#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

🇪🇺 It’s not clear if European launchers can secure commercial demand from within #Europe to satisfy future launch goals.

Even European launchers—built under the guise of “sovereignty”—are finding themselves more attracted to #US 🇺🇸 customers. All three #Ariane6 flights this year have taken satellites for the #Amazon Leo constellation to orbit https://payloadspace.com/europe-expands-its-launch-opportunities-to-new-companies/

RE: https://spacey.space/@spaceflight/114712305041626486

#ESA 😴 💤 #Ariane6 💰 mismanagement

#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

#OHB is involved in two launch vehicle programmes through its subsidiary MT Aerospace, a major supplier to the #Ariane6 programme, and its stake in #RocketFactory Augsburg. If the estimated 14% allocation holds, approximately €71.5 million 💰 of the proceeds would go to #RFA https://europeanspaceflight.com/ohb-to-raise-e510m-to-boost-manufacturing-capacity-and-invest-in-rockets/

#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

Amazon Leo passes 300 satellites with Atlas and Ariane launches

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/amazon-leo-passes-300-satellites-with-atlas-and-ariane-launches/

Next #FalconHeavy launch 🚀 Wednesday April 29, 2026 04:13 PM CEST. Launch vehicle was switched from #Ariane64 to Falcon Heavy due to delays 🥱 in #Ariane6 development https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/437/

#OHB:
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Erfolgreicher Erstflug der Ariane 6 mit vier Boostern

Europas Schwerlastrakete befördert 32 Satelliten für Amazon Leo in den Orbit
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https://www.ohb.de/news/erfolgreicher-erstflug-der-ariane-6-mit-vier-boostern

12.2.2026

#Amazon #Ariane6 #Ariane64 #MTAerospace #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA267

First launch of Ariane6 with 4 boosters.

Ariane 6 in its four-booster configuration, known as Ariane 64, doubles the rocket’s performance compared to the two-booster version. With the extra thrust from two more boosters Ariane 6 can now take around 21.6 tonnes to low Earth orbit.

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/More_power_first_Ariane_6_with_four_boosters_lifts_off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGBibC67i7k

#space #launch #ariane6 #ariane64 #engineering #esa #spaceflight

#Arianegroup:
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Arianespace startet erfolgreich 32 Amazon-Leo-Satelliten an Bord der ersten Ariane 64
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"Am 12. Februar 2026, um 13.45 Uhr Ortszeit, hat Arianespace mit der Ariane 64 erfolgreich 32 Amazon-Leo-Satelliten von Europas Weltraumbahnhof in Französisch-Guayana aus gestartet. .."

https://ariane.group/de/news/arianespace-startet-erfolgreich-32-amazon-leo-satelliten-an-bord-der-ersten-ariane-64/

12.2.2026

#Amazon #Ariane6 #Ariane64 #Arianspace #CNES #Kourou #P120C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA267

First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/first-ariane-64-launches-amazon-leo-satellites/

#Arianespace:
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Arianespace successfully launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites with the first Ariane 64
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"On February 12, 2026, with the first Ariane 64, the most powerful version of Ariane 6 equipped with four boosters, Arianespace placed into orbit 32 satellites for Amazon Leo."

https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-32-amazon-leo-satellites-with-the-first-ariane-64?lang=eng

12.2.2026

#Amazon #Ariane6 #Ariane64 #ArianeGroup #CNES #Kourou #P120C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA267

Pas entendu Ariane 🚀 🌧️ 👀
#Ariane6 #Ariane64 #VA267

#DLR:
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Ariane-6-Rakete mit vier Boostern bereit für ihren Erststart
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"Der Erststart der europäischen Trägerrakete Ariane 6 in der Version Ariane 64 ist für den 12. Februar 2026 geplant.
Mit vier Feststoffboostern kann sie rund 20 Tonnen Ladung ins All befördern, ungefähr doppelt so viel wie die Version mit zwei Boostern. .."

https://www.dlr.de/de/aktuelles/nachrichten/2026/ariane-6-rakete-mit-vier-boostern-bereit-fuer-ihren-erststart

10.2.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane64 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #Kourou #P120C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #VA267

#ESA:
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Erstflug der Ariane 6 mit vier Boostern
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"Am 12. Februar zwischen 17:45 und 18:13 Uhr MEZ(13:45 bis 14:13 Uhr Ortszeit) ist der Start von Europas stärkster Rakete geplant – nun in einer noch leistungsfähigeren Konfiguration. Auf dem Flug VA267 wird die Ariane 6 32 Satelliten für Amazons Leo-Konstellation in eine erdnahe Umlaufbahn bringen. .."

https://www.esa.int/Space_in_Member_States/Germany/Erstflug_der_Ariane_6_mit_vier_Boostern

9.2.2026

#Ariane6 #Ariane64 #ArianeGroup #Arianespace #CNES #ESA #Kourou #P120C #Rakete #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #VA267

Si tout va bien, voici le programme de la semaine :
🚀🛰️ 11 février : test d'éjection d'urgence de #Mengzhou
🚀👨‍🚀 11 février : décollage de #Crew12
🚀 12 fevrier : lancements Vulcan et Proton
🛰️🧑🏻‍🚀 12 février : amarrage Crew Dragon à l'ISS
🚀 12 février : lancement #Ariane6 version 64 #VA267
et bien plus encore ...

While #Germany’s heavy-lift needs will continue to be met by #Ariane6, domestic small-launch providers such as #RocketFactory Augsburg, #IsarAerospace, and #HyImpulse are likely to see a boost in support 💰 https://europeanspaceflight.com/germany-commits-e35-billion-to-space-related-defence-projects/

German 🇩🇪 rocket start-up #RocketFactory Augsburg last week described #Ariane6 as “overpriced” 💰, saying its development “at the #taxpayer’s expense has shown that something has to change” https://www.ft.com/content/2abdea1a-d985-4f25-90ee-af74524b736f

#RFA #LaunchCost

Новостной дайджест для #РегВыр 2024.07.12

— Китайская ракета запустила себя сильно опережая график: https://mastodon.ml/@Lemonid/112705448413819570
— Dream Chaser присоединяется к клубу Starliner — компания не уложилась в сроки, теперь запуск в ближайшем будущем не предвидится.

— Ariane-6 запущена успешно, но не совсем: свести 2 ступень с орбиты им не удалось.
Посмотрим, удастся ли им свести вторую ступень с орбиты в следующий раз — иначе недавно принятой европейской резолюции о нулевом загрязнении космоса грош цена.
https://lamp.leemoon.network/notes/9vkcx1poblbety4v

— Серия из 334 безаварийных запусков SpaceX подошла к концу: проблемы возникли с одноразовой второй ступенью (а вот повторно используемая первая ступень успешно приземлилась): https://mastodon.ml/@Lemonid/112773446998873689

— Новые шикарные космические фотки :blobcataww:
https://lamp.leemoon.network/notes/9vlx9fr3vghaz8bc

— Легендарному логотипу Наса исполнилось 65 лет. Его всё ещё используют: https://social.beachcom.org/@nasa/112751867299685930

#космос #космоновости #Tianlong3 #DreamChaser #Ariane6 #ESA #SpaceX #Falcon9 #space #microsoft #ILRS