Mission description
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.
Launch index
Mission imagery · Ariane 62
Launch Successful
Ariane 62 | CSO-3
March 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch details
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March 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM UTC
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Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2563, -52.7868
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- Ariane 62
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- March 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM UTC
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- March 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM UTC
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Flight VA263 | CSO-3 | Ariane 6 | First Commercial Flight I Arianespace
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Ariane 62
Ariane · 62
Height
63 m
Diameter
5.4 m
LEO capacity
10,900 kg
Successful launches
6
Launch complex
Ariane Launch Area 4
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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