Ariane 6
Ariane 6 is Europe’s expendable modular launch system, developed for the European Space Agency with ArianeGroup as prime contractor and design authority and operated commercially by Arianespace. Its common liquid core and restartable upper stage support two configurations: Ariane 62 with two strap-on boosters and Ariane 64 with four.
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Identity
- Family Name
- Ariane 6
- Full Name
- Ariane 6
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Ariane 6 is Europe’s expendable modular launch system, developed for the European Space Agency with ArianeGroup as prime contractor and design authority and operated commercially by Arianespace. Its common liquid core and restartable upper stage support two configurations: Ariane 62 with two strap-on boosters and Ariane 64 with four.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 5.4
- First Flight Year
- 2,024
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single Vulcain 2.1 core-stage engine.
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Two P120C solid rocket boosters define Ariane 62.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single restartable Vinci upper-stage engine.
- Name
- Ariane 62 standard propulsion
- Notes
- Ariane 6 two-booster configuration with the currently canonical P120C booster baseline.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single Vulcain 2.1 core-stage engine.
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Four P120C solid rocket boosters define Ariane 64.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single restartable Vinci upper-stage engine.
- Name
- Ariane 64 standard propulsion
- Notes
- Ariane 6 four-booster configuration with the currently canonical P120C booster baseline.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single Vulcain 2.1 core-stage engine remains unchanged in the P160C booster upgrade.
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Two P160C solid rocket motors are the Ariane 62 upgrade boundary; operational rollout remains separately sourced.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single restartable Vinci upper-stage engine.
- Name
- Ariane 62 P160C upgrade
- Notes
- ESA identifies P160C as the P120C successor for Ariane 6 booster propulsion; this preserves the two-booster upgrade boundary separately from the current P120C baseline.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single Vulcain 2.1 core-stage engine remains unchanged in the P160C booster upgrade.
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Four P160C solid rocket motors are the Ariane 64 upgrade boundary; operational rollout remains separately sourced.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single restartable Vinci upper-stage engine.
- Name
- Ariane 64 P160C upgrade
- Notes
- ESA identifies P160C as the P120C successor for Ariane 6 booster propulsion; this preserves the four-booster upgrade boundary separately from the current P120C baseline.
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_6
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- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:21:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:25:34 UTC
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