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(Re)Discover mission VA268's highlights! 🚀 On April 30, Ariane 6 successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites in its Ariane 64 configuration, the most powerful version of the launcher, with Arianespace as launch operator. This mission once again demonstrates the performance and versatility of Ariane 6. 📸 Take a closer look at this exceptional launch through our selection of photographs. What was your favourite moment of mission VA268? @Arianespace @Amazonleo @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort #RocketMakers #Ariane6 #VA268

A successful second launch for Amazon Leo with Ariane 6. 🚀 On April 30, 2026, Arianespace successfully launched and deployed 32 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit aboard Ariane 6 in its most powerful Ariane 64 configuration, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission, designated VA268 and LE-02 by Amazon Leo, was completed successfully in 1 hour and 54 minutes, with all satellites accurately delivered to orbit. This second Ariane 6 launch for Amazon Leo marks another key milestone in the deployment of the constellation, within a series of 18 missions. With this success, Ariane 6 confirms its full operational capability and its ability to meet the demands of large-scale constellation deployments. A new step forward for Europe’s heavy-lift launcher. ✨ Discover more in our press release: press.ariane.group/arianespace-su… #RocketMakers #Ariane6 #VA268 @Amazonleo @Arianespace @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort

@CNES @esa @ESA_fr @Arianespace @EuropeSpacePort @Amazonleo Quelle beauté 😍🚀

La première photo du lancement de la 3e Ariane 64🤩, vous nous excusez, on va essuyer les paillettes dans nos yeux ! ✨ #Ariane6 #VA268 @esa @esa_fr @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @EuropeSpacePort #Cnes @Amazonleo

@Clubic @Arianespace Un grand merci pour ce partage 😊🚀

🚀 Ariane 6 s'envole à nouveau avec succès, pour étoffer la constellation Amazon Leo. La mission se déroule comme prévu, une excellente nouvelle pour le programme spatial européen 🚀🛰️✅ cc @Arianespace @ArianeGroup #Ariane clubic.com/actualite-6113…

@Thom_astro @ESA_fr @ESA_transport @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort @Arianespace @Amazonleo Merci beaucoup pour votre soutien, Thomas ! 😊🚀

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🚀 Same diameter, different scale Whether with two or four boosters, Ariane 6 keeps the same 5.40-metre diameter, unchanged between Ariane 62 and Ariane 64. Ariane 64 is heavier and more powerful, designed for missions with larger payloads and higher performance, while this key dimension remains fixed. 🔍 At 5.40 metres, the fairing is just over twice the width of a city bus, setting the envelope for all Ariane 6 missions. @Arianespace @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort #RocketMakers #Civil #Ariane6

In less than one hour, Ariane 6 will lift off once again in its most powerful configuration for mission VA268. Read the post below for more information and a link to the live 👇

@Capcominfo @AstroPolo_Space @CNES @ESA_transport Merci pour votre soutien ! 😊🚀

@AstroPolo_Space @CNES @ArianeGroup @ESA_transport Ariane 64 est vraiment dans ma short list de lanceurs préférés 🤩

🚀 Ariane 6 - VA268 : H0-14h 76 jours depuis la dernière Ariane 6 ! Certains systèmes ont commencé leurs opérations, tout est vert pour la suite de la chronologie. Les équipes sont à bloc pour la deuxième Ariane 64 ! Vidéo : VA267 @CNES @ArianeGroup @ESA_transport

Watch the launch of Ariane 6 #VA268, Europe’s most powerful rocket, on its second flight with four boosters. Liftoff is scheduled for 30 April 2026, between 09:08-09:57 BST/10:08-10:57 CEST 👇 esa.int/Enabling_Suppo…

@GrthDreamr Thank you so much for your input 😊🚀

@ArianeGroup This is exactly why I love shooting industrial systems. Brutal physics hiding behind every clean line! Managing that 60% energy spike takes serious wizardry 📷

🚀 When power becomes sound With four boosters, Ariane 64 generates around 60% more acoustic energy than the two-booster Ariane 62 configuration. If not anticipated during design, this level of noise can compromise launcher integrity, damage the payloads, and affect launch pad structures. 🔍 To prepare for this environment, the Ariane 6 upper stage was tested at ESA’s Large European Acoustic Facility in the Netherlands, reproducing the noise levels of a four-booster launch. Acoustic loads are a full-scale design constraint for the most powerful launcher configuration. @Arianespace @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort #RocketMakers #Civil #Ariane6

@RocketLego @Arianespace @CiteEspace @Ajmeunier @esa @ESA_fr @ESA_transport @CNES Un grand merci pour ces gentils mots et pour votre soutien 😊🚀

@ArianeGroup @Arianespace @CiteEspace @Ajmeunier @esa @ESA_fr @ESA_transport @CNES Merci beaucoup, c'est grâce à vous et au super travail de tous vos ingénieurs. Vous nous faite rever et on ne fait que reproduire

La famille Ariane exposée en Lego @ArianeGroup @Arianespace @CiteEspace @Ajmeunier @esa @ESA_fr @ESA_transport @CNES

@mariiannacurral 😊🚀

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🚀 Lifting more, doing more With a payload capacity of up to 20 tons to Low Earth Orbit, Ariane 64 is designed for the most demanding missions. This payload configuration supports the deployment of mega-constellations, the Multi-Launch Service for small satellites in piggyback or rideshare, large institutional and scientific spacecraft, and the delivery of payloads to multiple orbits within the same launch. 🔍 Payload mass and mission flexibility go hand in hand. @Arianespace @esa @CNES @EuropeSpacePort #RocketMakers #Civil #Ariane6

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✨ 20 metres of protection and versatility Standing 20 metres high, the long fairing of Ariane 6 is designed to protect large and complex payloads during their journey through the atmosphere. Alongside the 14-metre version, this fairing allows Ariane 6 to adapt to a wide range of missions, from telecommunications satellites to scientific payloads and Earth observation programs. 🚀 One structure, shaped to carry many ambitions. @Arianespace @CNES @esa @EuropeSpacePort #RocketMakers #Civil #Fairing

@Nova48X Merci pour votre soutien 😊🚀

@ArianeGroup Magnifique 😍

@Space_Station Simply beautiful ☄️🚀

A comet and its faint tail blaze past Earth, the Milky Way rises like a river of stars, and vibrant auroras dance across the edge of our world. Every snapshot taken from the orbital outpost reminds us how breathtaking our cosmic neighborhood truly is.