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The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of management from ESA, CNES, ArianeGroup, and Arianespace.
ESA and partners plan to announce a range of dates for Ariane 6's inaugural launch after a pair of static-fire tests of the rocket's core stage and its Vulcain 2.1 engine on the launch pad in Kourou, French Guiana.
A final static-fire test of the Ariane 6 upper stage is planned for this fall at Lampoldshausen to test the stage's performance in degraded conditions and other mission profiles.
A 470-second static-fire test of the Ariane 6 core stage is scheduled for 2023-10-03 and, if successful, will provide flight-ready qualification for the core stage.
European Space Agency plans to set a target launch period for the first Ariane 6 in October.
Ariane 6 is being developed as Europe's heavy-lift launch system to succeed Ariane 5.
The second hot-fire test will contribute to the flight-ready qualification of the main stage of Ariane 6.
The Ariane 6 upper stage incorporates innovations for a wide range of launch missions, including deploying satellite constellations in low Earth orbit.
ESA hopes the first Ariane 6 vehicle can take flight not too late into 2024.
Arianespace’s Ariane 6 and Blue Origin’s New Glenn were delayed to 2024.
A longer test firing of the Ariane 6 core stage remains planned for 2023-09-26 at the Kourou spaceport.
The European Space Agency postponed a planned 2023-08-29 test-firing of an Ariane 6 core stage on the pad at the spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana because of a technical issue affecting the control bench that handles propellant loading and the automated countdown.
An update from the Ariane 6 Task Force is planned for 4 September.
The final stages of Ariane 6’s development are underway in French Guiana and Germany.
The next Ariane 6 Task Force report is due on 9 September.
Ariane 6 is scheduled to make its maiden flight in 2024.
A chart presented at a NASA smallsat town hall on 2023-08-07 indicated that CURIE would launch on an Ariane 6 no earlier than 2024-04-01.
The European Space Agency acknowledged on 2023-08-08 that the first flight of the Ariane 6 will not occur in 2023.
A 2023-07-18 Kourou countdown test was scheduled to conclude with a brief firing of the Vulcain 2.1 engine in the Ariane 6 core stage but the firing did not take place because time ran out.
The European Space Agency, CNES, Arianespace, and ArianeGroup will hold a press briefing and question-and-answer session on 2023-09-04.