Engineer type question

Rubecula

Ariane 5 is a big euro rocket I get that.

But this new Ariane 6, what are the benefits of this beast?

Larger payloads? Cheaper to launch?

I have no idea.

Prenderb

From http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Ariane_6

"The exploitation cost of the Ariane 6 launch system is its key driver. Launch service costs will be halved, while maintaining reliability by reusing the trusted engines of Ariane 5."

Prenderb

From http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Ariane_6

"The exploitation cost of the Ariane 6 launch system is its key driver. Launch service costs will be halved, while maintaining reliability by reusing the trusted engines of Ariane 5."

Rubecula

good stuff thank you

Capt'n Midnight

Much of the hardware already existed.

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Ariane_6

Ariane 6 provides a modular architecture using either two boosters (Ariane 62) or four boosters (Ariane 64), depending on the required performance. Two or four P120 solid-propellant boosters will be common with Vega C, an evolution of the current Vega launcher.

The main stage containing liquid oxygen and hydrogen is based around the Vulcain 2 engine of Ariane 5.

The upper stage of Ariane 6 builds on developments for the Adapted Ariane 5 ME, and cryogenic propulsion using the Vinci engine. It will be restartable and have direct deorbiting features to mitigate space debris.

The P120 Solid boosters are based on the earlier P80 (120 tonnes vs. 80 tonnes) which is used by Ariane 5 and French's M51 Submarine launched Nuke's.

_Tombstone_

It's a POS, near 90Million to launch it in 4 years aswell, 30 million more than it costs now and no reusability. Airbus are happy.

Other Thread for it.


Ireland paid €18 Million into ESA last year.