Ariane 62 | ARIEL

Astrophysics

Time to liftoff

Date unconfirmed

Target Window

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Exact time to be confirmed

Net Precision

Year Half 2

— Mission

ARIEL

Sun-Earth L2· L2

Atmospheric Remote sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large survey mission (ARIEL) is an ESA telescope. During its 4-year mission, ARIEL will observe 1000 planets orbiting distant stars and make the first large-scale survey of the chemistry of exoplanet atmospheres. For a selected number of exoplanets, ARIEL will also perform a deep survey of their cloud systems and study seasonal and daily atmospheric variations.

— Rocket

Ariane

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.

Length: 63 m
Diameter: 5.4 m
Launch Mass: 530 t
LEO Capacity: 10,900 kg
GTO Capacity: 5,100 kg
Maiden Flight: 2024

Launches

— Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre

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.

Latitude

5.2563°

Longitude

-52.7868°

Pad Launches

Timezone

America/Cayenne

Ariane Launch Area 4

Guiana Space Centre

5.256°, -52.787°

— 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

312

Success

Pending