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<div class="mh-wrapper clearfix"> <div class="mh-main clearfix"> <div id="main-content" class="mh-loop mh-content" role="main"> <header class="page-header"><h1 class="page-title">Ariane 5</h1> </header><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62684 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 tag-ariane-5 tag-va261"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/06/ending-an-era-europe-launches-its-final-ariane-5-rocket/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230706-Ariane-5-Liftoff-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230706-Ariane-5-Liftoff-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230706-Ariane-5-Liftoff-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230706-Ariane-5-Liftoff-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/06/ending-an-era-europe-launches-its-final-ariane-5-rocket/" title="Ending an era, Europe launches its final Ariane 5 rocket" rel="bookmark"> Ending an era, Europe launches its final Ariane 5 rocket </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/">July 6, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/bill-harwood/">William Harwood</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Europe’s venerable Ariane 5 rocket blasted off on its 117th and final flight Wednesday, successfully boosting two communications satellites into orbit but leaving the European space program without a large satellite launcher of its own until a delayed successor comes on line. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/06/ending-an-era-europe-launches-its-final-ariane-5-rocket/" title="Ending an era, Europe launches its final Ariane 5 rocket"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/04/20230704-ariane-5-v261-live/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230705-Ariane-5-launch-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230705-Ariane-5-launch-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230705-Ariane-5-launch-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/04/20230704-ariane-5-v261-live/" title="Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket makes its final flight, successfully deploys two satellites" rel="bookmark"> Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket makes its final flight, successfully deploys two satellites </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/">July 4, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/spaceflight-now/">Spaceflight Now</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket, which is being retired after 27 years of service, successfully launched two satellites on its final mission. Liftoff from the Guiana Space Center, the European spaceport in South America, occurred at 6 p.m. EDT (2200 UTC). <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/04/20230704-ariane-5-v261-live/" title="Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket makes its final flight, successfully deploys two satellites"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62642 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-news-archive"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/04/europes-workhorse-ariane-5-rocket-to-retire-after-27-years-service/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230704-Ariane-5-homepage-feature-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230704-Ariane-5-homepage-feature-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230704-Ariane-5-homepage-feature-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/04/europes-workhorse-ariane-5-rocket-to-retire-after-27-years-service/" title="Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket to retire after 27 years service" rel="bookmark"> Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket to retire after 27 years service </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/">July 4, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/clive-simpson/">Clive Simpson</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Europe鈥檚 iconic Ariane 5 rocket, with its liquid hydrogen-fueled core stage and solid rocket boosters, has been symbolic of Europe’s guaranteed access to space providing a unique capacity for launching satellites and spacecraft into precise orbits over almost three decades. Its long run comes to an end when the final Ariane 5 rocket lifts off on Wednesday. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/04/europes-workhorse-ariane-5-rocket-to-retire-after-27-years-service/" title="Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket to retire after 27 years service"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62630 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-news-archive"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/03/the-last-ariane-5-arrives-at-the-launch-pad-for-its-final-countdown/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230703-Ariane-5-at-pad-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230703-Ariane-5-at-pad-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230703-Ariane-5-at-pad-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230703-Ariane-5-at-pad-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/03/the-last-ariane-5-arrives-at-the-launch-pad-for-its-final-countdown/" title="The last European Ariane 5 rocket arrives at the launch pad for its final countdown" rel="bookmark"> The last European Ariane 5 rocket arrives at the launch pad for its final countdown </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/">July 3, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/spaceflight-now/">Spaceflight Now</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The last Ariane 5 rocket was hauled to the launch pad on Monday at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe’s South American spaceport. Ariane 5, which for years was the world’s leading commercial satellite launcher, is scheduled to make its final lift off on Tuesday, carrying a French military satellite and a communications technology testbed spacecraft for Germany. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/03/the-last-ariane-5-arrives-at-the-launch-pad-for-its-final-countdown/" title="The last European Ariane 5 rocket arrives at the launch pad for its final countdown"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-62581 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-news-archive tag-ariane-5 tag-va261"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/26/final-ariane-5-launch-scheduled-for-july-4-after-fixes-to-booster-separation-system/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618ariane5bil-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618ariane5bil-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618ariane5bil-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230618ariane5bil-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/26/final-ariane-5-launch-scheduled-for-july-4-after-fixes-to-booster-separation-system/" title="Final Ariane 5 launch scheduled for July 4 after fixes to booster separation system" rel="bookmark"> Final Ariane 5 launch scheduled for July 4 after fixes to booster separation system </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/">June 26, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/spaceflight-now/">Spaceflight Now</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>Europe’s last Ariane 5 rocket is now scheduled to lift off July 4 after being grounded for more than two weeks due to a problem with the pyrotechnic systems required to jettison the launcher’s strap-on solid rocket boosters. Europe’s workhorse rocket is being retired after 27 years of service. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/26/final-ariane-5-launch-scheduled-for-july-4-after-fixes-to-booster-separation-system/" title="Final Ariane 5 launch scheduled for July 4 after fixes to booster separation system"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-61752 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-mission-reports category-news-archive tag-airbus-defense-and-space tag-ariane-5 tag-arianespace tag-callisto tag-europa tag-european-space-agency tag-ganymede tag-juice tag-jupiter tag-launch tag-planetary-science tag-va260"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/14/europe-launches-spacecraft-on-eight-year-journey-to-explore-jupiters-moons/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414ariane5juice-326x245.jpeg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414ariane5juice-326x245.jpeg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414ariane5juice-678x509.jpeg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414ariane5juice-80x60.jpeg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/14/europe-launches-spacecraft-on-eight-year-journey-to-explore-jupiters-moons/" title="Europe launches spacecraft on eight-year journey to explore Jupiter’s moons" rel="bookmark"> Europe launches spacecraft on eight-year journey to explore Jupiter’s moons </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/">April 14, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>An Ariane 5 rocket took off from French Guiana Friday with the heaviest interplanetary science probe ever launched, kicking off a $1.7 billion European Space Agency mission on a decade-long quest to Jupiter鈥檚 icy moons in search of environments that could be habitable for life. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/14/europe-launches-spacecraft-on-eight-year-journey-to-explore-jupiters-moons/" title="Europe launches spacecraft on eight-year journey to explore Jupiter’s moons"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-61701 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-mission-reports category-news-archive tag-airbus-defense-and-space tag-ariane-5 tag-arianespace tag-callisto tag-europa tag-european-space-agency tag-ganymede tag-juice tag-jupiter tag-launch tag-planetary-science tag-va260"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/13/lightning-threat-delays-launch-of-europes-first-mission-to-jupiter/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412ariane5rollout1-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412ariane5rollout1-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412ariane5rollout1-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412ariane5rollout1-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/13/lightning-threat-delays-launch-of-europes-first-mission-to-jupiter/" title="Lightning threat delays launch of Europe’s first mission to Jupiter" rel="bookmark"> Lightning threat delays launch of Europe’s first mission to Jupiter </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/">April 13, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The liftoff of Europe’s first mission to Jupiter aboard an Ariane 5 rocket was scrubbed Thursday in French Guiana due to a high risk of lightning at the launch site, delaying until Friday the start of the JUICE spacecraft’s voyage of exploration. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/13/lightning-threat-delays-launch-of-europes-first-mission-to-jupiter/" title="Lightning threat delays launch of Europe’s first mission to Jupiter"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-61683 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-mission-reports category-news-archive tag-airbus-defense-and-space tag-ariane-5 tag-arianespace tag-callisto tag-europa tag-european-space-agency tag-ganymede tag-juice tag-jupiter tag-launch tag-mission-status-center tag-planetary-science tag-va260"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/13/ariane-5-va260-mission-status-center/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414ariane5launch1-326x245.jpeg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414ariane5launch1-326x245.jpeg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414ariane5launch1-678x509.jpeg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230414ariane5launch1-80x60.jpeg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/13/ariane-5-va260-mission-status-center/" title="Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches Europe’s first mission to Jupiter" rel="bookmark"> Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches Europe’s first mission to Jupiter </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/">April 13, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>After the threat of lightning kept the mission on the ground Thursday, Arianespace and the European Space Agency successfully launched an Ariane 5 rocket Friday from Kourou, French Guiana, with the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission, a robotic spacecraft embarking on an eight-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet. Liftoff with ESA’s JUICE spacecraft occurred at 8:14 a.m. EDT (1214 UTC). <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/13/ariane-5-va260-mission-status-center/" title="Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches Europe’s first mission to Jupiter"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-61689 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-mission-reports category-news-archive tag-airbus-defense-and-space tag-ariane-5 tag-arianespace tag-callisto tag-europa tag-european-space-agency tag-ganymede tag-juice tag-jupiter tag-launch tag-planetary-science tag-va260"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/12/juices-launch-campaign-in-imagery/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412juiceencap-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412juiceencap-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412juiceencap-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412juiceencap-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/12/juices-launch-campaign-in-imagery/" title="JUICE’s launch campaign in imagery" rel="bookmark"> JUICE’s launch campaign in imagery </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/">April 12, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>These photos and a time lapse video from the European Space Agency chronicle the final preparations for launch of the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or JUICE, spacecraft from the Guiana Space Center on the second-to-last Ariane 5 rocket. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/12/juices-launch-campaign-in-imagery/" title="JUICE’s launch campaign in imagery"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article class="mh-posts-list-item clearfix post-61673 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ariane-5 category-mission-reports category-news-archive tag-airbus-defense-and-space tag-ariane-5 tag-arianespace tag-callisto tag-europa tag-european-space-agency tag-ganymede tag-juice tag-jupiter tag-launch tag-planetary-science tag-va260"> <figure class="mh-posts-list-thumb"> <a class="mh-thumb-icon mh-thumb-icon-small-mobile" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/12/europes-first-mission-to-jupiter-poised-for-launch-from-south-america/"><img width="326" height="245" src="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412ariane5fairing-326x245.jpg" class="attachment-mh-magazine-medium size-mh-magazine-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412ariane5fairing-326x245.jpg 326w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412ariane5fairing-678x509.jpg 678w, https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230412ariane5fairing-80x60.jpg 80w" sizes="(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px" /> </a> <div class="mh-image-caption mh-posts-list-caption"> Ariane 5 </div> </figure> <div class="mh-posts-list-content clearfix"> <header class="mh-posts-list-header"> <h3 class="entry-title mh-posts-list-title"> <a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/12/europes-first-mission-to-jupiter-poised-for-launch-from-south-america/" title="Europe’s first mission to Jupiter poised for launch from South America" rel="bookmark"> Europe’s first mission to Jupiter poised for launch from South America </a> </h3> <div class="mh-meta entry-meta"> <span class="entry-meta-date updated"><i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i><a href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/">April 12, 2023</a></span> <span class="entry-meta-author author vcard"><i class="fa fa-user"></i><a class="fn" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/">Stephen Clark</a></span> </div> </header> <div class="mh-posts-list-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="mh-excerpt"><p>The European Space Agency’s $1.7 billion robotic Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission is ready for liftoff Thursday from French Guiana, beginning an eight-year cruise to the solar system’s largest planet before becoming the first-ever spacecraft to orbit one of Jupiter’s moons in the 2030s. <a class="mh-excerpt-more" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/04/12/europes-first-mission-to-jupiter-poised-for-launch-from-south-america/" title="Europe’s first mission to Jupiter poised for launch from South America"></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><div class="mh-loop-pagination clearfix"> <nav class="navigation pagination" aria-label="Posts"> <h2 class="screen-reader-text">Posts navigation</h2> <div class="nav-links"><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/category/mission-reports/ariane-5/page/2/">2</a> <span class="page-numbers dots">…</span> <a class="page-numbers" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/category/mission-reports/ariane-5/page/22/">22</a> <a class="next page-numbers" href="https://spaceflightnow.com/category/mission-reports/ariane-5/page/2/">»</a></div> </nav></div> </div> <aside 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