Arianespace
- Launches in 2026
- 3 in 2026
- Past launches
- 324 past launches
- Upcoming launches
- 29 upcoming
Steadypeak 7 · 2021
Operates Ariane +2next in 11d
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.
We track every launch from France. Data updated 14 hours ago.
Programmesince 1965
19652029
- Arianesince 1979
- Vegasince 2012
- Soyuzsince 2011
- Diamant1965–1975
- launches, home and abroad
- 336 launches
- upcoming
- 29 upcoming
- success
- 94% success
- launches, home and abroad
- 336 launches
- upcoming
- 29 upcoming
- success
- 94% success
- provider
- 1 provider
- spaceport
- 1 spaceport
1 Spaceport
Where France’s launches lift off.
- Past launches
- 333 past launches
- Upcoming launches
- +31 upcoming
19692030
Kourou
333+31
19692030
Fleet Overview
4 rockets in France's fleet
Launch Activity
Past launches and what's coming up
- Dec 01202517:21UTCDec 01202517:21UTC
- Dec 17202505:01UTCDec 17202505:01UTC
- Feb 12202616:45UTCFeb 12202616:45UTC
- Apr 30202608:57UTCApr 30202608:57UTC
- Jun 17202612:21UTCJun 17202612:21UTC
- NowJun 19 · 2026
Upcoming
- Q22026Q22026
- Jul2026Jul2026
- Aug2026Aug2026
- Sep 012026Sep 012026
- Oct2026Oct2026
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 324 launches across 3 different rockets.
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