Trial by fire for Ariane 6’s upper stage

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On 1 September 2023 ESA’s all-new Ariane 6 launch vehicle fired its two upper stage engines to simulate the way they will have to operate together at German aerospace agency DLR’s engine test centre in Lampoldshausen, Germany. The test – of the new Vinci engine and a smaller Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) – took place on a purpose-built test bench.

Vinci, the upper stage engine of Ariane 6 fed by liquid hydrogen and oxygen, can be stopped and restarted multiple times – to place satellites into different orbits and then de-orbit the upper stage, so it is not left behind as hazardous debris in space.

The APU makes it possible for Vinci to restart in space, by maintaining adequate pressure in the fuel tanks and preventing bubbles in the fuel lines. The power unit uses small amounts of liquid hydrogen and oxygen from the main tanks – replacing a system which relied on large quantities of tanked helium.

Ariane 6 is an all-new design, created to succeed Ariane 5 as Europe's heavy-lift launch system. This autonomous capability to reach Earth orbit and deep space is the foundation of Europe's vision of space-enabled navigation, Earth observation, scientific and security services. This vision is reality thanks to the sustained dedication of thousands of talented people working in ESA's 22 Member States who call themselves #SpaceTeamEurope.

ESA owns and manages the Ariane 6 programme and defines its performance objectives; ArianeGroup is the prime contractor, and launch operator is Arianespace. France's space agency, CNES, operates Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana – the home of Ariane launchers since the first liftoff in 1979.

Credits: ESA/Arianegroup/DLR - Hill Media

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Möge die Ariane 6 ein voller erfolg werden ❤️ und ihr seit ein tolles Raumfahrt programm

Doomguynowaying
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NICE !! GREAT JOB !!!! So glad space debris is being addressed ❤

globalheart
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Congrats to ESA, Arianegroup and DLR for that successful SF, let's hope that what follows in A6's development will all go smoothly

mrspockito
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Je suis impatient de voir le décollage de Ariane 6? 🤔🚀

christopheschwartz
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La recherche doit être accélérée et les employés doivent être disponibles 24 heures sur 24.

io
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Tengo muchas ganas de ver el despegue del Ariane 6, espero que su desarrollo sea bueno.
¡¡¡Lo estáis haciendo muy bien!!!

miquelnaranjogomez
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Super vidéo ! Merci a l' ESA ! (en temps que spectateur il faudrait des chiffres genre le twr etc quitte a faire du slow motion) je n ai pas envie de vous donner de leçon mais pour rendre ça sexy il faut des chiffres. On a envie de comprendre l'enjeu de ce 2nd étage ! :) la masse, le ratio poids / puissance... je suis de tout cœur avec vous je suis conquis mais pensez au nerd comme moi qui sont impatient de connaitre plus ! go ariane 6 go ! <3

Thesorrow
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Wishing guys success with Ariane 6. The more players in the game, the better.

JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke
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...the only thing i was thinking on when watching this video was: you can let everything look interesting with this music.

dark_elf_wizard
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I have to say it, these guys are playing with little toys compared to SpaceX ☺ but well done anyways 💪🏁

dakicpopovich
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ich drück alle daumen ich weiss IHR SCHAFFT DAS nasa /esa plant nasa/esa testet nasa/esa startet und kommt zuück🥰👋👋👋👋🚀🚀🚀🛰

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