List of Ariane launches (2020–2029)

This is a list of launches performed or scheduled to be performed by Ariane launch vehicles between 2020 and 2029.

Main article: List of Ariane launches
List of Ariane launches
1979–1989 · 1990–1999 · 2000–2009 · 2010–2019 · 2020–2029

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
  •   Ariane 5 ECA
  •   Ariane 62
  •   Ariane 64

Launch outcomes

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
2020
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
'26
'27
'28
'29
  •   Failure
  •   Partial failure
  •   Success
  •   Planned

Launch history

Source: Arianespace Press Kits [1]

2020

Flight No. Date
Time (UTC)		 Rocket type
Serial No.		 Launch site Payload Payload mass Orbit Customers Launch
outcome
VA-251 16 January 2020
21:05		 Ariane 5 ECA
5110		 Kourou
ELA-3		 Eutelsat Konnect
GSAT-30		 6,976 kg GTO Eutelsat
ISRO		 Success
Eutelsat communications satellite and ISRO communications satellite.
VA-252 18 February 2020
22:18		 Ariane 5 ECA
5111		 Kourou
ELA-3		 JCSAT-17
GEO-KOMPSAT 2B		 9,236 kg GTO SKY Perfect JSAT
KARI		 Success
SKY Perfect JSAT communications satellite and KARI meteorological satellite.
VA-253 15 August 2020
22:04		 Ariane 5 ECA
5112		 Kourou
ELA-3		 Galaxy 30
MEV-2
BSAT-4b		 9,703 kg GTO Intelsat
Northrop Grumman
BSAT		 Success
Northrop Grumman communications satellite, Northrop Grumman On-Orbit Servicing System and BSAT-4b communications satellite.

Future launches
Date
Time (UTC)		 Rocket type
Serial No.		 Payload Orbit Customers Launch
status
4 March 2021 [2] ECA
GTO
Scheduled
31 October 2021 [4] ECA James Webb Space Telescope [5][6] Sun–Earth L2 NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI Scheduled
2021 ECA
GTO
Scheduled
2021 ECA Intelsat (TBD) [8][lower-alpha 1] GTO Intelsat Planned
2021 ECA Ovzon-3[9][lower-alpha 1] GTO Ovzon Planned
2021 ECA MEASAT-3d[10][lower-alpha 1] GTO MEASAT Planned
2021 [11] ECA MTG-I1[11][lower-alpha 1] GTO EUMETSAT Planned
2022 [12] Ariane 6 [13] Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)[12] GTO DLR Planned
2022 [12] Ariane 6 Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2) GTO DGA Planned
June 2022 [14] Ariane 6 Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)[15][14] Heliocentric ESA Planned
2023 [16] Ariane 6 MTG-S1[16] GTO EUMETSAT Planned
  1. Future Ariane 5 GTO payloads still need to be paired.
Date
Time (UTC)		 Rocket type
Serial No.		 Payload Orbit Customers Launch
status
2Q2022 [17] Ariane 62 TBA LEO TBA Planned
No earlier than 2H2022 [17] Ariane 62 Galileo FOC 25, 26 MEO ESA Planned
Formerly 2H2021; new date TBD [18] Ariane 64 Hotbird 13F, 13G [19] GTO Eutelsat Planned
TBD [20] Ariane 64 ALINA [21] TLI PTScientists Planned
TBD [22] Ariane 62 CSO 3 [23] LEO French Armed Forces Planned
NET 2022 [24][25] Ariane 64 ViaSat-3 EMEA [26][27] GTO ViaSat Planned
NET 2022 [28] Ariane 64 GO-1 GEO ESA Planned
2025 Ariane 6 ESPRIT TLI ESA Planned
2029 [29] Ariane 62 ARIEL TBD ESA Planned

References
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  5. "NASA Delays Launch of US$8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope to 2019". 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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  25. Henry, Caleb (9 August 2019). "Viasat starts ViaSat-4 development, mulls hybrid GEO-LEO-terrestrial connections". SpaceNews. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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