Ariane Archive
Ariane
Ariane 6 is the next rocket in a long history of launchers to fly from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – demonstrating the power of multinational cooperation for over five decades.
First Ariane 6 launched: 9 July 2024 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana 16:00 local time (20:00 BST, 21:00 CEST).
Previous Ariane 6 launch: 4 November 2025 at 18:02 local time (21:02 GMT/22:02 CET) with Sentinel-1D, flight VA265.
Next Ariane 6 launches:
VA266, two Galileo satellites, 33 and 34, Launch 14, 17 December at 02:01 local time (05:01 GMT/06:01 CET)
VA267, first Ariane 6 launch with four boosters for Amazon Project Kuiper broadband constellation
