Ariane 6

The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.

The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force reports regularly on progress towards the inaugural flight of the Ariane 6 launcher.

The Ariane 64 version with four boosters can carry more than 12,000 kg into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) with a dual launch.

Beyond Gravity won an order to produce the payload fairings for ArianeGroup’s Ariane 6 rocket.

The TTEthernet network controllers developed by TTTech and STMicroelectronics are used in the avionics systems of multiple launcher and robotic programs, including the Ariane 6 launcher program and NASA Gateway modules.

After the first co-developed chip variant was selected for the Ariane 6 launcher program, TTTech and STMicroelectronics developed a second variant tailored for deep space constraints for implementation in NASA Gateway modules.

MT Aerospace is a subsidiary of OHB that produces tanks and structures for the Ariane 6 rocket.

Naucrates will be launched directly into geostationary orbit by an Ariane 6 launch vehicle.

Canopée is designed to ship all Ariane 6 launcher stages and sub-assemblies together.

The European Investment Bank previously provided 100,000,000 EUR in financing for Europe’s Ariane 6 launch vehicle program.

Two pairs of Europe’s Galileo navigation satellites are scheduled to fly in 2023 on Arianespace Ariane 6 rockets.

Arianespace signed a contract with Intelsat to launch two satellite payloads, IS-41 and IS-44, on the heavy-lift Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2025.

Arianespace signed a contract with Intelsat to launch two satellite payloads, IS-41 and IS-44, on the Ariane 64 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2025.

Ariane 64 is the heavy-lift configuration of Ariane 6 and will operate from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Airbus’ new state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 facility in Getafe includes a dedicated manufacturing and assembly line for Ariane 6 launcher structures.

Two more heavy‑lift Ariane 5 rockets will remain after the 2022-12-13 mission before Europe’s next‑generation Ariane 6 launcher is slated to begin operations in late 2023.

ESA provided a request for 600,000,000 EUR for a transition program for the Ariane 6 rocket over the next three years.

The Ariane 6 launcher structures delivered by Airbus include the Interface Structure, the Launch Vehicle Adapter for the upper stage, and the Equipped Solid Rocket upper part of each rocket booster.