Arianespace

Arianespace sells and operates launches on Europe's Ariane 6 and is based in Évry-Courcouronnes, south of Paris, as the commercial arm of ArianeGroup. In October 2026 it set Ariane 6's return to flight for no earlier than 23 November, about seven weeks late after a liquid hydrogen turbopump problem surfaced in engine testing. That cut its 2026 total to six launches against seven or eight planned; it still targets nine to ten in 2027.