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Arianespace is preparing an Ariane 64 rocket to launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites from French Guiana no earlier than November 23, 2026, in a mission that advances the launcher's operational cadence.
A turbopump issue found in August ground tests will limit Ariane 6 to five or six launches in 2026, down from a planned eight.
Amazon Leo has ordered six additional Ariane 64 launches from Arianespace, expanding its total commitment from 18 to 24 missions.
Arianespace and ICEYE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore launching ICEYE's synthetic aperture radar satellites on Ariane 6 rockets.
The European Space Agency is assessing a potential increase in the launch rate of its Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets to meet a forecasted surge in satellite deployments.
The MTG-I2 weather satellite launched on August 27, 2026, aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from French Guiana. It will provide high-resolution imagery of Europe and Africa every two and a half minutes.
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket successfully delivered the MTG-I2 weather satellite to geostationary transfer orbit on August 27.