Ariane family

Ariane 62

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.

Flights flown69 scheduled

Success rate100%6/6

Payload to LEO10,900kg

Cost per kg to LEO$7,798$85M per launch

Maiden flight2024-07-09

Peak year20254 flights

Ariane 62 is built by ArianeGroup of France. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 9 July 2024.

Flight record

15 records

100% success rate6 of 6 flown

2024peak 2025 · 4 flights2026

First flight2024-07-09

Latest flight2026-08-27

Failures0

Consecutive successes6

Fastest turnaround42d 7h

Payload

Per mission profile

Low Earth orbit	10,900kg
Sun-synchronous orbit	6,450kg
Geostationary transfer orbit	5,100kg
Launch cost	$85M
Cost per kg to LEO	$7,798

Vehicle

62 spec

Stages	2
Length	63m
Diameter	5.4m
Launch mass	530t
Liftoff thrust	10,370kN
Maiden flight	2024-07-09
Reusable	No

Variant lineage

2 configurations

Each configuration of Ariane 62 is tracked separately upstream. The specifications above describe Ariane 62 only: the canonical configuration, chosen as the active one, or the most-flown where none is active. They are not a blend across the family. The flight record below covers every Ariane 62 flight.

Configuration	LL2 launches	LEO kg	Maiden	Status
Ariane 62	6	10,900	2024-07-09	Active
Ariane 62 Block 2	0			Active

Pads used

1 pad

Ariane Launch Area 415

Orbits delivered

5 orbits

Sun-Synchronous Orbit8Medium Earth Orbit3Sun-Earth L22Geostationary Transfer Orbit1Low Earth Orbit1

Launch history

15 launches

Date	Mission	Pad	Orbit	Outcome
2026-08-27	Ariane 62 \| MTG-I2	Ariane Launch Area 4	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Success
2025-12-17	Ariane 62 \| Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)	Ariane Launch Area 4	Medium Earth Orbit	Success
2025-11-04	Ariane 62 \| Sentinel-1D	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2025-08-13	Ariane 62 \| Metop-SG A1	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2025-03-06	Ariane 62 \| CSO-3	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Success
2024-07-09	Ariane 62 \| Maiden Flight	Ariane Launch Area 4	Low Earth Orbit	Success
TBD	Ariane 62 \| Metop-SG B1	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Scheduled
TBD	Ariane 62 \| Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)	Ariane Launch Area 4	Medium Earth Orbit	Scheduled
TBD	Ariane 62 Block 2 \| PLATO	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Earth L2	Scheduled
TBD	Ariane 62 \| Galileo L16 (FOC FM29 & FM30)	Ariane Launch Area 4	Medium Earth Orbit	Scheduled
TBD	Ariane 62 \| ARIEL	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Earth L2	Scheduled
TBD	Ariane 62 \| Metop-SG A2	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Scheduled
TBD	Ariane 62 \| Metop-SG B2	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Scheduled
TBD	Ariane 62 \| Metop-SG A3	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Scheduled
TBD	Ariane 62 \| Metop-SG B3	Ariane Launch Area 4	Sun-Synchronous Orbit	Scheduled

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

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