“Double vision” at the Spaceport in French Guiana: the two @northropgrumman-built passengers for our next #Ariane 5 mission – Galaxy 30 & MEV-2 – are now undergoing their pre-launch checkout for liftoff on July 28. #VA253 https://t.co/I0sde3BXtc

Rencontres Economiques #AixEnSeine : pourquoi avons-nous besoin d’une grande constellation de connectivité universelle au service des valeurs européennes, comme le propose @ThierryBreton ? Quelques pistes... @EU_Commission #InternetPourTous @Cercle_eco youtu.be/gkk3IpXA07E

France’s Helios 1A was the 🥇st reconnaissance spacecraft launched by Ariane, deployed into Sun-synchronous orbit #OTD in 1995. At French Guiana, the Spaceport’s facilities are qualified to launch defense and security satellite payloads for NATO members and other countries.

Welcome to French Guiana, BSAT-4b! This broadcast satellite will be orbited on our next Ariane 5 launch with a turnkey contract involving Japan’s B-SAT and the spacecraft manufacturer, @Maxar. Flight #VA253 is scheduled for July 28. https://t.co/i1TJqYODMe

Mettre l’Espace au service d’une vie meilleure sur Terre n’est pas seulement notre raison d’être, c’est notre mission quotidienne chez @Arianespace. Ces thématiques et bien d’autres dans cette video #PasDePlaneteB @Cercle_eco #AixEnSeine

During the past 35 years, we’ve opened the way for Europe’s exploration of the cosmos. #OTD in 1985, #Arianespace launched @ESA’s #Giotto probe – the first-ever European deep space mission, which went on to perform close-up encounters with the Halley and Grigg-Skjellerup comets.