Upcoming ESA Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

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ESA Isar Aerospace Second Test Flight

UPDATED • DELAYED

 

First Launch Andøya Space | Norway • European Space Agency (ESA) Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services (CSTS) • Second Flight Isar Spectrum | Nine Aquila LOX / C3H8 (Propane) Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Aquila • Anomaly

@isaraerospace Christmas lights aren’t the only thing blazing this season – Spectrum’s engines are too! Less than 9 months after our first test flight, we have cleared final tests for our second launch from Andøya Space! Both stages passed 30-second integrated static fire tests

Isar Aerospace Spectrum

Ariane 64 VA267 Amazon Leo (TBD)

UPDATED • DELAYED

January

Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 64 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • 18 Amazon Leo KuiperSats • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@Arianespace The countdown has officially begun. 🚀 The first Amazonleo satellites have landed in French Guiana, arriving from Florida and ready to begin the launch campaign of our very first Ariane 64 mission — the heavy-lift configuration of Ariane 6, powered by four P120C boosters.

Ariane 6

ESA Ariane Vega-C EAGLE-1

UPDATED • DELAYED • DELAY EXPECTED

2026

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Satellite (QKDSat) • SES EAGLE-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@SES_Satellites SES News: We're excited to share that Arianespace will launch the EAGLE-1 satellite for ESA’s end-to-end Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system in 2024! 🚀

SES EAGLE-1

ESA Ariane Vega-C KARI Kompsat-6

UPDATED • REMANIFESTED • DELAYED • DELAY EXPECTED

2026

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • South Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-6 (Kompsat-6) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@Arianespace Today, we are proud to announce that we have signed a launch contract with KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) for the Earth observation 🛰 Kompsat-6. The satellite will be delivered to orbit by Vega-C as early as December 2024. 🚀

Artist's view of Vega-C on the launch pad

ESA Vega-C SMILE

 

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) • Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)

@esascience Meet ESA SMILE. The soon-to-be newest member of our space science mission fleet. Employing X-ray and UV vision to see how Earth reacts to relentless streams and bursts of particles from the Sun

ESA Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

ESA Ariane 64 Intelsat IS-45

UPDATED • DELAYED

2026

Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 64 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@Arianespace Arianespace and Intelsat just signed a contract to launch the IS-45 payload with Ariane 6. This is the 67ᵗʰ satellite to be launched by Arianespace to the benefit of longtime customer Intelsat (since 1983)

Intelsat IS-45

ESA Ariane Vega-C ClearSpace-1

July

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • ClearSpace-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@ClearspaceToday 📣 Exciting news for the first active debris removal mission! ClearSpace just signed a contract with Arianespace for the launch of its servicer spacecraft ClearSpace-1 with the European launcher Vega C. ClearSpace-1 will rendezvous, capture, and remove a piece of space debris as the world's first mission commissioned by the ESA, and supported by Elite partner Omega Watches

ClearSpace-1

ESA Ariane 62 MetOP-SGB1 (2 of 6) Sentinel-5

2026

Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 62 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-5 • EUMETSAT Metop Second Generation (Metop-SG) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@ESA_EO The 3 MetOp-Second Generation B-type satellites are now together at Airbus Space's facility in Germany 🇩🇪. The first of these B units (the one on the left in the image) will complement the MetOp-SG A satellite, scheduled to be launched in August 2025. The satellites carry instruments to provide high-resolution measurements of temperature, precipitation, clouds, winds, and more. The A-type satellites carry optical and sounder instruments, and the B-type satellites carry mainly microwave imaging instruments

EUMETSAT Metop Second Generation (Metop-SG)

ESA Ariane Vega-C Sentinel-3C

UPDATED • DELAYED • DELAY EXPECTED

September

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-3 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & -B satellites

Copernicus Sentinel-1c

ESA Ariane Vega-C CO2M-A Sentinel 7A

2026

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & B satellites

Copernicus Sentinel CO2M

ESA Ariane Vega-C IRIDE-1

2026

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) IRDE • Thales Alenia Space IRDE • D-Orbit IRIDE NOX • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@Arianespace We are proud to announce at SAT Show a new contract signed with the Italian government for the deployment of the IRIDE Earth observation constellation with 3 Vega-C launches to be scheduled from end of 2025 onwards!

IRIDE

Skyrora XL Test Flight

UPDATED • DELAYED

2026

SaxaVord UK Spaceport • European Space Agency (ESA) Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services (CSTS) • Maiden Flight Skyrora XL • 9 Skyforce Engines • Single Skyforce Second Stage • Single LEO Engine Third Stage • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@Skyrora_Ltd Today marks 2 years since #Skyrora completed the static fire test of the second stage of our orbital #SkyroraXL vehicle! We look forward to testing the first stage soon, which features 9 of our 3D printed 70 kN engines for optimal thrust 💥

Skyrora XL

ESA Ariane Vega-C CO2M-B Sentinel 7B

2027

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

@ESA_EO 5⃣ more Copernicus Sentinel satellites now have a ticket to space 🚀 A contract signed today between ESA & Arianespace has ensured rides into orbit for Sentinel-1D, Sentinel-2C, Sentinel-3C, the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide-A & B satellites

Copernicus Sentinel CO2M

ESA Isar Spectrum AOS-D & AOS-P

2028

Andøya Space | Norway • European Space Agency (ESA) Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services (CSTS) • Isar Spectrum | Nine Aquila LOX / C3H8 (Propane) Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Aquila • Norweigian Space Agency (NOSA) Space Norway Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) • Eidel AOS DEMO (AOS-D) | Space Norway • Kongsberg AOS Precursor (AOS-P) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@isaraerospace Isar Aerospace signs contract with Norwegian Space Agency Norweigian Space Agency (NOSA) for the launch of 2 satellites until 2028 from Andøya Space

Isar Aerospace Spectrum

Recent Videos of ESA Rocket Launches to Space & Events

SpaceX Transporter-11 Smallsat Rideshare

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Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1075.12 Flight 12 • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • Transporter | 116 Spacecraft • D-Orbit Celesital Bliss ION SCV012 Magnificent Monica (9) | Spire Global (7) • European Space Agency (ESA) Artic Weather Satellite (AWS) • Exolaunch (42) EXOpod Nova CarboNIX | Capella-15 (Acadia-5) | ICEYE Gen3 (4) | Muon Space MuSat-3 | PLAN-S Connecta T4.1-4 (4) | Unseenlabs BRO-14 & BRO-15 • HawkEye 360 Cluster 10 (10A, 10B, 10C) • Loft Orbital Yam-7 | Hydrosat VanZyl-1 • Momentus | Apogeo Space (9) | AVS Lur-1 • Carbon Mapper Tanager-1 | NASA JPL | Planet | SuperDove Flock 4BE (36) • iQPS QPS-SAR-8 (AMATERU-IV) • SEOPS (5) | Train Rapid On-Orbit Payload (TROOP-F2) | Celestis Harmony Memorial Spaceflight • Umbra-09 & Umbra-10 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit

ESA Ariane Vega VV23 SSMS #5 Rideshare

 

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega VV23 Attempt #2 • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega • Avio Space Systems Vega • Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) | SAB Launch Services (SAB-LS) • 12 Spacecraft • Thai Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) THEOS-2 • Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) FORMOSAT-7R / TRITON (Wind Hunter) • Three Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth-observation Research (ANSER) • ESTCube-2 • OQ Technology MACSAT | Kongsberg NanoAvionics • Passive REflecTometry and dosimeTrY (PRETTY) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit • Press Kit

ESA Ariane 5 H2Sat & Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) VA261

 

Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight 261 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • OHB System Heinrich Hertz communications satellite (H2Sat) • Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) | CNES Syracuse 4B (COMSAT-NG 2) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)

ESA Ariane 5 MTG-I1 Galaxy 35 (G-35) & Galaxy 36 (G-36) VA259

 

Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight VA259 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • EUMETSAT Meteosat-12 Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1 (MTG-I1) • Thales Alenia Space MTG • Intelsat Galaxy 35 (G-35) and Galaxy 36 (G-36) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit

ESA Ariane Vega-C Maiden Flight VV21 LARES-2

 

Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C VV21 Maiden Flight • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • P120C First Stage • Zefiro-40 Second Stage • Zefiro-9 Third Stage • AVUM+ Upper Stage • TRISAT-R • MTCube-2 • CELESTA • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • AstroBio CubeSat (ABCS) • Greencube • ARCA Dynamics ALPHA • NPC Spacemind • Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) LARES-2 • Laser Relativity Satellite (LARES) • Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) • Press Kit

ESA Ariane 5 MEASAT-3d & GSAT-24 (GSAT-N1 / CMS-02) VA257

 

Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight VA257 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • Malaysia East Asia Satellite (MEASAT) • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit

NASA / CSA / ESA Ariane 5 James Webb Space Telescope VA256

 

Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight VA256 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • Canadian Space Agency (CSA) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2)

Schedule of Upcoming ESA Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

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DateMissionLivestreamNotes
2026-01-17 TBC UTCESA Isar Aerospace Second Test FlightFirst Launch Andøya Space | Norway • European Space Agency (ESA) Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services (CSTS) • Second Flight Isar Spectrum | Nine Aquila LOX / C3H8 (Propane) Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Aquila • Anomaly
JanuaryAriane 64 VA267 Amazon Leo (TBD)Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 64 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • 18 Amazon Leo KuiperSats • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2026ESA Vega-C CSG-4 COSMO-SkyMed Second GenerationEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane Vega-C EAGLE-1Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Satellite (QKDSat) • SES EAGLE-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane Vega-C KARI Kompsat-6Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • South Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-6 (Kompsat-6) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026-04-08 TBC UTCESA Vega-C SMILEEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) • Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)
2026ESA Ariane 64 Intelsat IS-45Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 64 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
JulyESA Ariane Vega-C ClearSpace-1Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • ClearSpace-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane 62 MetOP-SGB1 (2 of 6) Sentinel-5Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 62 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-5 • EUMETSAT Metop Second Generation (Metop-SG) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
SeptemberESA Ariane Vega-C Sentinel-3CEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-3 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane 64 MTG-I2Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 64 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • EUMETSAT Meteosat-12 Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1 (MTG-I1) • Thales Alenia Space MTG • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit
2026ESA Ariane 64 Intelsat IS-41 & IS-44Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 64 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2026Isar Spectrum AOBAAndøya Space | Norway • European Space Agency (ESA) Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services (CSTS) • Isar Spectrum | Nine Aquila LOX / C3H8 (Propane) Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Aquila • ElevationSpace AOBA • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2026ESA Ariane Vega-C CO2M-A Sentinel 7AEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane Vega-C IRIDE-1Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) IRDE • Thales Alenia Space IRDE • D-Orbit IRIDE NOX • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2026ESA Ariane 64 Intelsat IS-42 & IS-43Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 64 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2026Skyrora XL Test FlightSaxaVord UK Spaceport • European Space Agency (ESA) Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services (CSTS) • Maiden Flight Skyrora XL • 9 Skyforce Engines • Single Skyforce Second Stage • Single LEO Engine Third Stage • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2027ESA Ariane Vega-C CO2M-B Sentinel 7BEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2028ESA Ariane Vega-C Sentinel-3DEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-3 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2028ESA Isar Spectrum AOS-D & AOS-PAndøya Space | Norway • European Space Agency (ESA) Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services (CSTS) • Isar Spectrum | Nine Aquila LOX / C3H8 (Propane) Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Aquila • Norweigian Space Agency (NOSA) Space Norway Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) • Eidel AOS DEMO (AOS-D) | Space Norway • Kongsberg AOS Precursor (AOS-P) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

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Recent ESA Rocket Launches to Space & Events

DateMissionNotes
2025-12-17 05:01 UTCESA Ariane 62 VA266 Galileo L14 (FM33 & FM34)Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 62 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Galileo GSAT0233 & GSAT0234 • Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
2025-12-01 17:21 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C VV28 KARI Kompsat-7Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • South Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) KOrean Multi-Purpose SATellite-7 (Kompsat-7) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025-11-04 21:03 UTCESA Ariane 62 Sentinel-1D VA265Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 62 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Copernicus Earth Observation • Sentinel-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025-10-24 01:30 UTCSpaceX SpainSat NG-IISpace Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1076.22 Flight 22 Expendable • ESA Eurostar Neo | Airbus Eurostar • hisdeSAT SpainSat Next Generation 2 (NG-II) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
2025-08-13 00:37 UTCESA Ariane 62 MetOP-SGA1 (1 of 6) Sentinel-5 VA264Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 62 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-5 • EUMETSAT Metop Second Generation (Metop-SG) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
2025-07-26 02:03 UTCCNES Ariane Vega-C VV27 CO3D & MicroCarbEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Airbus Constellation Optique en 3D (CO3D) (4) • CNES MicroCarb | Thales Alenia Space MicroCarb • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025-04-29 09:15 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C VV26 Biomass Earth Explorer 7Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Biomass Earth Explorer 7 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025-03-30 11:30 UTCESA Isar Aerospace Going Full Spectrum First Test FlightFirst Launch Andøya Space | Norway • European Space Agency (ESA) Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services (CSTS) • Miaden Flight Isar Spectrum | Nine Aquila LOX / C3H8 (Propane) Engines | Second Stage Single Vacuum Aquila • Anomaly
2025-01-30 01:34 UTCSpaceX SpainSat NG-ILaunch Complex 39A (LC-39A) | Kennedy Space Center (KSC) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1073.21 Flight 21 Expendable • ESA Eurostar Neo | Airbus Eurostar • hisdeSAT SpainSat Next Generation 1 (NG-I) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit
2024-12-05 21:20 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C VV25 Sentinel-1CEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Return to Flight Arianespace Vega-C • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • Copernicus Earth Observation • Sentinel-1 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2024-10-07 14:52 UTCESA SpaceX Hera to DimorphosSpace Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1061.23 Flight 23 Expendable • European Space Agency (ESA) • Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment (AIDA) • Hera • 65803 Didymos & Dimorphos Binary Asteroid • Press Kit
2024-09-05 01:50 UTCESA Ariane Vega VV24 Sentinel-2CEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega • Avio Space Systems Vega • Copernicus Earth Observation • ESA Sentinel-2 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit • Press Kit
2024-08-16 18:56 UTCSpaceX Transporter-11 Smallsat RideshareSpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1075.12 Flight 12 • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • Transporter | 116 Spacecraft • D-Orbit Celesital Bliss ION SCV012 Magnificent Monica (9) | Spire Global (7) • European Space Agency (ESA) Artic Weather Satellite (AWS) • Exolaunch (42) EXOpod Nova CarboNIX | Capella-15 (Acadia-5) | ICEYE Gen3 (4) | Muon Space MuSat-3 | PLAN-S Connecta T4.1-4 (4) | Unseenlabs BRO-14 & BRO-15 • HawkEye 360 Cluster 10 (10A, 10B, 10C) • Loft Orbital Yam-7 | Hydrosat VanZyl-1 • Momentus | Apogeo Space (9) | AVS Lur-1 • Carbon Mapper Tanager-1 | NASA JPL | Planet | SuperDove Flock 4BE (36) • iQPS QPS-SAR-8 (AMATERU-IV) • SEOPS (5) | Train Rapid On-Orbit Payload (TROOP-F2) | Celestis Harmony Memorial Spaceflight • Umbra-09 & Umbra-10 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2024-07-09 19:00 UTCESA Ariane 6 Maiden Flight VA262Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Maiden Flight Arianespace Ariane 6 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 6 • Exolaunch EXOpod Nova (4) • The Exploration Company Bikini Nyx • NASA CUbesat Radio Interferometry Experiment (CURIE) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Press Kit
2024-05-28 22:20 UTCESA SpaceX EarthCARESpace Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) | Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1081.7 Flight 7 Reuseable • Return to Landing Site (RTLS) Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) • European Space Agency (ESA) | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
2023-10-09 01:36 UTCESA Ariane Vega VV23 SSMS #5 RideshareEnsemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega VV23 Attempt #2 • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega • Avio Space Systems Vega • Small Satellites Mission Service (SSMS) | SAB Launch Services (SAB-LS) • 12 Spacecraft • Thai Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) THEOS-2 • Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) FORMOSAT-7R / TRITON (Wind Hunter) • Three Advanced Nanosatellite Systems for Earth-observation Research (ANSER) • ESTCube-2 • OQ Technology MACSAT | Kongsberg NanoAvionics • Passive REflecTometry and dosimeTrY (PRETTY) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit • Press Kit
2023-07-05 22:00 UTCESA Ariane 5 H2Sat & Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) VA261Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight 261 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • OHB System Heinrich Hertz communications satellite (H2Sat) • Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) | CNES Syracuse 4B (COMSAT-NG 2) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
2023-07-01 15:12 UTCESA SpaceX EuclidSpace Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) • Falcon 9 Block 5 B1080.2 Flight 2 • A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) • European Space Agency (ESA) • Euclid Telescope • Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2) • Press Kit
2023-04-14 12:14 UTCESA Ariane 5 JUICE VA260Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight VA260 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) • Jupiter System | Ganymede | Callisto | Europa | Explorer • Press Kit • Press Kit
2022-12-21 01:47 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C Pléiades Neo 5 & 6 VV22 (Zoom In)Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C VV22 • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • P120C First Stage • Zefiro-40 Second Stage • Zefiro-9 Third Stage • AVUM+ Upper Stage • Airbus Pléiades Neo • Zefiro-40 Second Stage Anomaly • Press Kit
2022-12-13 20:30 UTCESA Ariane 5 MTG-I1 Galaxy 35 (G-35) & Galaxy 36 (G-36) VA259Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight VA259 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • EUMETSAT Meteosat-12 Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1 (MTG-I1) • Thales Alenia Space MTG • Intelsat Galaxy 35 (G-35) and Galaxy 36 (G-36) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit
2022-09-07 21:45 UTCESA Ariane 5 Eutelsat Konnect VHTS VA258Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight VA258 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • ESA Spacebus Neo • Thales Alenia Space • Eutelsat KONNECT VHTS • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit
2022-07-13 13:13 UTCESA Ariane Vega-C Maiden Flight VV21 LARES-2Ensemble de Lancement Vega (ELV) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Vega-C VV21 Maiden Flight • European Space Agency (ESA) Vega-C • Avio Space Systems Vega-C • P120C First Stage • Zefiro-40 Second Stage • Zefiro-9 Third Stage • AVUM+ Upper Stage • TRISAT-R • MTCube-2 • CELESTA • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • AstroBio CubeSat (ABCS) • Greencube • ARCA Dynamics ALPHA • NPC Spacemind • Italian space agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) LARES-2 • Laser Relativity Satellite (LARES) • Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) • Press Kit
2022-06-22 21:50 UTCESA Ariane 5 MEASAT-3d & GSAT-24 (GSAT-N1 / CMS-02) VA257Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight VA257 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • Malaysia East Asia Satellite (MEASAT) • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit
2021-12-25 12:20 UTCNASA / CSA / ESA Ariane 5 James Webb Space Telescope VA256Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 (ELA-3) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 5 Flight VA256 • European Space Agency (ESA) Ariane 5 ECA • ECA+ (Evolved Cryogenic, model A) • Canadian Space Agency (CSA) • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2 (L2)

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