineering Qualification Model PCB as primary payload.
Please feel free to post updates and questions in the comments!
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