Upcoming Ariane 5 & Ariane 6 Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

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ESA Ariane 62 VA266 Galileo L14 (FM33 & FM34)

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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)

@Arianespace 🛰️ Encapsulation completed. Galileo SAT 33 & 34 are now safely under the fairing, ready for integration on #Ariane6. The 14th launch in the Galileo programme will place satellites SAT 33 and SAT 34 into medium Earth orbit, at an altitude of approximately 22 922 km
Next stop: the launch pad ➡️ for the launch of VA266 on Dec 17 at 2:01 a.m. local time (5:01 a.m. UTC, 6:01 a.m. CET)

ESA Galileo

Ariane 64 VA267 Amazon Leo (TBD)

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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 64 Intelsat IS-45

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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 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)

Recent Videos of Ariane 5 & Ariane 6 Rocket Launches to Space & Events

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 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 Ariane 5 & Ariane 6 Rocket Launches to Space, Livestreams & Events

All Ariane 5 & Ariane 6 dates are estimates based on the latest available information and may change
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DateMissionLivestreamNotes
2025-12-17 05:01 UTCESA Ariane 62 VA266 Galileo L14 (FM33 & FM34)2025-12-17 04:31 UTCAriane 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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)

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Recent Ariane 5 & Ariane 6 Rocket Launches to Space & Events

DateMissionNotes
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
2025-08-13 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)
2025-03-06 16:24 UTCAriane 62 CSO-3 VA263Ariane Launch Complex | Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4 (ELA-4) • Guiana Space Centre | Centre spatial guyanais (CSG) • French Guiana • Arianespace Ariane 62 • Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) Multinational Space-based Imaging System (MUSIS) • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) | Heliosynchronous Orbit
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
2024-09-05 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
2024-07-09 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
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)
2023-04-14 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
2022-12-13 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
2022-06-22 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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