Ariane 6 : ce qu'il faut savoir

Ariane 6 en France fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon ArianeGroup, VA268: Arianespace reveals launch time and mission patch.

Les faits

• VA268: Arianespace reveals launch time and mission patch.
• Next Ariane 6 launch on 28 April 2026 carrying 32 Amazon Leo satellites.
• Get ready to witness Europe’s most powerful rocket, Ariane 6, fly with four boosters, once again.
• Europe's most powerful rocket roared into action early Thursday morning (April 30), and you can watch the action live.
• An Ariane 6 heavy lifter topped with 32 Amazon Leo satellites launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Thursday, at 4:57 a.m.

L'essentiel

ArianeGroup indique que Next Ariane 6 launch on 28 April 2026 carrying 32 Amazon Leo satellites. D'après Esa, Get ready to witness Europe’s most powerful rocket, Ariane 6, fly with four boosters, once again. Comme le souligne Space, Europe's most powerful rocket roared into action early Thursday morning (April 30), and you can watch the action live. Selon Space, an Ariane 6 heavy lifter topped with 32 Amazon Leo satellites launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Thursday, at 4:57 a.m.

Les chiffres

Space indique que those 3,200 satellites will be lofted over the course of more than 80 launches, sent up by a variety of rockets — the Ariane 6, SpaceX's Falcon 9 and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur. D'après Space, Thursday's mission, which Arianespace calls VA268, will be the seventh-ever flight of the Ariane 6 and the second of its most powerful variant, known as the 64, because it features four strap-on solid rocket boosters. Comme le souligne Space, the first-ever Ariane 64 launch occurred in February, when the rocket delivered 32 Amazon Leo satellites to low Earth orbit. Selon Space, For this mission, the launcher will carry the 32 satellites under its 20-meter-long fairing and deploy them into low Earth orbit following a mission lasting less than 2 hours from liftoff to separation of the last spacecraft," Arianespace representatives said in a statement last month.

Le contexte

Selon Space, Amazon booked a total of 18 Ariane 6 flights for the constellation buildout. Esa indique que Watch the launch live starting half an hour before liftoff on Arianespace’s broadcast. D'après ArianeGroup, Katalyst selects Arianespace to launch GEO mission aboard Ariane 6. ArianeGroup and Airbus Defence and Space sign a new major supplier contract for Ariane 6 operational phase.

Recherches associées

Les recherches associées qui dominent la conversation : «C’est l’équivalent de 100 Rafale au décollage»: Ariane 6 doit s’envoler pour la septième fois de Kourou et donne un nouveau souffle au Centre spatial guyanais • Le lancement d'Ariane 6 est reporté au 30 avril • La fusée Ariane 6 décolle avec les 32 satellites d'Amazon Leo - Outre • En direct : le vol VA268 d’Ariane 6 • Lancement d'Ariane 6 ce jeudi : heure, satellites Amazon, enjeux… Tout ce qu’il faut savoir • Espace : Lancement réussi pour Ariane 6 qui emporte de nouveau 32 satellites Amazon Leo en orbite.

À retenir

• An Ariane 6 heavy lifter topped with 32 Amazon Leo satellites launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Thursday, at 4:57 a.m.
• Those 3,200 satellites will be lofted over the course of more than 80 launches, sent up by a variety of rockets — the Ariane 6, SpaceX's Falcon 9 and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur.
• The first-ever Ariane 64 launch occurred in February, when the rocket delivered 32 Amazon Leo satellites to low Earth orbit.
• Recherches qui explosent : «C’est l’équivalent de 100 Rafale au décollage»: Ariane 6 doit s’envoler pour la septième fois de Kourou et donne un nouveau souffle au Centre spatial guyanais, Le lancement d'Ariane 6 est reporté au 30 avril, La fusée Ariane 6 décolle avec les 32 satellites d'Amazon Leo - Outre, En direct : le vol VA268 d’Ariane 6.