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# Ariane 6 launches France's CSO-3 military satellite on first commercial flight
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-06-ariane6-cso3-first-commercial-launch/
- Published: 2025-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:00:31.000Z
- Description: Ariane 6 launched France's CSO-3 military reconnaissance satellite from Kourou on 6 March 2025, its first commercial flight. CNES confirmed the DGA-led MUSIS satellite reached its planned sun-synchronous orbit near 800 kilometres.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [CNES press release, 6 March 2025](https://cnes.fr/en/press-releases/ariane-6-successfully-orbits-cso-3-military-satellite-first-commercial-mission?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that Ariane 6 has resolved its wider cadence or cost problems, or that Europe no longer uses non-European launchers for other missions.

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