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Ariane 62

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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.

Key figures

Total launches
5
Successes
5
Failures
0
Success rate
100.0 %
Success streak
5
Maiden flight
Jul 9, 2024
Launch cost
$85 Mio.
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
42d 7h
Planned launches
9
Ariane, Ariane 6 family total
8 launches · 8 successes · 0 failures (3 variants)

🧐 Data check

Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:

  • ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Ariane 62” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Ariane, Ariane 6 family totals 8 launches across 3 variants.

Technology

Length
63 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch mass
530 t
Liftoff thrust
10,370 kN
Stages
2
LEO (low Earth orbit)
10,900 kg
GTO (geo transfer)
5,100 kg
SSO (sun-synchronous)
6,450 kg

Engines & propellant

Boosters2 oder 4× P120C-FeststoffboosterFeststoff (HTPB)
1st stage1× Vulcain 2.1Flüssigwasserstoff / Flüssigsauerstoff
2nd stage1× Vinci (wiederzündbar)Flüssigwasserstoff / Flüssigsauerstoff

Engine and propellant data from curated sources: ESA — Ariane 6 · Wikipedia — Ariane 6

Launches per year

of which in our database: 9

2024: 1 Successes120242025: 4 Successes420252026: 3 Other/planned320262027: 1 Other/planned12027
Successes Failures Other/planned

History & events

  1. Jul 9, 2024🚀 Maiden flightMaiden FlightView launchVideo
  2. Aug 27, 2026⏭️ Next launchMTG-I2View launch

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