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  1. 2026

    Arianespace launches two telecommunications satellites

    Arianespace launched two telecommunications satellites into orbit from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana: Star One D2 for Brazilian operator Embratel and EUTELSAT QUANTUM for Eutelsat.

  2. 2026

    Ariane 6 launches MTG-I2 weather satellite

    Arianespace's Ariane 6 rocket launched the MTG-I2 weather satellite from Kourou, French Guiana on Aug. 27, 2026, releasing it into geostationary transfer orbit 36 minutes after liftoff. MTG-I2 is the second imaging satellite in the Meteosat Third Generation network operated by EUMETSAT.

  3. 2022

    Arianespace launches 34 OneWeb satellites

    Arianespace launched 34 OneWeb communications satellites into orbit from the Kourou space center in French Guiana.

  4. 2021

    Arianespace launches 36 OneWeb satellites

    Arianespace launched 36 OneWeb internet satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia, bringing the total number of OneWeb satellites launched to 218.

  5. 2021

    OneWeb adds 36 satellites to its constellation

    OneWeb said Arianespace launched 36 new satellites for its low-Earth-orbit constellation, bringing the in-orbit total to 146. This was the second launch in a five-launch program.

  6. 2020

    Satellogic launches Hypatia satellite

    Satellogic's NewSat Mark IV spacecraft, named Hypatia, was delivered to sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit on a Vega rocket on September 3, 2020. The satellite carries new technologies for the company's Earth-observation research and development.

  7. 2020

    Arianespace launches EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30

    Arianespace launched a dual-satellite Ariane 5 mission, placing EUTELSAT KONNECT and GSAT-30 into geostationary transfer orbit. EUTELSAT KONNECT was launched for Eutelsat.

  8. 2019

    Arianespace launches TIBA-1 and Inmarsat GX5

    Arianespace successfully orbited the TIBA-1 and Inmarsat GX5 satellites from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.

  9. 2016

    Four Galileo satellites launched

    Arianespace launched four satellites for the European Space Agency’s Galileo satellite navigation system from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.