Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG–S. Martin

Ariane 62 | CSO-3

Name: Ariane 62 | CSO-3
Start: 2025-03-06T16:24:26.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace · Ariane 62 · Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Arianespace's 318th launch · 1st this year · humanity's 6,894th orbital launch attempt

T− --:--:--March 6, 2025 · 16:24 UTCAdd to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Mar 6, 16:24 – Mar 6, 16:24 UTC

Flight preview

CSO-3

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.

Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Booster

No booster details available.

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Flight timeline

T−7SIgnition
P0DLiftoff
T+2M18SSRB Separation
T+4M30SFairing Separation
T+7M46SStage 2 Separation
T+7M54SSES-1
T+56M21SSES-2
T+1H6MPayload Separation
T+2HSES-3

Updates

Launch successful.
hitura-nobad · 3/6/2025 · source
Payload deployed!
hitura-nobad · 3/6/2025 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 3/6/2025 · source
Official Webcast by arianespace has started
LL2 · 3/6/2025 · source
Rescheduled for March 6.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/5/2025 · source
Next possible attempt on March 5, TBC
Nosu · 3/4/2025 · source
Launch attempt scrubbed. New launch date tba.
hitura-nobad · 3/3/2025 · source
Official Webcast by arianespace has started
LL2 · 3/3/2025 · source
Adding seconds to T-0
Nosu · 3/3/2025 · source
Now targeting March 3 at 16:24 UTC
Nosu · 2/25/2025 · source

Pad — Ariane Launch Area 4

Local pad time: Mar 6, 1:24 PM GMT-3

8 launches from this pad · 334 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

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