Arianespace books orders for 10 Ariane 64 missions, bolstering argument to increase rocket’s annual flight rate

by Peter B. de Selding

PARIS — Europe’s Arianespace booked 10 more launches for its heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket, giving the company additional arguments as it seeks industry and government support for investment to increase the rocket’s launch cadence.

Announced here Sept. 9 at the International Space Summit, organized by French President Emmanuel Macron, the 10 new missions are all on the Ariane 64 version, the rocket’s heavier version.

The launches include:

— Six new missions for Amazon Leo, bringing . . .

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