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Ariane (rocket family) Ariane is a series of European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. The name comes from the French spelling of the mythological character Ariadne. France first proposed the Ariane project and it was officially agreed upon at the end of 1973 after discussions between France, Germany and the UK.
May 21, 2024 · About us. Arianespace is the world’s leading satellite launch company. Founded in 1980, it deploys a family of four launchers – Ariane 5, Ariane 6, Vega and Vega C – to meet the needs of commercial and government customers. Arianespace is the world’s leading satellite launch company, operating a full family of launchers: Ariane 5, Soyuz ...
The Ariane 6 fairing at 20-m high and with an external diameter of 5.4 m is fully adapted to market developments. This enables Ariane 6 to launch any type of satellite now in service as well as new and upcoming platforms. Thanks to its two versions and their respective performances, Ariane 6 will cover a wide range of missions: GEO ...
Arianespace SA is a French company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It is the operator of two different launch vehicles: Vega, a small-lift rocket an Ariane 6, a medium or heavy-lift rocket, depending on configuration. European space launches are conducted by several private companies and government ...
Ariane 6 will be launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana from a new launch site 4 km west of the Ariane 5 launch pad. The main structures include the launcher assembly building, the mobile gantry and launch pad. Europe's Spaceport covers 170 hectares, with buildings on 18 hectares. Its location is ideal; with open sea to the north ...
Ariane 5 overview. Arianespace’s Ariane 5 is the world reference for heavy-lift launchers, capable of carry payloads weighing more than 10 metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) and over 20 metric tons into low-Earth orbit (LEO) – with a high degree of accuracy mission after mission. Developed by under management of the European ...
Mar 14, 2024 · With Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket now at its spaceport in French Guiana, the passengers it will launch to space are getting ready to be added to the top of the tall new rocket.Ariane 6 will launch several satellites, deployers and experiments from space agencies, companies, research institutes, universities and young professionals on its first flight.
Ariane. Ariane 6 is the next rocket in a long history of launchers to fly from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana – demonstrating the power of multinational cooperation for over five decades. First Ariane 6 target launch date: 9 July 2024.
Nov 30, 2023 · The Ariane-6 is intended to be at least 40% cheaper than the Ariane-5 but remains an "expendable" design - a new rocket is needed for every mission. It will operate in two configurations.
Sep 26, 2022 · The first Ariane 6 upgrades are already in development. The Astris “kick stage” is an additional stage for optimizing the launcher’s versatility, enabling it to carry out new and atypical missions, such as taking electric satellites directly to their final orbit destination, launching multi-orbit constellations and performing extra-planetary missions to the Moon or to asteroids.
