{"id":468383,"date":"2026-02-14T14:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/468383\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T14:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T14:55:10","slug":"emmanuel-macron-says-amazon-your-package-has-been-delivered-after-ariane-6-blasts-off-with-32-satellites-to-rival-starlink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/468383\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmanuel Macron Says ‘Amazon, Your Package Has Been Delivered’ After Ariane 6 Blasts Off With 32 Satellites To Rival Starlink"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Thursday, the French president celebrated Europe’s most powerful rocket launch after it successfully deployed 32 Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:<\/a>AMZN<\/a>) Leo satellites into orbit, as Jeff Bezos steps up his challenge to SpaceX’s Starlink.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Macron hailed the successful liftoff of Europe’s upgraded Ariane 6, writing on X, “Amazon, your package has been delivered.”<\/p>\n

The rocket, launched by the European Space Agency from French Guiana around 1:45 p.m. local time, carried 32 satellites for Amazon’s low-Earth orbit internet constellation.<\/p>\n

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The mission marked the debut of the Ariane 64 configuration, powered by four boosters and capable of carrying more than 20 tons into low-Earth orbit \u2014 roughly double the capacity of its smaller Ariane 62 counterpart.<\/p>\n

Macron called the mission “a French feat” and “a European success,” adding, “Amazon chose Europe for this major launch.”<\/p>\n

Amazon, your package has been delivered.<\/p>\n

Ariane 6 has lifted off for the first time with four boosters, making it our most powerful European launcher!<\/p>\n

On board: 32 satellites for Amazon’s constellation. Amazon chose Europe for this major launch.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/x0UNAoT3w8<\/a><\/p>\n

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The launch is the first of 18 booked on Ariane 6 to support Amazon’s planned network of more than 3,200 satellites, designed to compete with Elon Musk-led venture.<\/p>\n

Ariane 6 is built by ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus (OTC:<\/a>EADSY<\/a>) and Safran (OTC:<\/a>SAFRY<\/a>) and is central to Europe’s push for independent access to space.<\/p>\n

After a technical issue during its 2024 debut, the rocket has since completed four successful missions in 2025, bolstering confidence in its reliability.<\/p>\n

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Unveiled in 2019, Amazon LEO, formerly Project Kuiper, aims to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband to consumers, businesses, and governments through square-shaped user terminals.<\/p>\n