Amazon now has hundreds of flight-ready satellites standing idle in Florida, waiting for trips to orbit. During a teleconference with reporters, Steve Metayer, vice president of Amazon Leo Production Operations, revealed that the company's next mission will see an Ariane 64 rocket launch three dozen Amazon Leo satellites from French Guiana on Wednesday morning.

Arianespace has emerged as a critical partner for Amazon. To date, 331 out of its planned constellation have been launched on Atlas V rockets, with only one more mission booked before the vehicle retires. The hope was for three new rocket types to launch the majority of Amazon's Leo satellites: the Ariane 6, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. However, only Arianespace has delivered so far.

Metayer commented, “As for Arianespace, they have definitely stepped up,” praising their reliability in manifest dates and successful insertions into orbit. The company sees them as a long-term player beyond the existing contract of 16 more launches. Amazon's other rockets remain grounded: New Glenn has yet to launch any Amazon satellites, while Vulcan also falls short.

With Europe delivering where others have failed, it seems humanity might just need a little help from friends across the pond—especially when your business model revolves around being everywhere at once.