Ariane 62

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ArianeGroup (AG)

July 9, 2024

Description

The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    63.0 m
  • Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Launch Mass
    530.0 T
  • Thrust
    10370.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Ariane 62
  • Family
    ―
  • Variant
    62
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    Ariane 62
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $85000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    10900.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    5100.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    6450.0 kg

ArianeGroup

Commercial
CEO: Christophe Bruneau
AG 2015

ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.

Upcoming Spaceflights

Ariane 62 | MTG-I2

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD August, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit VA270
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Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B1

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Second of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ariane 62 | Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Ariane 62 | Galileo L16 (FOC FM29 & FM30)

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD March, 2027
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit
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Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Ariane 62 | Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 17, 2025, 5:01 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.

Medium Earth Orbit VA266
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Ariane 62 | Sentinel-1D

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Nov. 4, 2025, 9:02 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Sentinel-1D carries an advanced radar technology to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface as part of the Sentinel-1 constellation.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A1

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 13, 2025, 12:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

First of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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