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The combined hot-firing test (CTHF) was conducted on the test model of Ariane 6 at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Combined loading test 2.1 (CTLO 2.1) was the third full launch countdown practice for the Ariane 6 teams.
Two rehearsals have been conducted for the first flight of Ariane 6 since the last joint update.
Intelsat purchased one HummingSat satellite that is scheduled to launch on an Ariane 6 launcher in 2026 to support Intelsat’s media and network customers.
European officials have acknowledged that the continent is in a launcher crisis caused by problems with new rockets like the Ariane 6 and Vega C.
Pierre Godart is the CEO of ArianeGroup Germany.
Ariane 6 was set to debut in 2020, but its first launch has been pushed back to 2024.
ArianeGroup is the prime contractor for Ariane 6.
The funding for Ariane 6 and Vega C will support the production of 27 Ariane 6 rockets and 17 Vega C rockets.
ESA will provide up to 340 million euros annually for Ariane 6 and 21 million euros annually for Vega C.
A last hot-fire test of the Ariane 6 upper stage is planned for December 2023 at the Lampoldshausen test center operated by Germany’s DLR aerospace agency.
The rehearsal used a test model on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana and was the longest full-stack run yet for Ariane 6’s lower liquid propulsion module with a Vulcain 2.1 engine.
Vulcain 2.1 is an evolution of the Vulcain 2 engine that powered Ariane 5.
The European Space Agency conducted a long-duration firing of an Ariane 6 prototype on 2023-11-23.
The countdown was stopped at 2 minutes and 42 seconds during the Ariane 6 test due to a small anomaly in the transient threshold pressure, delaying the start by nearly 45 minutes.
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.
The full-sized SUSIE is designed to launch atop an Ariane 64 rocket.
Space Tech Expo Europe expanded into Hall 4.1 to host over 550 exhibitors including Spaceflight, Berlin Space Technologies, ArianeGroup, Celestia Technologies Group, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and EnduroSat.