ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus and Safran, is a key industrial player in the European space sector, specializing in the development and manufacture of civil and military space launchers. As the prime contractor for the Ariane 6 launcher, it provides propulsion systems, equipment, and services for space vehicles and satellites. The company also develops future space transportation solutions and is involved in defense systems, including the French oceanic deterrent force M51 strategic missile.
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The main stage for Ariane 6 was constructed at ArianeGroup’s assembly hall in Les Mureaux, France.
The Ariane 6 upper stage was designed and built by ArianeGroup and was assembled in Bremen, Germany.
ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup are targeting the first launch of Ariane 6 between 15 June and 31 July 2024.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.
ArianeGroup announced in 2022 a SUSIE concept for a reusable spacecraft designed to launch atop Ariane 6 for cargo and crew transportation.
ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup are targeting the first launch of Ariane 6 between mid-June and end of July 2024.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.
ArianeGroup is developing the Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration (SUSIE), intended to be a reusable upper stage that can serve as a cargo or crew vehicle.
ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup are targeting the first launch of Ariane 6 between mid-June and the end of July 2024.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.
Pierre Godart is the CEO of ArianeGroup Germany.
ArianeGroup is the prime contractor for Ariane 6.
ArianeGroup built a half-sized mock-up demonstrator with two seats and a tentative control panel design that was displayed at Space Tech Expo Europe.
ArianeGroup plans parachute and abort tests and scheduled hop testing with the demonstrator to continue until 2025-04-01.
Testing of a two-meter-tall, 100-kilogram jet engine-powered SUSIE demonstrator began in October with its first ignition at ArianeGroup’s site at Les Mureaux.
An early prototype of the Prometheus engine completed a 30-second burn with re-ignition on 2023-10-20, at ArianeGroup’s Vernon test center.
ArianeGroup is developing the Prometheus engine under contract from the European Space Agency (ESA).
ArianeGroup’s test facility in Vernon, France achieved first ignition of the Prometheus engine in June 2023.
ArianeGroup will expand Prometheus testing by installing a prototype on a test bed modified for liquid methane at the German aerospace agency DLR’s Lampoldshausen test site.
The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.