VA270 mission in a nutshell
On August 27, 2026, Arianespace will place into orbit the 2nd Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, with a dedicated Ariane 62, the two-booster configuration of Ariane 6.
VA270 mission in a nutshell
On August 27, 2026, Arianespace will place into orbit the 2nd Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, MTG-I2, with a dedicated Ariane 62, the two-booster configuration of Ariane 6.
Ariane 6 successfully launches 36 additional Amazon Leo satellites
On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit 36 satellites for Amazon Leo with an Ariane 64 equipped for the first time with four advanced solid-propellant P160C boosters.
Ariane 6 successfully launches 36 additional Amazon Leo satellites
VA269 mission in a nutshell
On June 17, 2026, Arianespace will place into orbit 36 satellites for Amazon Leo with the Ariane 64 equipped with four P160C advanced solid-propellant boosters for the very first time.
SMILE in Orbit: VV29 Lights Up the Guyanese Sky
On May 19th, at 00.52 AM local time (03.52 UTC; 05.52 AM CEST), Avio successfully launched the Smile scientific satellite for the European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) from Europe spaceport with a Vega-C launcher.
SMILE in Orbit: VV29 Lights Up the Guyanese Sky
VV29: Final steps before lift-off
The launch campaign for the VV29 mission is entering its final phase at Europe’s spaceport. Here’s a closer look at the latest operations.
VV29 mission in a nutshell
The European-Chinese Smile mission, initially scheduled for April 9th, is now due to launch on Tuesday 19 May 2026, at 00:52 local time, 05:52 Paris time, 04:52 (UTC) on a European Vega-C rocket.
Ariane 6 successfully launches another 32 Amazon Leo satellites
On 30 April 2026, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit a second batch of 32 satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation with Ariane 6 in its most powerful configuration to date, equipped with four boosters.
Ariane 6 successfully launches another 32 Amazon Leo satellites
The first Ariane 64 successfully launches 32 Amazon LEO satellites
On February 12, 2026, with the first Ariane 64, the most powerful version of Ariane 6 equipped with four boosters, Arianespace placed into orbit 32 satellites for Amazon Leo.
The first Ariane 64 successfully launches 32 Amazon LEO satellites
VA267: Four-booster version of Ariane 6 taking shape
Last week, teams at the Guiana Space Centre reached a key milestone in the VA267 launch campaign with the assembly of Ariane 6 in the launch zone.
VA267: Four-booster version of Ariane 6 taking shape
First Ariane 64 now being prepared at the CSG
The components for the maiden launch of Ariane 64, the four-booster version of Ariane 6, have arrived at the Guiana Space Centre. This marks the start of its launch campaign.