Robert Hell

🚀 Mission success for Ariane 6. Equipped with the new P160C boosters, Ariane 6 has successfully launched 36 Amazon Leo satellites into orbit during flight VA269. Thanks to all the teams involved. #RocketMakers #Civil #VA269

Ariane 64: a successful first flight at full power Ariane 6 has successfully completed its first mission in the Ariane 64 configuration, marking a major milestone for Europe’s heavy-lift launcher. With four solid boosters and its full lift capability, Ariane 64 demonstrated its ability to perform complex, high-energy missions, deploying 32 satellites into Low Earth Orbit with precision and reliability. This flight confirms the launcher’s readiness to support large-scale constellation deployments and demanding institutional and commercial missions. The success of mission VA267 validates years of design, development and industrial coordination led by ArianeGroup, bringing together propulsion, structures, avionics and systems engineering expertise at scale. By completing this first flight at full power, Ariane 64 proves its operational maturity and its capacity to deliver performance, flexibility and reliability, mission after mission. With Ariane 6 now demonstrated across its configurations, ArianeGroup strengthens Europe’s autonomous access to space and its ability to serve the most ambitious missions. 🔗 Read the full press release here: newsroom.arianespace.com/ari… #RocketMakers @Arianespace @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort