Plus 6 minutes. The second stage has burned out and launch and jettisoned. The cryogenic third stage now up and burning. Plus 5 minutes. Jettison of the protective payload fairing enclosing the Orion-2 spacecraft atop the Ariane 44LP rocket has been confirmed.
Second stage continues to fire.
Plus 4 minutes. The first stage has been shut down and jettisoned. Stage now falling toward the Atlantic. Meanwhile, second stage ignition has occurred. The Viking 4 engine is scheduled to fire for the next two minutes.