Revision History

1 revisions for "Europe's Ariane 6 Delivers Amazon's Satellites to Orbit — but Can It Deliver a Viable Business?"

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites on April 30, 2026, marking its second commercial mission for Amazon's broadband constellation and a milestone for European launch autonomy. But with Amazon facing an FCC deadline it cannot meet, Ariane 6 still relying on hundreds of millions in annual subsidies, and SpaceX dominating the launch market on price, the flight raises as many questions about the commercial space industry's economics as it answers.