and 4,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), while the Ariane 64 variant with four boosters can place up to 21,500 kg into LEO and 11,500 kg into GTO. “Getting Ariane 6 to launch and to ...

Cavaillolès added at the conference that he is thinking ahead to plans for the IRIS² secure connectivity constellation by the European Union, which is projected to require 13 Ariane 64 launches ...

Europe also plans the inaugural flight of the four-booster Ariane 64 before year’s end. Further out, South Korean launcher startup Innospace is eyeing the inaugural launch of its Hanbit-Nano ...

This year, however, Ariane 6 is expected to fly only five times one of which will be the Ariane 64, a heavyweight version of the core rocket and which carries four boosters instead of the usual two.

Whether launching new satellites to look back and study Earth, peer out to deep space or test important new technologies in orbit, Ariane 6's first flight will showcase the versatility and ...

Ariane-64: Equipped with four strap-on boosters for heavier satellites. The core stage is complemented by a reusable upper stage capable of multiple re-ignitions, ideal for deploying large ...