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Europe’s Ariane wins Amazon boost at space gathering

By Tim Hepher and Joey Roulette PARIS, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Amazon Leo has ordered six additional launches…
#Europe #EU #amazon #Arianespace #EmmanuelMacron #Leosatellites #Parisspacegathering
https://www.europesays.com/europe/134435/

https://www.europesays.com/afrique/203859/ Sommet spatial : l’Europe saura-t-elle « surmonter le syndrome des tribus gauloises » pour éviter le décrochage ? #Arianespace #Espace #Europe #thales

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

Space Launch Live in ~ 15 min.

Arianespace is launching the MTG-I2 meteorological satellite on the Ariane 62 launch vehicle @ 3:10 CST, 20:10 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLTbPdGfMJw #Space #Ariane6 #ArianeSpace #Satellite #MTG12 #ESA

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117130008062227837

#Arianespace hasn’t publicly disclosed the cost of an #Ariane6 launch 🕵️, but it is likely somewhere in the range of 80 million to 100 million euros.

#ESA has publicly confirmed that the European 🇪🇺 governments will need to subsidize each launch with between 32 million and 38 million euros 💶 per flight.

If we amortize the development costs with the ongoing subsidy, #European #taxpayers have put more than 100 million euros 💰 into each launch before the customer pays anything

#LaunchCost #Amazon

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace to launch weather satellite MTG-I2 on Ariane 6's first mission to geostationary orbit on August 27, 2026
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".. with a dedicated Ariane 62, the two-booster configuration of Ariane 6. .. designated VA270, will mark Ariane 6's fourth mission of the year and the first flight to geostationary transfer orbit."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-to-launch-weather-satellite-mtg-i2-on-ariane-6s-first-mission-to-geostationary-orbit-on-august-27-2026/

20.7.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane62 #ESA #EUMETSAT #GTO #MTGI2 #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA270 #Wettersatellit

#ESA:
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Deep space pioneer Henon signs to launch with Plato
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".. launch services contract was signed for the Heliospheric Pioneer for Solar and Interplanetary Threats Defence (Henon) mission, ESA’s 1st stand-alone deep-space CubeSat, .. spacecraft will fly onboard Ariane 6, alongside ESA’s Plato mission. .."

".. will monitor solar activity from a new vantage point .."

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/Shaping_the_Future/Deep_space_pioneer_Henon_signs_to_launch_with_Plato

16.7.2026

#Argotec #Arinae6 #ArianeSpace #Cubesat #Henon #Plato #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight

#ArianeGroup:
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Arianespace startet erfolgreich 36 weitere Amazon-Leo-Satelliten an Bord einer Ariane 64 mit fortschrittlichen Boostern
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"Am 17. 6.2026 hat Arianespace m. d. Ariane 6 in ihrer Konfiguration mit vier Boostern, der Ariane 64, erfolgreich 36 Amazon-Leo-Satelliten von Europas Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana aus gestartet. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/arianespace-startet-erfolgreich-36-weitere-amazon-leo-satelliten-an-bord-einer-ariane-64-mit-fortschrittlichen-boostern/

17.6.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace successfully launches 36 additional Amazon Leo satellites with an Ariane 64 equipped with advanced boosters
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"On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit 36 satellites for Amazon Leo with an Ariane 64 equipped for the first time with four advanced solid-propellant P160C boosters. .."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-36-additional-amazon-leo-satellites-with-an-ariane-64-equipped-with-advanced-boosters/

17.6.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#ArianeGroup:
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VA269: Launch-Kit und Start im Livestream
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"Am 17. Juni wird wieder eine Ariane 64 von Kourou aus in den Weltraum starten. Das Besondere: Noch nie gab es eine leistungsstärkere Ariane-Rakete und noch nie hat eine .. eine schwerere Nutzlast ins All gebracht. Insgesamt 36 Satelliten werden für Amazon Leo .. transportiert. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/va269-launch-kit-und-start-im-livestream/

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#ESA:
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Watch live: bigger booster, more powerful Ariane 6 launch
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"The next Ariane 6 rocket launch is set for liftoff on 17 June 2026 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with a launch window of 08:53–09:22 local time (12:53–13:22 BST, 13:53–14:22 CEST) .."

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Watch_live_bigger_booster_more_powerful_Ariane_6_launch

#Ariane6 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace successfully launches another 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 6
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"On 30 April 2026 ..successfully placed into orbit a second batch of 32 satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation with Ariane 6 .. Mission VA268 — also named LE-02 (Leo Europe 02) by Amazon — is the 2nd Ariane 6 launch dedicated to deploying the Amazon Leo constellation. .."
https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-another-32-amazon-leo-satellites-with-ariane-6/?lang=eng

30.4.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLeo #Ariane6 #Kourou #LE02 #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA268

First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/first-ariane-64-launches-amazon-leo-satellites/

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace successfully launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites with the first Ariane 64
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"On February 12, 2026, with the first Ariane 64, the most powerful version of Ariane 6 equipped with four boosters, Arianespace placed into orbit 32 satellites for Amazon Leo."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-32-amazon-leo-satellites-with-the-first-ariane-64?lang=eng

12.2.2026

#Amazon #Ariane6 #Ariane64 #ArianeGroup #CNES #Kourou #P120C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA267

#DLR:
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Ariane-6-Rakete mit vier Boostern bereit für ihren Erststart
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"Der Erststart der europäischen Trägerrakete Ariane 6 in der Version Ariane 64 ist für den 12. Februar 2026 geplant.
Mit vier Feststoffboostern kann sie rund 20 Tonnen Ladung ins All befördern, ungefähr doppelt so viel wie die Version mit zwei Boostern. .."

https://www.dlr.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/2026/ariane-6-rakete-mit-vier-boostern-bereit-fuer-ihren-erststart

10.2.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane64 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #Kourou #P120C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA267

Amazon Leo nets anchor maritime resellers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/amazon-leo-nets-anchor-maritime-resellers/

#ESA:
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Erstflug der Ariane 6 mit vier Boostern
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"Am 12. Februar zwischen 17:45 und 18:13 Uhr MEZ(13:45 bis 14:13 Uhr Ortszeit) ist der Start von Europas stärkster Rakete geplant – nun in einer noch leistungsfähigeren Konfiguration. Auf dem Flug VA267 wird die Ariane 6 32 Satelliten für Amazons Leo-Konstellation in eine erdnahe Umlaufbahn bringen. .."

https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Erstflug_der_Ariane_6_mit_vier_Boostern

9.2.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane64 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #CNES #ESA #Kourou #P120C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #VA267

Amazon startet Project Kuiper: Ein Konkurrenzprojekt zu Starlink
Amazon steht vor einem wichtigen Meilenstein. Das Unternehmen hat angekündigt, sein ambitioniertes Weltraum-Internetprojekt Project Kuiper offizi
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/amazon-startet-project-kuiper-ein-konkurrenzprojekt-zu-starlink/
#News #Tellerrand #Amazon #Arianespace #AtlasV #BlueOrigin #Hochgeschwindigkeitsinternet #LEOSatelliten #ProjectKuiper #SatellitenInternet #SpaceX #Starlink #UnitedLaunchAlliance

📊 It currently costs a client more than $60 million 💵 to launch on a #SpaceX #Falcon 9 vehicle.

In contrast, it costs some $170 million 💵 (€150 million) to launch a commercial #satellite on an #Ariane 5. #Arianespace intends to slash the #cost of launching the Ariane 6 by around 40 #percent (170x0,6 = $102 million 💵) https://www.ibtimes.com/arianespace-vs-spacex-ariane-6-rockets-will-be-40-cheaper-launch-2758492

#LaunchVehicle estimated #payload cost per kg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_launch_market_competition#2010-2020s:_Competition_and_pricing_pressure

Picture : https://www.statista.com/chart/21904/estimated-cost-per-seat-on-selected-spacecraft

#LaunchCost #RocketCompany