Viking 6
Fixed storable-propellant Viking engine model used on Ariane 4 liquid strap-on boosters.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Viking 6
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Fixed storable-propellant Viking engine model used on Ariane 4 liquid strap-on boosters.
- Propellants
- nitrogen tetroxideUH25
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:40:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:40:50 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ESA identifies the Ariane 4 liquid strap-ons as two or four boosters, each powered by a single fixed Viking 6, with NTO/UH25 propellants.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- Achievements: Ariane 4 principal characteristics
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ArianeGroup distinguishes the Ariane 4 liquid-booster L configurations from solid-booster P configurations.
- Publisher
- ArianeGroup
- Title
- Ariane 4, a real success story for technology and industry