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Ariane 6 (Ariane 64) debuts four‑booster configuration, launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites

On 12 February, Arianespace launched the first Ariane 6 in its four‑booster (Ariane 64) configuration from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, inserting 32 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into ~465 km orbit. The flight validates Ariane 6’s heavy‑lift capability and secures additional Amazon missions.

2026-02-12T09:24:43.456467-08:00

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Ariane 64 maiden flight deploys 32 Amazon satellites to LEO

2026-02-15T07:54:52.895955-08:00

Bloomberg

France and Germany in talks with ArianeGroup on land‑based ballistic missile to close Europe’s deep‑strike gap

2026-02-12T05:22:24.249847-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: DLR positions ‘space for resilience’ as Ariane 6.4 enters service

2026-02-12T22:34:36.472116-08:00

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Ariane 64 maiden flight deploys 32 Amazon satellites to LEO Europe on Thursday launched the first, larger variant of its Ariane 6 rocket — the Ariane 64 — successfully placing 32 Amazon broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. The flight advances Europe’s heavy-launch capability as Ariane 6 moves toward routine operations.

2026-02-15T07:54:52.895955-08:00

Ariane 64 maiden flight deploys 32 Amazon satellites to LEO

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: DLR positions ‘space for resilience’ as Ariane 6.4 enters service At a Munich Ariane reception, DLR Chairwoman Anke Kaysser‑Pyzalla outlined the agency’s post‑Ariane 6.4 agenda, casting space as a pillar of European resilience and signalling DLR priorities around launch capability, satellite services and industrial sovereignty as 2026 policy choices crystallize.

2026-02-12T22:34:36.472116-08:00

MSC 2026: DLR positions ‘space for resilience’ as Ariane 6.4 enters service

SpaceWatch Global

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment At MSC 2026, Juliana Suess of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik outlines Germany’s “space security moment” — a policy pivot toward sovereign on‑orbit capabilities, tighter defence‑industrial commitments and new diplomatic trade‑offs as Berlin elevates space into national security planning and procurement choices.

2026-02-12T22:34:36.470085-08:00

MSC 2026: Germany’s Space Security Moment

Space.com

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Ariane 6 (Ariane 64) debuts four‑booster configuration, launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites On 12 February, Arianespace launched the first Ariane 6 in its four‑booster (Ariane 64) configuration from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, inserting 32 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into ~465 km orbit. The flight validates Ariane 6’s heavy‑lift capability and secures additional Amazon missions.

2026-02-12T09:24:43.456467-08:00

Ariane 6 (Ariane 64) debuts four‑booster configuration, launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites

Bloomberg

France and Germany in talks with ArianeGroup on land‑based ballistic missile to close Europe’s deep‑strike gap France and Germany are in preliminary talks with ArianeGroup to develop a conventional land‑based ballistic missile with reported ranges above 1,000 km; some outlets say it could carry hypersonic warheads and reach several thousand kilometres. The proposal is framed as a bid to close Europe’s deep‑strike capability gap.

2026-02-12T05:22:24.249847-08:00

France and Germany in talks with ArianeGroup on land‑based ballistic missile to close Europe’s deep‑strike gap

SpaceNews.com

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Amazon Leo secures maritime reseller partners as Ariane 64 prepares to launch 32 LEO satellites Amazon Leo has signed its first commercial maritime reseller agreements — including ELCOME and MTN — to offer LEO broadband to ships, a move announced days ahead of Ariane 64's maiden flight tasked with placing 32 Amazon Leo satellites into orbit. The deals anchor maritime distribution as service rollout accelerates.

2026-02-10T11:22:22.946780-08:00

Amazon Leo secures maritime reseller partners as Ariane 64 prepares to launch 32 LEO satellites

Reuters

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EU signs Ariane 6 launch contract for Galileo second‑generation pair (Galileo L18) The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has contracted Arianespace to launch the second pair of second‑generation Galileo satellites (Galileo L18) aboard an Ariane 6 vehicle, under delegation from the European Commission. The deal secures a key GNSS deployment and a commercial mission for Ariane 6.

2026-01-28T03:58:08.553067-08:00

EU signs Ariane 6 launch contract for Galileo second‑generation pair (Galileo L18)

Space Intel Report

ESA details $5.45B ministerial allocation for space transportation to boost European launch sector ESA has outlined how $5.45 billion committed at its November ministerial will be spent on space transportation, directing funding to launcher development, industrialisation, and flight infrastructure. The breakdown aims to accelerate Europe’s small- and medium‑launcher capabilities and strengthen commercial competitiveness.

2026-01-20T13:28:11.212117-08:00

ESA details $5.45B ministerial allocation for space transportation to boost European launch sector

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Ariane 6 (Ariane 64) debuts four‑booster configuration, launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites

Ariane 64 maiden flight deploys 32 Amazon satellites to LEO

France and Germany in talks with ArianeGroup on land‑based ballistic missile to close Europe’s deep‑strike gap

MSC 2026: DLR positions ‘space for resilience’ as Ariane 6.4 enters service

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