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# First four-booster Ariane 64 launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites from Kourou
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-12-ariane-64-first-flight-amazon-leo/
- Published: 2026-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:51:12.000Z
- Description: Arianespace flew the four-booster Ariane 64 for the first time (mission VA267/LE-01), lifting 32 Amazon Leo satellites to about 465 km. The variant carries some 20 tonnes, twice the two-booster Ariane 62, the first of 18 Ariane 6 launches booked for Amazon's constellation.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #verified

Verified [Arianespace, 12 February 2026](https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-32-amazon-leo-satellites-with-the-first-ariane-64/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not show Ariane 6 is cost-competitive with SpaceX, nor does it give Europe any control over the Amazon-owned payload itself.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +9 of 36 possible. First 4-booster Ariane 64 flight proves heavier EU launch capability; payload is Amazon's. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)