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Ariane 6 is a European expendable launch system operated by Arianespace and developed and produced by ArianeGroup on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). It replaces Ariane 5, as part of the Ariane launch vehicle family. This two-stage rocket utilizes liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen (hydrolox) engines.
Ariane 6 comprises three stages: two or four boosters, and a main and upper stage – known together as the central core. The main stage together with the solid rocket boosters propels Ariane 6 in the first phase of flight.
The Ariane 6 launch vehicle –a European Space Agency (ESA) program– will provide Arianespace with new levels of efficiency and flexibility to meet customers’ evolving launch services needs across a full range of commercial and institutional missions.
Europe's next-generation heavy-lift rocket, Ariane-6, looks set to make its maiden flight in mid-2024. The target launch date was announced by Josef Aschbacher, the director general of the...
Mar 14, 2024 · Ariane 6 infographic: first passengers. “Ariane 6 is designed to be versatile, offering space actors bespoke launch options all while keeping costs down,” says Michel Bonnet, head of Ariane 6 missions and system engineering and ESA’s lead for the Ariane 6 inaugural flight.
Jul 9, 2024 · Ariane 6 is the latest in Europe's Ariane rocket series, taking over from Ariane 5, and featuring a modular and versatile design that can launch missions from low-Earth orbit and farther out into deep space.
Ariane 6 is a versatile launcher capable of carrying out a wide range of missions, for a great variety of payloads to all types of orbits, thanks to its two versions, Ariane 62 with two boosters and Ariane 64 with four boosters.
