Europe has been without a heavy-lift rocket since the Ariane 5's final flight in July 2023, so the ESA is keen to start testing the Ariane 6.
The European Space Agency is planning to fly its new heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket for the first time this summer.
Recommended Videos Josef Aschbacher, director general of ESA, confirmed the time frame in a post on social media on Tuesday, saying: “Happy to announce that as we get nearer to liftoff of Ariane6, teams at ESA, CNES, and ArianeGroup have narrowed down the time period for the first attempt for launch: the first two weeks of July.” Aschbacher added that a specific target date will be announced in June.
The tentative date for the first launch attempt will be announced in June… pic.twitter.com/1RO6U8DETG Tuesday’s update to the launch window was the first refinement of the planned launch schedule since November 2023 when the agency said it expected the rocket to fly for the first time between the middle of June and the end of July, SpaceNews noted.
Arianespace is building two versions of the Ariane 6. The first, Ariane 62, will fly with two strap-on boosters, while the more powerful Ariane 64 will fly with four. The rocket will stand at more than 60 meters tall and weigh almost 900 tons when launched with a full payload — a similar weight to one-and-a-half Airbus A380 passenger aircraft.
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