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Arianespace will delay the launch of the Ariane 64.

The first Ariane 64 will carry a batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites.

Arianespace will announce a new launch date for the Ariane 64 about one month ahead of the launch.

The Ariane 62 has two solid rocket boosters, while the Ariane 64 has four.

Amazon has contracted 18 missions with Arianespace, with 16 to be launched on the upgraded Ariane 64 vehicle.

Arianespace did not disclose the reasons for the delay of the Ariane 64 first flight.

Arianespace announced that its Ariane 64 rocket will have its first flight pushed back until 2026.

A European Space Agency update from June 2025 reaffirmed the expectation that the Ariane 64 would fly in 2025.

Arianespace confirmed that the first flight of the Ariane 64 rocket will not be launched until 2026.

ArianeGroup initially stated that Ariane 64 rockets would begin flying in 2025.

The inaugural flight of the Ariane 64 rocket will be the first launch of 2026.

The final flight will be launched aboard an Ariane 62, the two-booster variant of the Ariane 6 rocket.

The first Ariane 64 rocket was initially expected to launch in late 2025, carrying the first batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites.

Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès did not confirm whether the Ariane 64 variant would fly in 2025.

Two Ariane 6 rockets have been launched in 2024, with two additional flights expected before the end of the year.

The more powerful variant of Ariane 6, the Ariane 64, is capable of delivering over 21 tonnes to low Earth orbit.

The Sentinel-1D satellite will be launched aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Ariane 6 is an operational launch system offered in two variants: Ariane 62 and Ariane 64.