Welcome to Space Ariane 6! After years of development Arianespace has launched the Ariane 6 rocket for the first time. Today's ride-share mission for the ESA - European Space Agency launched from Ensemble de Lancement Ariane-4 (ELA-4) launch pad at CSG Centre spatial guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. On board were 11 deployable payloads for multiple universities and agencies including ESA and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as well as 5 non deployable experiments. 🎥 ESA -

Take a tour of the new Ariane 6 launch complex at Europe's Spaceport with Tony Dos Santos, ESA’s Technical Manager there 👉 https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2021/10/Welcome_to_the_Ariane_6_launch_complex | ESA - European Space Agency