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Ariane 6

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Specifications

Status
active
Height
63 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Stages
2
Thrust
9,950 kN
Payload to LEO
21,650 kg
Payload to GTO
11,500 kg
First flight
2027-12-31
Total launches
0
Success / Fail
0 / 0

Ariane 6 is a European expendable launch system developed for the European Space Agency (ESA) and French Space Agency (CNES) and manufactured by a consortium of European companies, led by the prime contractor ArianeGroup. As part of the Ariane rocket family, it is operated by Arianespace, replacing the Ariane 5. The project's primary contributors were France (55.3%), Germany (21%) and Italy (7.6%), with the remaining work distributed among ten other participating countries.

Propulsion

Boosters

2×P120C4,500 kN
solid (HTPB) · solid
Avio / ArianeGroupIsp 278s (vac)since 20202 or 4 boosters

First stage

Vulcain 2.1950 kN
LH2 / LOX · gas-generator
ArianeGroupIsp 432s (vac)since 2024

Second stage

Vinci180 kN
LH2 / LOX · expander
ArianeGroupIsp 457s (vac)since 2024