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Standing over 60 metres tall, the rocket will weigh nearly 900 tonnes when fully loaded.
This is about the same weight as one and a half Airbus A380 passenger aircraft.
After burning their fuel, the boosters will separate first from the rocket.
Once past the Earths atmosphere, the fairing will also separate.
About eight minutes into flight, the entire main stage will separate.
After the reignition, the launcher will deploy eight different satellites and activate four onboard experiments.
Two reentry capsules onboard will separate from the upper stage to make their descent.
This way, the agency aims to prevent the rocket part from lingering as space debris.
Ariane 6 will take off from the Europeanspaceportin French Guiana.
The launch window is set between 15:00-19:00 local time (20:00-00:00 CEST).
it’s possible for you to watch the launch live onESAWebTVor on ESAs channel onYouTube.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
