VA267: Ariane 64 Ready for its First Mission for Amazon Leo

For its first mission of the year, scheduled for 12 February, Ariane 6 will launch 32 satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Mission VA267 will also mark the first flight of Ariane 64, the four-booster heavy-lift version of Ariane 6.

Liftoff is planned to occur as early as possible within a launch window of just 28 minutes:

• 11:45 – 12:13 Washington, D.C. time
• 13:45 – 14:13 Kourou time
• 16:45 – 17:13 UTC
• 17:45 – 18:13 Berlin/Paris time

The total mission duration will be 1 hour and 54 minutes, from liftoff to the separation of the final satellite.

VA267 is the first in a series of 18 flights that Ariane 6 will perform for Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation. The constellation will provide fast and reliable internet connectivity to users who currently lack access to existing networks.

For more information on mission VA267, the official Launch Kit is available for consultation.

In addition, Arianespace has officially unveiled the mission patch and the boarding pass, celebrating Ariane 6’s first deployment of 32 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit.