Raumfahrt: Ariane-Rakete kommt in Schwung - Aufträge für zehn Starts
Datenverkehr und Kommunikation, Wetterbeobachtung, militärische Aufklärung - all das verlagert sich ins All. Davon profitiert Europas bekanntester Raketenhersteller.
The European Ariane-6 heavy-lift rocket is gaining momentum: European space firm Arianespace announced contracts for nearly ten Ariane 64 launches at the Paris space summit - this is the most powerful version of the heavy-lift rocket capable of carrying nearly 22 tons of payload into orbit. Six of these launches have been booked by US company Amazon.
According to Arianespace CEO David Cavaillolès, this is the largest number of contracts for the rocket to date. The European Space Agency (ESA) ordered the Ariane 6, which was originally scheduled to launch in 2020 but was delayed until 2024. The first commercial flight launched the rocket in 2025, and there have already been four launches this year.
Nine to ten flights are planned for 2027. The rockets are built by Ariane Group, a joint venture between Airbus and French engine manufacturer Safran. Two major German locations are Bremen and Ottobrunn, located just outside Munich. Currently, companies and governments around the globe are lining up with rocket manufacturers to transport thousands of civilian and military satellites into space.
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