Ariane 6

The first launch of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket occurred in July 2024.

ArianeGroup has signed agreements with Sabca and MT Aerospace for key components of 27 Ariane 6 rockets.

ArianeGroup is negotiating contracts with suppliers for the operational production phase of the Ariane 6 rocket.

ArianeGroup is ramping up production and increasing the launch cadence of its Ariane 6 rocket.

The mission, known as VA265, will be the third commercial flight of the new European Ariane 6 launcher designed for heavy payload missions.

ArianeGroup has awarded an €85 million contract to Belgian aerospace and defense company Sabca for the production of Thrust Vector Control (TVC) systems for 27 Ariane 6 rockets.

Sabca has supplied TVC systems for the Ariane 4, Ariane 5, and now Ariane 6 rockets, as well as for Avio’s Vega and Vega C rockets.

Arianespace will launch the European Union's Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite on November 4, 2025, using the Ariane 6 launch vehicle.

BULL aims for flight demonstration of its space debris prevention device HORN on the Ariane 6 rocket starting in 2027 with Arianespace.

BULL Corporation and Arianespace have agreed to proceed with flight demonstrations of a space debris mitigation device on the Ariane 6 rocket starting in 2027.

ArianeGroup signed a contract with MT Aerospace AG for the serial production of structural components for the Ariane 6 launcher.

ArianeGroup, a Franco-German industrial partnership, built the Ariane 6 launcher family, which provides Europe with independent access to space.

Arianespace placed an order with ArianeGroup in May 2019 for the manufacturing of the first series-production batch of 14 Ariane 6 rockets.

MT Aerospace provides around 10% of the entire Ariane 6 launch vehicle.

Including the qualification model for the inaugural flight, MT Aerospace has been contracted to produce components for 15 Ariane 6 rockets.

MT Aerospace supplies components for the cryogenic storage tanks and metallic structures of both the upper and core stages of the Ariane 6 rocket.

The launches of the first 14 Ariane 6 rockets were anticipated to occur between 2021 and 2023.

ArianeGroup has contracted MT Aerospace to deliver key components for 27 Ariane 6 rockets, covering flights 16 through 42.