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
    10350.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    5000.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    6450.0 kg

ArianeGroup

Commercial
CEO: André-Hubert Roussel
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 | CSO-3

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD February, 2025
Status: To Be Determined
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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Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A1

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD September, 2025
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

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

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
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Ariane 62 | 2 x Galileo

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025
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 | 2 x Galileo

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025
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 June, 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 | ARIEL & Comet Interceptor

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2029
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

Atmospheric Remote sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large survey mission (ARIEL) is an ESA telescope. During a 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 select number of exoplanets, ARIEL will also perform a deep survey of their cloud systems and study seasonal and daily atmospheric variations. ARIEL shares the ride with another ESA mission, Comet Interceptor. It consists of three spacecraft which will be positioned at the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, where they will wait for a long-period comet or an interstellar object to come by. Once the desired target appears, the spacecraft will separate and perform a flyby of the target, compiling a detailed 3D profile of a comet.

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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Ariane 62 | Maiden Flight

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 9, 2024, 7 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Maiden Flight of the Ariane 62 launch vehicle, carrying ten cubesats, two deployers, five experiments, and two reentry capsules.

Low Earth Orbit
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