Arianespace
- Launches in 2026
- 2 in 2026
- Past launches
- 323 past launches
- Upcoming launches
- 30 upcoming
Steadypeak 7 · 2021
Operates Ariane +2next in ~1mo
Active
France
Active spacefaring nation
France launched Europe's first satellite in 1965. Today Arianespace flies Ariane 6 from Kourou, French Guiana, right on the equator — still the launch site for most European satellites.
Programmesince 1965
19652029
- Arianesince 1979
- Vegasince 2012
- Soyuzsince 2011
- Diamant1965–1975
- launches, home and abroad
- 335 launches
- upcoming
- 30 upcoming
- success
- 94% success
- launches, home and abroad
- 335 launches
- upcoming
- 30 upcoming
- success
- 94% success
- provider
- 1 provider
- spaceport
- 1 spaceport
1 Spaceport
Where France’s launches lift off.
- Past launches
- 332 past launches
- Upcoming launches
- +32 upcoming
19692030
Kourou
332+32
19692030
Fleet Overview
4 rockets in France's fleet
Launch Activity
Past launches and what's coming upView 2026 launches →
- Nov 04202521:02UTCNov 04202521:02UTC
- Dec 01202517:21UTCDec 01202517:21UTC
- Dec 17202505:01UTCDec 17202505:01UTC
- Feb 12202616:45UTCFeb 12202616:45UTC
- Apr 30202608:57UTCApr 30202608:57UTC
- NowMay 31 · 2026
Upcoming
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- Jul2026Jul2026
- Aug2026Aug2026
- Sep 012026Sep 012026
Launch Providers
1 commercial provider and state-operated launches from France
- Arianespace96%
- State-operated launches4%
Every launch from France has been by Arianespace. The provider has flown 323 launches across 3 different rockets.
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