#esa #space #rocket #launch #ariane At 16:45 GMT/17:45 CET the first Ariane 6 rocket with four boosters lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 12 February 2026, taking 32 Amazon Leo satellites to orbit. This is Ariane 6’s most powerful version yet. The new three-stage European rocket can be adapted according to each mission with either two or four boosters as well as the length of the fairing – the nosecone that splits vertically in two. This launch was the sixth Ariane 6 flight,

Ariane 6 (Ariane 64) Launch | Amazon Kuiper (LE-02) | April 30, 2026