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7/9/2024
LE-01 (Leo Europe 1) is the first of 18 Leo missions using the four-booster variant of Ariane 6.
Arianespace plans to conduct 7-8 Ariane 6 missions in 2026.
The mission, named VA267 (LE-01 for Amazon Leo), will begin the first of 18 scheduled launches of Ariane 6 to support the deployment of the Amazon Leo constellation.
Arianegroup is ramping up operations with the Ariane 6 launch vehicle.
Ariane 6 showed an immediate ramp-up compared to other launch vehicles.
ESA claimed to have achieved the fastest ramp-up to 5 flights of a recent heavy launcher worldwide.
Europe's launcher sector is a clear winner at the European Space Agency.
The expected manifest for Arianespace's Ariane 6 launches includes Amazon Leo LE-01 scheduled for February 12, LE-02, LE-03 scheduled for May, MTG-I2 in Q3, MetOpSG-B1 in Q3, LE-04, Galileo L15 in late 2026, and Plato in December or January 2027.
SWISSto12 argues that it can provide lower-cost access to GEO as the need for sovereign satcom infrastructure increases.
SWISSto12 plans an inaugural launch for the HummingSat small GEO satellite platform in 2027.