Ariane 6 Successfully Delivers French Spy Satellite to Orbit
French CSO-3 spy satellite. Credit: Cnes, D. Ducros. By Andrew Parsonson, Published by European Spaceflight, 6 March 2025 Arianespace has successfully launched the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite for the French Armed Forces aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. This marks the rocket’s first commercial mission following its mostly successful inaugural test flight