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Europe’s flagship rocket, the Ariane 5, made its final launch on Wednesday, ending a 27-year plan to send two military communications satellites into orbit.
The 53-meter-long three-stage launcher launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on its 117th mission.
Since its first launch in 1996, the program has deployed 239 satellites. Ariane 5 “will go down in the history books of the world space,” said Arianespace CEO Stephen Israel.
“This last successful mission once again proves its supreme credibility in the service of European autonomy and caps off an extraordinary career,” he said.
A replacement Ariane 6 heavy lift rocket is scheduled for its first launch in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Summarize this content to 100 words Europe’s flagship rocket, the Ariane 5, made its final launch on Wednesday, ending a 27-year plan to send two military communications satellites into orbit.The 53-meter-long three-stage launcher launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on its 117th mission.Since its first launch in 1996, the program has deployed 239 satellites. Ariane 5 “will go down in the history books of the world space,” said Arianespace CEO Stephen Israel. “This last successful mission once again proves its supreme credibility in the service of European autonomy and caps off an extraordinary career,” he said. A replacement Ariane 6 heavy lift rocket is scheduled for its first launch in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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