Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Type: Commercial
Successful Launch / Total Launch: 310 / 325
Number of launch attempt this year: 1
Launchers: Ariane | Vega
Spacecraft: -
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Kuiper Systems LLC and Project Kuiper, is a subsidiary of Amazon that was established in 2019 to deploy a large satellite internet constellation to provide low-latency broadband internet connectivity.
Type: Private
Successful Launch / Total Launch : 0 / 0
Launchers: -
Spacecraft: -
Ariane 6 variant with four solid boosters, enabling heavier payloads.
Successful Launch / Total Launch : 1 / 1
Height: 63.0 m
Diameter: 5.4 m
Liftoff Mass: 860 t
Liftoff Thrust: 15000 kN
Cost: 90000000 €
LEO / GTO capacity: 21650 kg / 12000 kg
Apogee: - km
1st flight: 2026-02-12
Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 35-40 satellites will be carried on each Ariane 6 launch.
Type: Communications
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Window: 2026-04 NDY
Location: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launches from the pad this year / Total launches from the pad: 1 / 6
Total launches from the location: 331
Timezone: America/Cayenne