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List of Ariane launches (2020–2029)

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List of Ariane launches
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This is a list of launches performed or scheduled to be performed by Ariane rocket family between 2020 and 2029. During this time, the Ariane 5 was retired in favour of the Ariane 6.

Contents

Four Ariane 6 launches took place in 2025, eight are planned for 2026, with an eventual ramp to eleven launches per year planned, an increase over the targeted seven annual launches of Ariane 5. [1] [2]

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

1
2
3
4
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
'26
'27
'28
'29
  •   Ariane 5 ECA+
  •   Ariane 62
  •   Ariane 64
  •   A64 Block 2

Launch outcomes & planned launches

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
'26
'27
'28
'29
  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

Launch history

Ariane 5 (2020–2023)

Ariane 6 (2024+)

Planned launches

Date
Time (UTC)		TypePayloadOrbitCustomers
March 2026Ariane 64L LeoSat × 32 (LE-02) LEO Amazon (Amazon Leo)
Last scheduled use of P120C boosters for Amazon Leo
May 2026Ariane 64L Block 2 LeoSat × 36 (LE-03) LEO Amazon (Amazon Leo)
First Ariane 64 Block 2 launch using P160C boosters
Q3 2026 [39] Ariane 62 MetOp-SG-B1 [40] SSO EUMETSAT
Q3 2026 [41] Ariane 62 [42] MTG-I2 [43] GTO EUMETSAT
Q4 2026 [44] Ariane 62 Galileo L15 MEO ESA
Two FOC satellites
2026 [45] Ariane 62 EDRS-D MEO ESA
January 2027 [46] [47] [48] Ariane 62 [49] PLATO Sun–Earth L2 ESA
Q1 2027 [44] Ariane 62 Galileo L16 MEO ESA
Two FOC satellites
Q1 2027 [50] Ariane 64 Intelsat 45 GTO Intelsat
2027 [51] [52] Ariane 64 Optus-11 GTO Optus
2027 [53] Ariane 64 Earth Return Orbiter Areocentric ESA
2027 [54] Ariane 62 Block 2 [44] Galileo L17 MEO ESA
First launch of Galileo Second Generation (GSG) satellites.
2027 [55] Ariane 62 Block 2 [44] Galileo L18 MEO ESA
Two GSG satellites
2027 [56] Ariane 6 Hellas Sat 5 GTO Hellas Sat
2028 [57] [58] Ariane 64 Intelsat 41, 44 GTO Intelsat
2029 [59] Ariane 62 ARIEL, Comet Interceptor Sun–Earth L2 ESA
2031 [60] Ariane 64 Argonaut Mission 1 TLI ESA
2035 [61] Ariane 64 [62] Athena Sun–Earth L2,
Halo orbit 		ESA
2035 [63] Ariane 6 LISA Heliocentric ESA
TBD [64] TBD [64] Amazon Leo (LE-04 to LE-18) LEO Amazon (Amazon Leo)
Satellite internet constellation. Remainder of the 18 contracted Ariane 6 launches for Amazon Leo. [65]
TBD [66] Ariane 62 Electra GTO SES S.A. / ESA
TBD [66] Ariane 62 Eutelsat ×3 GTO Eutelsat
TBD [67] Ariane 64Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #1 rideshare mission GTO TBA
TBD [68] [69] Ariane 6Uhura-1 (Node-1) Rideshare [70] GTO Skyloom

Notes

  1. ↑ Statistics for flight VA254: [23]
    • 330th Arianespace launch (6th in 2021)
    • 254th Ariane launch (1st in 2021)
    • 110th Ariane 5 launch (1st in 2021)
    • 947th and 948th satellites put in orbit by Arianespace (151st and 152nd in 2021)
    • 12th Embratel satellite launched by Arianespace
    • 36th Eutelsat satellite launched by Arianespace
    • 85th consecutive rated operation of the Vulcain 2 engine
    • 110th consecutive rated operation of the EAP solid rocket boosters
    • 150th consecutive rated operation of the HM7B engine

References

  1. ↑ "Arianespace plans five Ariane 6 launches in 2025, primarily in the second half of the year". spacenews.com. 11 February 2025.
  2. ↑ https://air-cosmos.com/article/arianespace-vise-7-a-8-vols-ariane-6-en-2026-70896
  3. ↑ Forrester, March 17, 2020 , "The next scheduled commercial launches include a Galaxy 30 satellite (for Intelsat) and BSAT-4b (for Japanese satellite operator BSAT) which were scheduled for launch together in June"
  4. ↑ Arianespace, March 16, 2020 , "Face à l'épidémie de Covid-19 et pour mettre pleinement en œuvre les mesures décidées par le gouvernement français, les campagnes de lancement en cours au Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) sont suspendues".
  5. ↑ CNES, March 16, 2020 , "Au Centre Spatial Guyanais, suspension des campagnes de lancement, mise et maintien en sécurité des moyens opérationnels de la base, des lanceurs et des satellites en attente de lancement".
  6. ↑ CNES, March 23, 2020 , "All launch preparations have been suspended due to the potential uncertainty and danger of the health situation at a time when great care needs to be taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic in French Guiana".
  7. ↑ CNES, April 28, 2020 , "Operations to ready for Vega flight VV16 and Ariane 5 flight VA253 have resumed. Teams stationed permanently in French Guiana have been working to restore the base to its operational configuration since 21 April, applying the necessary distancing and transmission reduction measures."
  8. 1 2 Arianespace, April 29, 2020 , "Following the measures presented by the French government on 28 April 2020 as part of the gradual resumption of activity planned from 11 May 2020, and the announcement of a restart of operational activities at the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace confirms its following launch objectives: [...] Flight VA253 – A dual-payload Ariane 5 mission for two customers, Intelsat and B-SAT, at the end of July 2020".
  9. ↑ Henry 2020 , "The reopening of the Guiana Space Centre, which suspended operations in mid-March as part of France's effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to allow Arianespace to resume satellite launches from there by mid-June."
  10. ↑ CNES, May 11, 2020 , "Priority projects and operations that will be resuming on site at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) are: the Vega VV16 and Ariane VA253 launch campaigns and the arrival of teams who will be observing a strict 14-day quarantine from 11 and 25 May respectively".
  11. ↑ Forrester, May 1, 2020 , "These will be launched on a single Ariane 5 rocket currently scheduled for the end of July".
  12. ↑ Kanayama 2020 , "VA253 is set to launch at the end of July".
  13. ↑ Forrester, May 1, 2020 , "The next commercial geostationary launch is for Galaxy 30 (3325 kg) for Intelsat on flight VA253 which has two important co-passengers. The first is a slightly larger satellite for Japan's BSat4B (3520 kg). But of perhaps extra importance is the second "space tug" for Northrop Grumman and its rescue craft MEV-2".
  14. ↑ Kanayama 2020 , "The next mission for Arianespace after VV16 is VA253 with the Ariane 5 rocket. It will carry the Galaxy-30, MEV-2, and the BSat-4B satellites".
  15. 1 2 Krebs, Galaxy 30 2020 , "Intelsat awarded in January 2018 a contract to build the Galaxy 30 Ku- and Ka-band communications satellite to Orbital ATK, now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (NGIS). This satellite will be based on the flight-proven GEOStar-2 platform".
  16. ↑ Northrop Grumman, Galaxy 30, 2020 , "The satellite will be designed, built and tested at Northrop Grumman's state-of-the-art satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia, and will primarily serve video markets in North America".
  17. ↑ Arianespace, January 9, 2018 , "The first launch will carry the Galaxy 30 satellite together with the Orbital ATK Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) as a stacked pair".
  18. 1 2 Krebs, MEV 1, 2 2020 , "A second MEV was ordered for Intelsat in January 2018. MEV-2 is expected to be in service by mid-2020 on a five-year mission [...] MEV-2 will share the upper berth of an Ariane-5ECA+ rocket with Galaxy 30 [...]. The initial mission of MEV-2 is to extend the life of Intelsat 10-02".
  19. ↑ FCC, MEV-2, 2020 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  20. ↑ Krebs, BSat 4a, 4b 2020 , "BSAT-4a will have 24 Ku-band transponders and will expand the availability of advanced television services such as high definition and 4K/8K ultra-high definition television. BSAT-4a is based on the highly reliable SSL-1300 platform"
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  68. ↑ "NEC and Skyloom to Pioneer 100 Gbps Space Optical Communications, Transforming Global Internet Connectivity". NEC (Press release). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024. Our plan is to launch the product into space by 2026.
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  70. ↑ @Arianespace (10 September 2021). "We are proud to launch Skyloom's 1st satellite Uhura-1 aboard an Ariane 6 in 2023. This laser-coms relay node will be a game changer for the industry. Congratulations to CEO Marcos Franceschini on this huge milestone" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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