Overview
- Ariane 64 is scheduled to lift off from Kourou to deploy 32 Amazon Leo satellites, with the European Space Agency listing a morning launch window in German time.
- The new batch would push Amazon’s network toward about 300 satellites, with a long‑term plan for more than 3,000 in orbit.
- Amazon has booked 18 Ariane 64 missions with Arianespace, and ArianeGroup says it is ramping production toward seven to eight flights in 2026.
- The rocket’s upper stage, built in Bremen, performs the final maneuvers that place satellites into their target orbits with precise timing and orientation.
- Amazon trails SpaceX’s Starlink and faces U.S. FCC deployment deadlines, which raises the stakes for reliable, higher‑tempo launches.