Success
CSO-3
Government/Top Secret
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 62
SSOorbit
The CSO-3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3 satellite is the third of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series.
Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Flight Timeline
- T-00:07Ignition
- T+00:00Liftoff
- T+02:18SRB Separation
- T+04:30Fairing Separation
- T+07:46Stage 2 Separation
- T+07:54SES-1
- T+56:21SES-2
- T+1:06:00Payload Separation
- T+2:00:00SES-3
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,894
ASA Mission
#318
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#324
Designator
2025-044
Launch Window
NET
Mar 6, 2025, 4:24 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 62 Specs
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
Length
63 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
530 t
Thrust
10,370 kN
LEO Capacity
10,900 kg
GTO Capacity
5,100 kg
SSO Capacity
6,450 kg
Launch Cost
$85M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2024
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 12d
Total Launches
5
Successful
5
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
5
Maiden flight: Jul 9, 2024
Social Flight Log
- Mar 6, 2025, 6:43 PM
Launch successful.
Source - Mar 6, 2025, 5:32 PM
Payload deployed!
Source - Mar 6, 2025, 4:24 PM
Liftoff!
Source - Mar 6, 2025, 3:53 PM
Official Webcast by arianespace has started
Source - Mar 5, 2025, 12:41 AM
Rescheduled for March 6.
Source - Mar 4, 2025, 7:49 AM
Next possible attempt on March 5, TBC
Source - Mar 3, 2025, 4:08 PM
Launch attempt scrubbed. New launch date tba.
Source - Mar 3, 2025, 4:02 PM
Official Webcast by arianespace has started
Source - Mar 3, 2025, 3:32 PM
Adding seconds to T-0
Source - Feb 25, 2025, 6:10 PM
Now targeting March 3 at 16:24 UTC
Source - Feb 21, 2025, 12:19 PM
Delayed, new launch date TBA.
Source - Jan 28, 2025, 7:20 AM
Updating launch time and setting GO
Source - Nov 27, 2024, 1:44 AM
NET February 25.
Source - Nov 8, 2024, 5:53 PM
NET Mid-February.
Source - Jul 9, 2024, 11:00 PM
NET December 2024
Source - Oct 9, 2023, 10:46 AM
NET late 2024.
Source
Ariane Launch Area 4
ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.
Total Launches
7
Orbital Attempts
7
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 12d
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Founded
1980
Administrator
CEO: David Cavaillolès
Total Launches
326
Successful
311
Failed
15
Pending
29
Consecutive Success
14
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Mar 6, 2025, 1:24 PM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903