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ESA Space Transport
European Space Agency
@ESA_transport
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    ESA Space Transport
    European Space Agency
    @ESA_transport
    Jul 9
    Two years ago to this day, #Ariane6 flew for the first time. The iconic countdown with every launch since and some of our favourite views. Go Ariane! 🚀
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    Jul 9
    @Arianespace is the launch service provider for Ariane 6 launches. Liftoff takes place at @EuropeSpacePort, with operations managed by @CNES. @ArianeGroup is the prime contractor for the Ariane 6 rocket with @esa as launch system architect.
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    Ariane 6: a European cooperation
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    European Space Agency
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    Jul 8
    With the unpacking of the latest Meteosat satellite @EuropeSpacePort the campaign for the next Ariane 6 launch has now officially started: esa.int/Applications/O…
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    Jul 8
    All three of the MTG satellites have been developed by @esa and built by a large consortium of European industries led by @Thales_Alenia_S with main partners @OHB_SE and @Leonardo_live . @eumetsat operates the satellites once in orbit and disseminates the scientific data.
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    Jul 6
    #MediaInvitation: Journalists are invited to attend the launch of the weather satellite MTG-I2 on Ariane 6 #VA270 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. 📅 Apply by 16 July, 17:00 CEST 🔗 esa.int/Newsroom/Press…
    Ariane flying into space with two boosters – artist's impression
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    Jul 6
    The @rfa_space first stage at @SaxaVord_Space Spaceport, UK, with all of the rocket’s nine Helix engines installed.
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    Jul 3
    🚀A core stage, an upper stage and four of the most powerful boosters ever produced in Europe: liftoff! Timelapse showing how Ariane 6 was assembled @EuropeSpacePort to launch 36 @AmazonLeo satellites in June.
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    Jul 3
    @Arianespace was the launch service provider for this flight #VA269. Liftoff from @EuropeSpacePort, with operations managed by @CNES. @ArianeGroup is the prime contractor for the Ariane 6 rocket. The launch took @Amazonleosatellites to orbit. @esa is the Ariane 6 launch system
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    Timelapse: four P160C boosters for Ariane 6 – from integration to launch
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    Jul 2
    Looking forward to receiving Fluorescence Explorer and Sentinel-3C at @EuropeSpacePort soon after they left from Nice, France, by boat. 🚢 The satellites are flying together on a single Vega-C rocket in September. 🚀 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…
    Loading of satellites by truck onto the blue-painted MN Colibri vessel at Nice harbour.
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    Jun 30
    One of the best competitions ever: get your drawing printed on the top of the Ariane 6 rocket that will launch Plato – and see it ascend to space 🚀 (Under 12s only)
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    Jun 29
    Oops! 🐛 It seems a little space bug got to Plato's Find-a-new-Earth Challenge submission form and was blocking your amazing artwork from reaching us! But my ESA friends found it and sent it back to wherever it came from. The form is back up and working perfectly. 🎉 To
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    European Space Agency
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    Jun 25
    🎫 The @esa and @EU_Commission Flight Ticket Initiative is open to more launch service providers. With the goal of broadening and opening the market even further, European launch service providers can apply to be awarded a framework contract for serving the Flight Ticket
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    European Flight Ticket Initiative opens to more launch service providers
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    Jun 25
    New entrants that can show they will be capable of launching payloads before 2028 are encouraged to apply to be part of the launch pool. A second part in the new tender will assign work orders for the fifth batch of In-orbit Demonstration and Validation satellite missions. Six
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    Jun 19
    Up close: Ariane 6 rocket liftoff 🚀 This is what the most powerful rocket launch in European history looks – and sounds – like from just 141 metres from the launch pad, 17 June 2026. esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…
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    Jun 19
    @Arianespace was the launch service provider for this flight #VA269. Liftoff from @EuropeSpacePort, with operations managed by @CNES. @ArianeGroup is the prime contractor for the Ariane 6 rocket. This launch will took 36 @Amazonleosatellites to orbit. @esa is the Ariane 6 launch
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    Jun 18
    Liftoff power! 17 June saw the debut launch of Europe's heavy-lift rocket Ariane 6 with upgraded, more powerful boosters – allowing for even more satellites to be taken to orbit in one go. esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…
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    Jun 18
    @Arianespace was the launch service provider for this flight #VA269. Liftoff was from @EuropeSpacePort, with operations managed by @CNES. @ArianeGroup is the prime contractor for the Ariane 6 rocket, that took 36 @AmazonLeo satellites to orbit. @esa is the Ariane 6 launch system
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    Jun 17
    Mission success for the most powerful Ariane 6 yet. ✅ Flight #VA269 launched 36 @AmazonLeo satellites using upgraded boosters carrying 14 tonnes more propellant each. A new record for Europe’s heaviest payload in a single launch. 🔗 esa.int/Enabling_Suppo… (Pic:
    First Ariane 6 liftoff with most powerful boosters
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    Jun 17
    The Ariane 6 upper stage's Vinci engine just fired for the last time on today's flight #VA269. The burn ensures a safe deorbit and keeps to the zero-debris approach. Mission complete!
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    Jun 17
    Your parcels have been delivered! 📦 The 36 @AmazonLeo satellites have separated from the rocket. Ariane 6's Auxiliary Propulsion Unit has worked non-stop during separation allowing for a quicker release of the satellites. 👏
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    Jun 17
    466 km above our planet, the Ariane 6 upper stage has completed its second boost, ready to start deploying the 36 @AmazonLeo satellites in about 15 minutes. Watch live, and follow today's launch: esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…
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    Jun 17
    After a complete lap of Earth Ariane 6 is half-way through deploying the 36 satellites on today's flight.
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