Ariane 62
ActiveArianeGroup (AG)
July 9, 2024
Description
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.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
63.0 m -
Diameter
5.4 m -
Fairing Diameter
5.4 m -
Launch Mass
530.0 T -
Thrust
10370.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Ariane 62 -
Family
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Variant
62 -
Alias
― -
Full Name
Ariane 62
Payload Capacity
-
Launch Cost
$85000000 -
Low Earth Orbit
10350.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
5000.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
6450.0 kg
ArianeGroup
Commercial
CEO: Martin Sion
AG 2015ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
Upcoming Spaceflights
Ariane 62 | Sentinel-1D
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD October, 2025
Ariane 62 | Galileo L14 (FOC FM29 & FM30)
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B1
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD June, 2026
Ariane 62 | Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Ariane 62 | PLATO
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Plato, for PLAnetary Transits and Oscillations of stars, is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission with 26 cameras to study terrestrial exoplanets in orbits up to the habitable zone of Sun-like stars. Its goal is to measure the sizes of exoplanets and discover exomoons and rings around them, as well as characterise planets' host stars by studying tiny light variations in the starlight it receives.
Sun-Earth L2Ariane 62 | Galileo L16 (FOC FM33 & FM34)
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Ariane 62 | ARIEL & Comet Interceptor
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2029
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Atmospheric Remote sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large survey mission (ARIEL) is an ESA telescope. During a 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 select number of exoplanets, ARIEL will also perform a deep survey of their cloud systems and study seasonal and daily atmospheric variations. ARIEL shares the ride with another ESA mission, Comet Interceptor. It consists of three spacecraft which will be positioned at the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2, where they will wait for a long-period comet or an interstellar object to come by. Once the desired target appears, the spacecraft will separate and perform a flyby of the target, compiling a detailed 3D profile of a comet.
Sun-Earth L2Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A2
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD June, 2032
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B2
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD March, 2033
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A3
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2038
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG B3
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2039
Ariane 62 | Metop-SG A1
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Aug. 13, 2025, 12:37 a.m.
Ariane 62 | CSO-3
ArianeGroup | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 6, 2025, 4:24 p.m.
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