The first Ariane 64 successfully launches 32 Amazon LEO satellites

On February 12, 2026 at 1:45 p.m. local time (4:45 p.m. UTC, 5:45 p.m. CET), Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 64 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellites were delivered to a low Earth orbit, at an altitude of approximately 465 km. The mission lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes, from lift-off to separation of all the satellites.

The mission, called VA267 (LE-01 for Amazon Leo), initiated the first of 18 Ariane 6 launches booked to support the deployment of the Amazon Leo constellation. It also marked the first launch for the constellation performed by a European launcher.

VA267 marks a series of significant milestones for Ariane 6 :

• First flight of 2026 from the Europe spaceport,
• First launch for a commercial customer,
• First flight of the launcher’s most powerful version, equipped with four boosters (Ariane 64), capable of carrying heavier payloads to low Earth orbit than previous configurations,
• Launch of the heaviest payload ever entrusted to Ariane 6 to date,
• First Ariane 6 flight featuring the 20-meter-long fairing configuration.

This success paves the way for a series of 18 launches scheduled for Amazon LEO, further strengthening Europe’s position in the satellite constellation market.