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    Arianespace startet mit Ariane 6 erfolgreich weitere 32 Amazon Leo-Satelliten

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    1. ABoutDeSouffle on

      >On 30 April 2026, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit a second batch of 32 satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation with Ariane 6 in its most powerful configuration to date, equipped with four boosters.

      >Mission VA268 — also named LE-02 (Leo Europe 02) by Amazon — is the second Ariane 6 launch dedicated to deploying the Amazon Leo constellation.

      >With this launch, Ariane 6 confirms its full operational capability in its most powerful configuration to date. Equipped with four solid-propellant boosters, the launcher deployed 32 satellites in a complex sequence involving 12 separation phases, demonstrating its ability to meet the requirements of large-scale constellation missions. The satellites were accommodated under a 20-metre-long fairing, bringing the launcher’s total height to approximately 62 metres.

      >This flight marks Ariane 6’s seventh launch, and the second in its Ariane 64 configuration, further confirming the industrial ramp-up of Europe’s heavy-lift launcher.

    2. Fuzzy-Mud-197 on

      If you told me a few years ago that ariane 6 would have higher launch cadence than vulcan i would not have believed you. Its proving itselfs to be quite the impressive rocket

    3. sojuz151 on

      In comparison, SpaceX is launching a similar batch every 3 days. 

      Ariane 6 has a design not optimized for LEO. I wonder why do they even use the second stage for low energy missions?

    7. theChaosBeast on

      It’s still impressive that ArianeGroup is able to design a new rocket with different configurations and launch multiple of them within the first years without missing any major objective… Incredible

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    9. OlympusMons94 on

      Here is a reminder that Europe is engaging in anti-competitive practices *and* indirectly subsidizing Amazon: Ariane 6 commercial launch prices are supported by an annual subsidy of between 290 and 340 million euros (~$340-400 million). Arianespace can sell at a loss (meaning Amazon pays less for launches) and still profit from European taxpayers.

    10. Hujkis9 on

      I hate having multiple uninteroperable proprietary constellations in LEO. Late stage capitalism I guess

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