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ArianeGroup will transfer responsibility for the assembly of Ariane 6 Vinci upper-stage engines from Vernon, France, to Lampoldshausen, Germany.
ArianeGroup aims to secure the financial viability of Ariane 6 with a target of 7 launches per year.
Each Vinci engine for Ariane 6 will now be assembled, integrated, and tested at Lampoldshausen.
The Ariane 6 upper stage engine can be reignited multiple times and uses a combination of liquid hydrogen and oxygen as fuel.
ArianeGroup has a voluntary departure plan to reduce its workforce by 527 employees.
DLR and ArianeGroup collaborated to consolidate Vinci's final production, system integration, and flight acceptance testing in Germany.
The Vinci upper stage engine of the Ariane 6 rocket will be assembled in Lampoldshausen.
ArianeGroup and DLR signed an agreement for the assembly of the Vinci engine on October 24, 2025.
The transfer is justified as a means to optimize the competitiveness of Ariane 6.
Vinci is integral to Ariane 6's performance, offering multiple restarts and efficient fuel use with liquid hydrogen and oxygen.
ArianeGroup Deutschland will manufacture the Vinci engine for the Ariane 6 launch vehicle in Lampoldshausen.
ArianeGroup indicated that the workforce reduction could result in the loss of 600 jobs.
The Sentinel-1D satellite was encapsulated in the Ariane 6 rocket fairing.
The Vinci engine is critical for the performance of the Ariane 6 upper stage produced in Bremen.
The merger will not include space launchers such as Airbus's Ariane rockets.
The VIKI system was qualified by ArianeGroup for use on both Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 missions two years after the initial contract was signed.
Réaltra Space Systems Engineering has been awarded a €1.5 million contract by ArianeGroup to supply seven Independent Video Kits (VIKIs) for Ariane 6 launches.
The VIKI system made its debut aboard the Ariane 5 flight that launched the James Webb Space Telescope in December 2021.
Réaltra will deliver an additional seven VIKI systems for future Ariane 6 flights.
In June 2019, Réaltra was awarded a contract exceeding €1 million to design, develop, and deliver the VIKI system for Ariane 6 launches.