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The Community of Ariane Cities – CVA – was founded in 1998 and registered in France as a non-profit association, with the aim of strengthening the cooperation among cities and industrial organizations involved in European space transportation programmes, and informing citizens about the benefits of European space transportation activities and about French Guiana as the home to Europe’s Spaceport.
16/06/2026
The full picture of what happens between liftoff and orbit. 🛰
Tomorrow, Ariane 6 (VA269) will lift off from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, carrying 36 Amazon Leo satellites to low Earth orbit at 465 km.
Here's what the mission profile looks like:
Liftoff and ascent phase → Upper stage 1st ignition → Sequenced separation of the 36 satellites → Upper stage 2nd ignition for orbit circularization → Upper stage 3rd ignition for controlled deorbitation.
3 engine ignitions. 1 hour and 51 minutes. Zero debris left in orbit.
This is what precision access to space looks like and Europe is leading it.
Watch the launch live on June 17 at 13:53 Paris time on Arianespace's YouTube channel 🚀
14/06/2026
3 days to launch. 🔥
Ariane 6 is fully assembled on the launch pad in Kourou, four P160C boosters attached, 36 satellites on board, ready to go.
VA269 is the first flight of the upgraded P160C boosters, carrying 10% more solid propellant than the previous P120C version.
More power. More capacity. More ambition.
June 17 : liftoff window: 11:53–12:22 UTC 🛸
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