Vinci
Restartable cryogenic upper-stage engine developed for Ariane 6.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- model
- Kind
- liquid-rocket-engine
- Name
- Vinci
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- Restartable cryogenic upper-stage engine developed for Ariane 6.
- Propellants
- liquid hydrogenliquid oxygen
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:05:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:05:17 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ESA identifies Vinci as the Ariane 6 upper-stage engine and distinguishes it from the Vulcain 2.1 core engine and P120C boosters.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- All engines for Ariane 6 complete qualification tests
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ESA documents the restartable Vinci upper-stage engine and its liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen propellants.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- Ariane 6: what's it made of?
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ArianeGroup identifies Vinci as the upper-stage engine in the Ariane 6 architecture.
- Publisher
- ArianeGroup
- Title
- Ariane 6, a versatile launcher for all missions