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Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34)

Ariane 62, flown by Arianespace

Ariane 62 lifting off with the Galileo L14 (FOC FM33 & FM34) mission
Image via The Space Devs.

This was Arianespace's 7th launch of 2025, and its 324th in all.

Counting every operator, it was the 309th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the fourth from Ariane Launch Area 4.

Launched
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, 5:01 a.m. UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rocket
Ariane 62
Operator
Arianespace

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The mission

Payload consists of two satellites for Europe's Galileo navigation system.

Type
Navigation
Destination
Medium Earth orbit
Program
Galileo

Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that went live in 2016, created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA), operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA).

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The rocket

The Ariane 6 family is currently under development by the European Space Agency, with two variations including the Ariane 62 with two solid boosters intended for government and scientific missions.

Height
63 m
Built by
ArianeGroup
First flew
July 9, 2024
Lifts to low Earth orbit
10,900 kg
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Lifts to geostationary transfer
5,100 kg
Diameter
5.4 m
Mass at liftoff
530 t
Thrust at liftoff
10,370 kN
Stages
2

6 flights, 6 of them successful.

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The operator

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.

Sector
Commercial
Based in
France
Founded
1980
Run by
David Cavaillolès, CEO

328 launches so far, 313 of them successful. The last 16 in a row went to plan.

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The launch site

It went up from Ariane Launch Area 4 at Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.

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