Launch
Arianespace
Ariane 64 | Project Kuiper (Ariane 6 #1)
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Mission
Project Kuiper (Ariane 6 #1)
Communications
Low Earth Orbit
Project Kuiper is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, this constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon. This constellation is planned to be composed of 3,276 satellites. The satellites are projected to be placed in 98 orbital planes in three orbital layers, one at 590 km, 610 km and 630 km altitude. 35-40 satellites will be carried on each Ariane 6 launch.
Status
To Be Determined
Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 4
GUF
ELA-4, is a launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. The complex is composed of a launch pad with mobile gantry, an horizontal assembly building and a dedicated launch operations building. ELA-4 is operated by Arianespace as part of the Ariane 6 program.
Latitude: 5.256319
longitude: -52.786838
Map
Location
America/Cayenne
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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Rocket
Ariane 64
The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 64 with four solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.
Details
Min stage: 2
Max stage: 2m
Length: 63.0m
Diameter: 5.4
Pending launches: 15
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 21650kg
Launch cost: US$90000000
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) capacity: 12000kg
Manufacturer
ArianeGroup
Commercial
FRA
ArianeGroup (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.
2015
CEO: Martin Sion
Ariane
Agency
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Details
CEO: David Cavaillolès
1980
Ariane | Vega
Total launch count: 318
Successful launches: 303
Consecutive successful launches: 6
Failed launches: 15
Pending launches: 49
