Ariane 6

Arianegroup plans to conduct three or more Ariane 64 launches in the next few months.

Thales Alenia Space in Belgium is the supplier for the Ariane 6 family and for the flight safety system that suspends a launch if the rocket deviates from its trajectory to protect people and property.

Arianespace expects the entire Ariane 64 LE-01 flight, including the presumed deorbiting of the upper stage, to last 1 hour and 54 minutes.

The inaugural Ariane 64 mission will begin Arianespace’s launch campaign for Amazon’s broadband internet constellation.

Arianespace will launch the first Ariane 64 flight on 12 February from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.

The Ariane 64 configuration is capable of delivering up to 21.6 tonnes to low Earth orbit.

The Ariane 64 inaugural flight will be the first Ariane 6 mission to use the 20-metre-long payload fairing after previous flights used the 14-metre fairing.

The Ariane 64 configuration features four P120C solid-fuel boosters.

Arianespace will launch 32 Amazon Leo satellites on February 12 with the Ariane 64 launch vehicle from the European Spaceport in French Guiana.

The 32 Amazon Leo satellites will be housed under a 20-meter-long fairing and will be launched into low Earth orbit by the Ariane 64 rocket.

VA267 will be the first flight of the Ariane 6 in its maximum power configuration, the Ariane 64, capable of carrying payloads of over 20 metric tons to orbit.

Ariane 64 is capable of delivering more than 20 tonnes to orbit.

The LE-01 mission will be the first launch of the Ariane 6 rocket.

Arianespace will launch Amazon's low Earth orbit satellites with Ariane 64 on February 12, 2026.

VA267 will mark the first flight of Ariane 6 in its most powerful configuration, Ariane 64.

The P160C booster will be used for the first time aboard an Ariane 6 rocket in 2026.

Arianespace will complete 18 flights for Amazon over a three-year period aboard Ariane 64 rockets.

Arianespace is contracted to launch initial P160C-equipped Ariane 6 rockets on behalf of Amazon for its low Earth orbit megaconstellation.