Ariane 6
France2024 to 2026The Ariane 6 stands 63 m (207 ft) tall and can lift 10,900 kg to low Earth orbit. As of 23 October 2026, the Ariane 6, in all its versions, has 9 launches on record, from 9 July 2024 to 27 August 2026, and 9 of them succeeded (100%). The next Ariane 6 launch is Amazon Leo (LE-04) on Ariane 64 Block 2, scheduled for 23 November 2026 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
Latest mission
Earth Science
Ariane 62
Aug 27, 2026
Ariane 62 launched the MTG-I2 weather satellite for Europe's Meteosat Third Generation program, delivering it to geostationary transfer orbit. The flight was Ariane 6's first mission to GTO, with the satellite set to aid early detection of rapidly developing storms and improve weather forecasting from geostationary orbit.
Next mission
Amazon Leo (LE-04)
Ariane 64 Block 2
Nov 23, 2026 · 12:00 AM (UTC)
Liftoff in 30 d 23 h 25 min 44 s
The fourth in a series of Ariane 6 launches dedicated to Amazon's Leo broadband megaconstellation, deploying another batch of Kuiper satellites to low Earth orbit from French Guiana as part of the network's planned buildout toward global internet coverage.
Statistics summary
Payload to orbit
2026 so far
56 t
vs 8 t by this date in 2025
Last 7 days
0 t
vs 1.1 t weekly avg. over 365 days
Every Ariane 6 launch scheduled for the next seven days, in UTC.
No Ariane 6 launch is scheduled in the next seven days.
- Launches
- 9
- Success rate
- 100%
- 0 failures
- First flight
- 2024
- Ariane 62
- Last flight
- 2026
- Ariane 62
- Rocket types
- 4
- 1 upcoming
Launches per year
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| Year | Launches |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Ariane 6 versions
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 62 | 2024 to 2026 | 6 | 100% | 63 m | 10,900 kg |
| Ariane 64 | 2026 | 2 | 100% | 63 m | 21,650 kg |
| Ariane 64 Block 2 | 2026 | 1 | 100% | 63 m | 21,900 kg |
| Ariane 62 Block 2 | Upcoming |