US EditionArianeGroup Launches France’s SyLEx Suborbital Test System
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Under the leadership of the French army and developed by ArianeGroup, the sounding rocket called SyLex carried out its first shot, in the night of Thursday to Friday, from the site DGA missile tests to the
ArianeGroup made the launch of the first French sounding rocket, called SyLEx, on the site of the DGA-Essais de missiles de Biscarosse (Landes), during the night of Thursday to Friday, for the Launching System of Experiences
ArianeGroup Launches SyLEx Sounding Rocket System – SatNews
Paris, France – ArianeGroup announced the successful first flight of its new flight test system, SyLEx (Système de Lancement d’Expériences, or Experiment Launch System), on November 28, 2025. The launch was operated by the French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency’s (DGA) Missile Testing Centre in Biscarrosse (DGA EM). This pivotal flight successfully validated the single-stage version of the SyLEx system and its dedicated new launch pad…
ArianeGroup Launches Inaugural Flight of Suborbital SyLEx Rocket
Credit: DGA Essais de Missiles Site Landes ArianeGroup has launched the first flight of its SyLEx rocket from the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) Missile Testing Centre in Biscarrosse. The DGA contracted ArianeGroup to begin working on the multi-use suborbital launch system in 2021. According to a DGA press release dated 28 November, SyLEx (Système de Lancement d’Expériences, or Experimental Launch System) is designed to provide a soverei…
The first successful launch of the SyLEx sounding rocket, led by DGA and ArianeGroup, gives France a crucial tool to test tomorrow's defence technologies, particularly in the highly coveted field of hypervelocity.
ArianeGroup launches France’s SyLEx suborbital test system
ArianeGroup has carried out the inaugural launch of SyLEx, a new sounding rocket flight test system developed for the French Defence Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA), marking the introduction of a sovereign suborbital launch capability in France. The mission took place on November 28, 2025, from the DGA Missile Testing Centre in Biscarrosse. The flight validated both the single-stage version of the rocket and its dedicated launch pad, co…
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