Europe’s Ariane 5 rocket is being prepared for its final flight. You can follow the launch live on ESA Web TV. Flight VA261 will lift off as soon as 16 June at 23:26 CEST, pending suitable conditions for launch. 

    Broadcast begins 22:55 CEST/21:55 BST on ESA Web TV 

    Liftoff scheduled for 23:26 CEST/22:26 BST/21:26 UTC/18:26 Kourou 

Image: Discharge test for launcher antenna

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