Mission Log

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Country

France

Founded

1980

Leadership

CEO: David Cavaillolès

Launch Record

312 success, 15 failed

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.

Mission

MTG-I2

Type

Earth Science

Target Orbit

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Third of EUMETSAT's third generation of weather satellite.

Height

63.0 m

Diameter

5.4 m

Liftoff Mass

530.0 t

Liftoff Thrust

10370.0 kN

Mass to LEO

10900.0 kg

Mass to GTO

5100.0 kg

Reusable

No

Maiden Flight

2024-07-09

Launch Success

5 / 5

Consecutive Success

5

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.

Ariane Launch Area 4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.