Successful inaugural flight for Ariane 6 with a RIDE!’s mission on board!

Ariane 62 took flight on July 9th at 16:00 local time (21:00 CEST), the new European heavy-lift launcher, Ariane 6, successfully embarked on
its inaugural voyage from the Guiana Space Centre. This event has marked a significant milestone for the European space industry.
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Ariane 6, the latest member of the Ariane launcher family, the successor of Ariane 5, is a modular and versatile vehicle capable of reaching both low Earth orbit and deep space destinations.
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The inaugural flight, designated VA262, was a demonstration to test the launcher's ability to break free from Earth's gravity and its in-flight behavior. Despite being a test flight, several payloads were aboard, including the Once Upon a RIDE! mission by RIDE!
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Among the passengers was the Once Upon a RIDE! mission, and we are thrilled to announce that our client’s satellite is now successfully in orbit. This successful mission is the result of a close collaboration between our RIDE! and client's teams.
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Thanks to the RIDE! platform and the ESA tender contest, our client was able to be part of the inaugural flight of Ariane 6 and got the end-to-end mission management by the RIDE! team.
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Congratulations for this achievement to ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup et Arianespace!

Discover how you can launch your mission into space with RIDE! by checking up our platform or contact us at: contact@ridespace.io

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*The photo that accompanies this press release has been taken by ESA - S. Corvaja.