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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ESA Ariane Vega VV24 Sentinel-2C

UPDATED • REMANIFESTED • DELAYED • DELAY EXPECTED

NET September

Ensemble 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 Programme • ESA Sentinel-2 • 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

ESA Ariane 62 MetOP-SGA1 (1 of 6) Sentinel-5

2025

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 Programme • ESA Sentinel-5 • EUMETSAT Metop Second Generation (Metop-SG) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

@AirbusSpace First Sentinel-5 instrument set to watch over our planet! 🧩 An Airbus-built instrument is one step closer to helping improve monitoring of air quality, changes in the ozone layer, and emissions from wildfires on board the second generation weather satellites MetOp. ☁️ The Airbus-built UVNS (Ultraviolet Visible Near-infrared Short-wave infrared Spectrometer) instrument has just been successfully completed, signed off by our ESA customer and is now ready for integration on the MetOp-SG A 🛰️

EUMETSAT Metop Second Generation (Metop-SG)

ESA Ariane 64 Intelsat IS-41 & IS-44

UPDATED • DELAYED

NET 2025

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)

@Ariane6 We are proud to announce the signature of a new contract for a dedicated Ariane 64 launch of two satellites, IS-41 and IS-44, for IntelSat in 2025

ESA Ariane 64 Intelsat IS-45

NET 2026

@Ariane6 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)

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

ESA Ariane 6 Maiden Flight (VA262)

ANOMALY

2024-07-09 19:00 UTC

Ariane 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 • The Exploration Company Bikini Nyx • NASA CUbesat Radio Interferometry Experiment (CURIE) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Press Kit

ESA Ariane Vega VV23 SSMS #5 Rideshare

2023-10-09 01:36 UTC

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

2023-07-05 22:00 UTC

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 JUICE VA260

2023-04-14 12:14 UTC

Ariane 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

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

2022-12-13 20:30 UTC

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 Eutelsat Konnect VHTS VA258

2022-09-07 21:45 UTC

Ariane 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

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

2022-06-22 21:50 UTC

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 Organization (ISRO) • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit

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

2021-12-25 12:20 UTC

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

NET (No Earlier Than)
TBC (To Be Confirmed)
TBD (To Be Determined)

Date	Mission	Livestream	Notes
NET September	ESA Ariane Vega VV24 Sentinel-2C		Ensemble 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 Programme • ESA Sentinel-2 • Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) \| Heliosynchronous Orbit
2025	ESA Ariane 62 MetOP-SGA1 (1 of 6) Sentinel-5		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 Programme • ESA Sentinel-5 • EUMETSAT Metop Second Generation (Metop-SG) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
NET 2025	ESA Ariane 64 Intelsat IS-41 & IS-44		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)
NET 2026	ESA Ariane 64 Intelsat IS-45		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)

Last Updated: 2024-07-09 23:15 UTC

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

Date	Mission	Notes
2024-07-09 19:00 UTC	ESA Ariane 6 Maiden Flight (VA262)	Ariane 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 • The Exploration Company Bikini Nyx • NASA CUbesat Radio Interferometry Experiment (CURIE) • Low Earth Orbit (LEO) • Press Kit
2023-10-09 01:36 UTC	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
2023-07-05 22:00 UTC	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)
2023-04-14 12:14 UTC	ESA Ariane 5 JUICE VA260	Ariane 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 UTC	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
2022-09-07 21:45 UTC	ESA Ariane 5 Eutelsat Konnect VHTS VA258	Ariane 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 UTC	ESA Ariane 5 MEASAT-3d & CMS-02 (GSAT-24) 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 Organization (ISRO) • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) • Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) • Press Kit
2021-12-25 12:20 UTC	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)

Last Updated: 2024-07-09 23:15 UTC