Ariane 64 | Nyx ALADDIN

Test Flight

Time to liftoff

Targeting November 2028

Target Window

November 2028

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Month

— Mission

Nyx ALADDIN

Low Earth Orbit· LEO

The Exploration Company's Nyx spacecraft, a reusable space vehicle designed to transport cargo to and from low Earth orbit, will fly its first demonstration mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) under the ALADDIN (Autonomous LEO Accelerated Demo Docking to ISS Node) initiative. The spacecraft will demonstrate European-based space station resupply capability by rendezvous and dock to the International Space Station (ISS), then undock and return to Earth.

— Rocket

Ariane

Ariane 64

Ariane 6 variant with four solid boosters, enabling heavier payloads.

Length: 63 m
Diameter: 5.4 m
Launch Mass: 860 t
LEO Capacity: 21,650 kg
GTO Capacity: 12,000 kg
Maiden Flight: 2026

Launches

— Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre

ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.

Latitude

5.2563°

Longitude

-52.7868°

Pad Launches

Timezone

America/Cayenne

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre

5.256°, -52.787°

— Launch Provider

Commercial

Arianespace

Est. 1980 · CEO: David Cavaillolès

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

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Total

313

Success

Pending