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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: Martin Sion

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 | 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 | 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 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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Ariane 62 | ARIEL

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2031

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

Atmospheric Remote sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large survey mission (ARIEL) is an ESA telescope. During its 4-year mission, ARIEL will observe 1000 planets orbiting distant stars and make the first large-scale survey of the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres. For a selected number of exoplanets, ARIEL will also perform a deep survey of their cloud systems and study seasonal and daily atmospheric variations.

Sun-Earth L2

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Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A2

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD June, 2032

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B2

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD March, 2033

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A3

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2038

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B3

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2039

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Previous Flights

flew on five 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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Ariane 62 | CSO-3

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 6, 2025, 4:24 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The CSO-3 (Composante Spatiale Optique-3 satellite is the third of three new-generation high-resolution optical imaging satellites for the French military, replacing the Helios 2 spy satellite series.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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