#ariane6 — Public Fediverse posts

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

An interesting interview with the right questions and a generally knowledgeable conversation partner* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H5IvbIx7WE

* Claudia Kessler worked for #Airbus (former #EADS), which owns a large stake in #ArianeSpace. So she can hardly claim publicly that #Ariane6 isn't competitive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudia_Kessler#Life_and_work

#IsarAerospace

#Ariane's $96 million launch price, although apparently competitive with #SpaceX's, actually masks 🕵️ a much higher #LaunchCost, made affordable only through subsidies 💰 https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/05/02/europe-still-cant-compete-with-spacex-launch-price/

#ESA #Ariane6 #transparency #taxpayer

RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116935801713344128

"So basically the developers of a dead horse who shunned reusability ♻️ still need more tax payers’ money to make their business case work. Even ‘commercial’ launches such as for the #Amazon constellation are reported to be costing the #taxpayer 32 mil. per launch*"

* "#European taxpayers are subsidizing every launch of satellites for Jeff Bezos by roughly $75 million 💰" https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/oops-it-looks-like-the-ariane-6-rocket-may-not-offer-europe-any-launch-savings/#page-2

#Ariane6 #Arianespace

#ESA:
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Unpacking Europe’s new weather imagers
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"The 2nd Meteosat 3rd Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has begun its launch campaign, during which it will go through final inspections before being fitted inside the fairing of the Ariane 6 rocket that will launch it into space towards the end of the summer. .. 3800 kg satellite help improve weather forecasts.."

https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Meteorological_missions/meteosat_third_generation/Unpacking_Europe_s_new_weather_imagers

7.7.2026

#Ariane6 #CSG #Kourou #MTG #MTGI2 #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA270 #Wettersatellit

#ArianeGroup:
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Arianespace startet erfolgreich 36 weitere Amazon-Leo-Satelliten an Bord einer Ariane 64 mit fortschrittlichen Boostern
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"Am 17. 6.2026 hat Arianespace m. d. Ariane 6 in ihrer Konfiguration mit vier Boostern, der Ariane 64, erfolgreich 36 Amazon-Leo-Satelliten von Europas Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana aus gestartet. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/arianespace-startet-erfolgreich-36-weitere-amazon-leo-satelliten-an-bord-einer-ariane-64-mit-fortschrittlichen-boostern/

17.6.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace successfully launches 36 additional Amazon Leo satellites with an Ariane 64 equipped with advanced boosters
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"On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully placed into orbit 36 satellites for Amazon Leo with an Ariane 64 equipped for the first time with four advanced solid-propellant P160C boosters. .."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-36-additional-amazon-leo-satellites-with-an-ariane-64-equipped-with-advanced-boosters/

17.6.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#ArianeGroup:
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VA269: Launch-Kit und Start im Livestream
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"Am 17. Juni wird wieder eine Ariane 64 von Kourou aus in den Weltraum starten. Das Besondere: Noch nie gab es eine leistungsstärkere Ariane-Rakete und noch nie hat eine .. eine schwerere Nutzlast ins All gebracht. Insgesamt 36 Satelliten werden für Amazon Leo .. transportiert. .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/va269-launch-kit-und-start-im-livestream/

#Amazon #AmazonLEO #Ariane6 #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#ESA:
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Watch live: bigger booster, more powerful Ariane 6 launch
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"The next Ariane 6 rocket launch is set for liftoff on 17 June 2026 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana with a launch window of 08:53–09:22 local time (12:53–13:22 BST, 13:53–14:22 CEST) .."

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Watch_live_bigger_booster_more_powerful_Ariane_6_launch

#Ariane6 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA269

#Arianegroup:
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Bei ihrem nächsten Start wird die Ariane 6 das neue Triebwerk P160C nutzen
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.. P160C .. neueste Weiterentwicklung beim europ. Antrieb für Raumfahrzeugträger. Es verbessert die Leistung und die vielfältige Einsatzfähigkeit der Ariane 6 .."

".. 156 Tonnen Festtreibstoff mitführen, .. gegenüber dem P120C (142 Tonnen) .. Anstieg um rund 10 % .."

https://www.ariane.group/de/news/bei-ihrem-naechsten-start-wird-die-ariane-6-das-neue-triebwerk-p160c-nutzen/

8.6.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane64 #CSG #Feststoofbooster #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #VA269

#Arianespacce:
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Arianespace to launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites with an Ariane 64 equipped with advanced boosters on June 17, 2026
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".. Ariane 64 equipped with four P160C advanced solid-propellant boosters for the very first time."

"Designated VA269 by Arianespace and LE-03 (Leo Europe 03) by Amazon, ."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-to-launch-36-amazon-leo-satellites-with-an-ariane-64-equipped-with-advanced-boosters-on-june-17-2026/?lang=eng

5.6.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLeo #Ariane6 #Ariane64 #CSG #Kourou #LE03 #P160C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA269

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace successfully launches another 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 6
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"On 30 April 2026 ..successfully placed into orbit a second batch of 32 satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation with Ariane 6 .. Mission VA268 — also named LE-02 (Leo Europe 02) by Amazon — is the 2nd Ariane 6 launch dedicated to deploying the Amazon Leo constellation. .."
https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-another-32-amazon-leo-satellites-with-ariane-6/?lang=eng

30.4.2026

#Amazon #AmazonLeo #Ariane6 #Kourou #LE02 #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VA268