# Ariane 6 at Kourou: deployment

Canonical ID: `6d55db8a-d27a-4373-80f8-c6bdfa23bb9f`

Ariane 6 inaugural launch from Guiana Space Centre in July 2024.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-08_

- **Slug:** ariane-6-kourou
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Ariane 6](/models/ariane-6.md) (id: `a061049e-6b26-4b08-863a-bc130f40a87b`)
- **Company:** [Arianespace](/companies/arianespace.md) (id: `5aab8192-ca18-4d9d-9317-89a321525afa`)
- **Location:** [Kourou](/locations/kourou-french-guiana.md) (id: `11b4d7b6-d135-4759-a39f-acbf9a6e123b`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.arianespace.com/

## Common questions

### What is the Ariane 6 deployment at Kourou?

Ariane 6, built by Arianespace, is recorded as a deployment at Kourou on the DEPLOY registry. Arianespace operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Ariane 6 at Kourou?

Arianespace, the manufacturer of Ariane 6, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Have there been incidents at the Ariane 6 deployment at Kourou?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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