Mission Update
2012 Archive
May 21, 2012Ariane Flight VA207Europe's MSG-3 weather satellite is prepared for the next Arianespace Ariane 5 mission
May 15, 2012Ariane Flight VA206The numbers add up in Arianespace’s latest commercial launch success with Ariane 5
May 15, 2012Ariane Flight VA206Final countdown underway for Arianespace's launch with JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2
May 14, 2012Ariane Flight VA206Ariane 5 is moved to the launch zone for Arianespace's second heavy-lift
flight of 2012
May 12, 2012Ariane Flight VA206Arianespace’s Ariane 5 mission with twin telecommunications satellites is approved for launch
May 11, 2012Ariane Flight VA207EchoStar XVII comes to French Guiana for a dual-payload Arianespace flight in June with Ariane 5
May 8, 2012Soyuz Flight VS03A Soyuz takes shape in French Guiana for the next dual Galileo satellite launch
May 4, 2012Ariane Flight VA208A trio of Ariane 5 launchers are now at the Spaceport
April 27, 2012Ariane Flight VA207Ariane 5 is provided its “brains” and the “kick” for Arianespace’s third
mission of 2012
April 27, 2012Soyuz Flight ST25Starsem's launch of MetOp-B from Baikonur Cosmodrome is delayed
April 26, 2012Ariane Flight VA206A highly symbolic mission is reflected in words and images on Ariane 5's payload fairing
April 25, 2012Ariane Flight VA206A "mirror image" payload refueling for Arianespace's next Ariane 5 mission
April 23, 2012Ariane Flight VA207Assembly begins for the third Ariane 5 to be launched in 2012
April 16, 2012Ariane Flight VA207Another weather satellite payload is readied for launch by Arianespace
April 12, 2012Ariane Flight VA206A double arrival for Arianespace's next dual-payload Ariane 5 mission
April 11, 2012Soyuz Flight ST25Preparing the "kick" for MetOp-B's Soyuz launch by the Starsem affiliate of Arianespace
April 2, 2012Soyuz Flight ST25Arianespace's Starsem affiliate readies the launch of Europe's MetOp-B weather satellite from Kazakhstan
March 23, 2012Ariane Flight VA205> Arianespace’s Ariane 5 delivers another ATV for International Space Station servicing
Ariane Flight VA205> Photo feature: A close-up view of Arianespace's Ariane 5 liftoff with the Automated Transfer Vehicle
March 22, 2012Ariane Flight VA205Final countdown underway for Arianespace's Ariane 5 mission with ATV Edoardo Amaldi
March 21, 2012Ariane Flight VA205Ready for liftoff: Arianespace's Ariane 5 arrives at the launch pad with ATV Edoardo Amaldi
March 21, 2012Ariane Flight VA207Arianespace's mission pace is supported by delivery of the third Ariane 5 for launch in 2012
March 20, 2012Ariane Flight VA205Arianespace's third ATV launch for International Space Station servicing is given a "go" for liftoff
March 16, 2012Ariane Flight VA205Ariane 5 is readied for its ATV mission following reinstallation of the payload fairing
March 7, 2012Ariane Flight VA205March 23 is targeted for Ariane 5's heavy-lift mission with ATV Edoardo Amaldi
March 2, 2012Ariane Flight VA205Additional verifications with ATV Edoardo Amaldi postpones the next Ariane 5 flight
March 1, 2012Ariane Flight VA205The initial Ariane 5 for launch in 2012 completes its final assembly
February 24, 2012Ariane Flights VA206 & VA205Ariane 5 is readied for a dual-satellite Arianespace launch at the service of Asia-Pacific telecom operators
February 13, 2012Vega Flight VV01Expanding Arianespace's launcher family: Vega completes its qualification mission
February 9, 2012Ariane Flight VA205Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle is integrated on Ariane 5
February 3, 2012Vega Flight VV01Vega's inaugural flight is set for February 13 at the Spaceport
January 26, 2012Vega Flight VV01Vega's first flight: Assembly is completed for the no. 1 launcher
January 20, 2012Ariane Flight VA205The third Automated Transfer Vehicle is fueled for its March launch on Ariane 5
