An Ariane 6 rocket has roared skyward with a French military reconnaissance satellite aboard in the first commercial flight for the European heavy-lift launcher.

Airbus-built satellite for the French military successfully deployed from the Ariane 6 launcher from the Guiana Space Centre, ...

The high-profile mission comes as Europe seeks to strengthen its defences The European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket lifts off from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana ...

The uncrewed launcher lifted off from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 1:24 p.m. local time (1624 GMT). Controllers later said its CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite had separated ...

The rocket took off smoothly from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, quickly disappearing into thick clouds. Video images beamed back from the rocket showed the Earth's beautiful ...

It was the latest of several postponements for the rocket, which had been scheduled to blast off from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 1:24pm (1624 GMT). One of your browser ...

Meanwhile, the EU celebrated a successful satellite deployment on the second launch of its Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana. The project had cost overruns and years of delays, but the successful ...