ESA Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Deep Space CubeSat

European Spaceflight · July 16, 2026 · article

The European Space Agency has awarded a contract to launch its solar storm-monitoring CubeSat on an Ariane 6 rocket. Scheduled for launch in early 2027, the Henon CubeSat will be flown as a secondary passenger alongside ESA’s PLATO telescope, which will be tasked with finding Earth-like exoplanets. According to the agency’s 16 July press release, […] The post ESA Selects Ariane 6 to Launch Deep Space CubeSat appeared first on European Spaceflight.— European Spaceflight

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