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Ariane 6

Ariane 6 is a European expendable launch system currently under development by ArianeGroup on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). It is intended to replace the Ariane 5, as part of the Ariane launch vehicle family.

Ariane 6 is designed with two core stages both powered by liquid hydrogen-liquid oxygen (hydrolox) engines. The first stage has an improved version of the Vulcain engine already used on the Ariane 5, whilst the second stage has a newly-designed Vinci engine. Most of the initial lift-off thrust is provided by solid rocket boosters attached to the first stage: either two or four P120s (Ariane 62 and Ariane 64 variants respectively), which are larger versions of the P80s used on the Vega rocket.

Missions: 1
Successes: 0
Partial Failures: 1
Failures: 0
Success Streak: 0
Success Rate: 50.0%
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Configurations

Ariane 62
Image Credit: Arianespace
ESA
Status: Active
Price: $88.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 8,370 kN
Payload to LEO: 10,350 kg
Payload to GTO: 4,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 62.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 20.0 m
Ariane 64
Image Credit: Arianespace
ESA
Status: Active
Price: $106.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 15,370 kN
Payload to LEO: 21,650 kg
Payload to GTO: 11,500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 62.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 20.0 m
Ariane 64/Icarus
Image Credit: Arianespace
ESA
Status: Planned
Price: $100.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 15,370 kN
Payload to LEO: 25,000 kg
Payload to GTO: 15,000 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 63.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m
Fairing Height: 20.0 m

Launch Sites

ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Launches

ESA
Ariane 62 | ESA Rideshares - Demo Flight
Tue Jul 09, 2024 19:00 UTC
ELA-4, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France