Ariane 64 | Argonaut Mission 1

Human Exploration

Time to liftoff

Targeting 2030

Target Window

2030

Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Year

— Mission

Argonaut Mission 1

Lunar Orbit· LO

First mission of the European Space Agency's lunar lander.

— Rocket

Ariane

Ariane 64

Ariane 6 variant with four solid boosters, enabling heavier payloads.

Length: 63 m
Diameter: 5.4 m
Launch Mass: 860 t
LEO Capacity: 21,650 kg
GTO Capacity: 12,000 kg
Maiden Flight: 2026

Launches

Success

Failures

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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.

— Launch Provider

Commercial

Arianespace

Est. 1980 · CEO: David Cavaillolès

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.

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Total

313

Success

Pending

Net (UTC)

Tue, 31 Dec 2030 00:00:00 UTC

Window Start

Tue, 31 Dec 2030 00:00:00 UTC

Window End

Tue, 31 Dec 2030 00:00:00 UTC

Last Updated

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:42:02 UTC

Ariane 64 | Argonaut Mission 1

Argonaut Mission 1

Ariane 64

Ariane Launch Area 4

Arianespace