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Ariane 62 | Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)
Pad: Ariane Launch Area 4 · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.
Liftoff Telemetry ClockUTC / SYNCED
T-
54Days
:12Hours
:24Mins
:17Secs
Ariane 62
LiftoffAriane 6 Inaugural Flight VA262 Liftoff
Photo: ESA / Stephane Corvaja
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Mission Broadcast Archive
Ariane 62 | Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31) Live Coverage
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Host: Arianespace Flight OpsWindow: Thu, 31 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT
Status: TBD
🛰️ Mission Orbital & Environment Matrix
- Target Orbit
- MEO
- Target Altitude
- 550 km
- Inclination
- 53.2°
- Weather Violation Risk
- 10%
- Primary Payload
- Galileo L15 (FOC FM28 & FM31)
- Launch Window
- Thursday, December 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC
🚀 Vehicle Architecture & Stage Configuration
- Architecture Type
- Single-Use Expendable
- Recovery Strategy
- None (Ocean Trajectory)
- Core Propulsion
- Liquid Cryogenic / Staged
- Upper Stage
- High-Energy Re-ignitable
- Fairing Shroud
- Standard Aerodynamic Shroud (Direct Jettison)
- Vehicle Architecture
- Ariane 62 Propulsion & Staging Specs →
⏱️ Operational Timeline Milestones & Staging Sequence
Target T-0: 2026-12-31Terminal Count
T-00:15:00Autonomous launch sequence start
Auto Sequence
T-00:03:00Flight computer assumes control
Liftoff
T-00:00:00Stage 1 main engine ignition & liftoff
MECO & Stage Sep
T+00:02:40Main engine cut-off and stage separation
Stage 1 Landing
T+00:08:30Booster touchdown on recovery vessel / zone
Payload Deploy
T+00:45:00Spacecraft insertion into target orbit
Launch Complex & Spaceport
Ariane Launch Area 4
Centre Spatial Guyanais · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch Mount
Ariane 6 ELA-4 Launch Complex
Aerial view of the ELA-4 launch mount, flame trenches, and mobile assembly gantry at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou.
Photo Credit: ESA / CNESEurope's Spaceport in Kourou benefits from being just 5° north of the equator. The Earth's maximum rotational surface velocity (~1,670 km/h) gives rockets launched here a free velocity boost, making it the most energy-efficient spaceport on Earth for geostationary (GTO) and interplanetary insertions.
Operator
Arianespace / CNES / ESA
Elevation
15 meters (ASL)
Azimuth Range
0°
Flight History
300+ Ariane/Vega Missions
Key Pad Facilities & Ground Support Equipment (GSE)
Movable Assembly Gantry90-meter, 8,200-ton mobile building that shelters Ariane 6 during vertical stacking and rolls back 120m before liftoff.
Dual Flame Exhaust TrenchesTwo deep concrete exhaust tunnels directing solid rocket motor and Vulcain engine plumes away from the pad.
Cryogenic LOX/LH2 BunkersMassive storage spheres supplying liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen to upper and core stages.