March 6 (Reuters) - Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully deployed a French spy satellite in its first fully operational launch on Thursday, completing a return to space for a continent facing ...

"This satellite makes it possible to produce very accurate military maps thanks to 3D imaging," he added. 'Autonomous access ...

The Ariane 6 lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana today (March 6) at 11:24 a.m. EST (1624 GMT; 1:24 p.m. local time in Kourou), carrying a French spy satellite aloft.

Europe's new rocket Ariane 6 successfully carried out its first commercial mission on Thursday, placing a French military satellite into orbit and confirming the continent's independent access to ...

Europe is back at independent space launches ... The rocket's first mission is to deploy France's CSO-3 spy satellite at an altitude of 800 km. This satellite is expected to boost the country's ...