Ariane 6 Scheduled for Launch on July 9, 2024

First Launch of Europe's New Heavy-Lift Rocket

Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is scheduled to launch on July 9, 2024. The launch window is from 1500-1900 local time at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana (1800-2200 UTC on July 9).

The first phase of Ariane 6's flight will launch the rocket off Earth and into space with the thrust from the main stage powered by Vulcain 2.1 and P120C solid rocket boosters.

Once in operation, Ariane 6 will become the space agency's newest taxi to low Earth orbit (LEO) and will be used to launch satellites and other payloads into space.