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The DGA contracted ArianeGroup to begin working on the SyLEx multi-use suborbital launch system in 2021.
The December 17, 2025 launch will be only the fifth flight for the next-generation European launch vehicle, Ariane 6.
SyLEx was designed and built by ArianeGroup teams in under three years, based on test-and-learn methods.
The Ariane 6 rocket has enhanced capability to deploy heavier payloads.
The Ariane 6 configuration for this launch includes two boosters.
The A62 configuration of the Ariane 6 rocket is equipped with two solid rocket boosters.
Vincent Pery, ArianeGroup Director of Defence Programmes, stated that the successful flight secures sovereign testing capabilities for France using sounding rockets.
This launch marks the first time Galileo satellites are deployed using Ariane 6, Europe's heavy-lift rocket.
ArianeGroup launched the first flight of its SyLEx rocket from the DGA Missile Testing Centre in Biscarrosse.
The upper stage of the Ariane 6 is driven by the Vinci engine.
The transition to Ariane 6 signals Europe’s commitment to self-sufficiency in space.
It is anticipated that most of the UK funding will go to the British company Orbex, as the UK does not participate in the Ariane 6 or Vega C programs.
The core stage of the Ariane 6 is powered by the Vulcain 2.1 engine.
ArianeGroup CEO Martin Sion confirmed that future trials of V-MAX would be conducted with a French sounding rocket that is under development.
SAT 33 and SAT 34 will be launched on December 17, 2025, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket, specifically the A62 configuration.
SyLEx is powered by ArianeGroup’s SPARK solid-propellant motor, which carries approximately two tonnes of propellant.
Italy's commitment will ensure comprehensive coverage of all priority programs, with significant industrial impacts including access to space using Vega and Ariane.
Sentinel-1D was launched on 4 November on an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Missions using Argonaut landers will begin in 2030 with launches on Ariane 6 rockets.
The Ariane 64 mission is the heavy-lift configuration of Ariane 6.