An Ariane 6 rocket launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today at 4:03 p.m. EST (2103 GMT; 6:03 p.m. local time in Kourou), carrying the Sentinel-1D Earth-observation satellite to low Earth orbit (LEO). Broadcast courtesy: Arianespace | Space.com

#ESAHighlights2024: Relive the moment the first Ariane 6 launched from Europe's Spaceport, French Guiana. 5,4,3,2,1 allumage Vulcain! 🚀 | ESA - European Space Agency

117K views · 1.8K reactions | LAUNCH! Arianespace's Ariane 6 launches Sentinel-1D radar satelite to a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) from pad ELA-4 at at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. | NASASpaceflight.com | Facebook

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 -