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Ariane 64 carries Amazon Leo's heaviest payload, deploying 36 satellites

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Source: Spaceflight Now
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An Arianespace Ariane 64 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, lifted off with the LE-03 Amazon Leo mission, carrying 36 broadband satellites—the heaviest payload yet for an Ariane launcher—using the new four-P160C boosters. All satellites were deployed about 1 hour 51 minutes after liftoff, marking the third of 18 Ariane 6 missions for Amazon Leo and underscoring the rapid growth of Amazon's constellation as it pursues a diversified launch portfolio with additional missions on Atlas V, Vulcan, and New Glenn later this year.

Topics:top-newsspace#amazon-leo#ariane-64#leo-europe-03#p160c-boosters#space#space-launch
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