112 successes. Relive past Ariane 5 launches alongside us while waiting for the next chapter that is being written right now, just a few miles from this legendary launch pad. What was your favorite Ariane 5 launch? #OneLastAriane5 #Arianespace #ArianeGroup #Ariane5 ESA - European Space Agency CNES CSG Centre spatial guyanais | ArianeGroup

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June 4th - on this day in 1996, ESA - European Space Agency conducted the first launch of its Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle. The payload consisted of four 1,200 kg Cluster satellites, which were intended to conduct research into the Earth's magnetosphere. 37 seconds after liftoff from CSG Centre spatial guyanais, the rocket veered off course and began to disintegrate, prior to being destroyed by the Range Safety Officer. The reasons for the failure were multiple embarrassing software errors

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136K views · 585 reactions | The Ariane 5 rocket lifted off for the last time on 6 July from the European Space Agency's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, leaving behind it a stellar track record.https://rfi.my/9lg1.f | RFI English | Facebook

32K views · 715 reactions | Watch as the Ariane-5, Europe's heavy-lift rocket, sets off on its final mission. The vehicle has underpinned the continent's access to space for nearly three decades and now ends its career by taking up two telecoms satellites. https://bbc.in/3PHCZ5l | BBC News | Facebook