Ariane 6

Ariane 6 is a European expendable launch system developed for the European Space Agency and French Space Agency and manufactured by a consortium of European companies, led by the... Wikipedia

  • Function:  A62: Medium-lift launch vehicle, A64: Heavy-lift launch vehicle
  • Manufacturer:  ArianeGroup
  • Country of origin:  European multi-national
  • Project cost:  €billion
  • Cost per launch:  A62: €100 million (2024 est.), A64: €115 million (2018 est.)
  • Height:  63 m (206.69 ft)
  • Diameter:  5.4 m (17.72 ft)
  • Mass:  A62: 530,000 kg (1,168,449.99 lb), A64: 860,000 kg (1,895,975.45 lb)
  • Stages:  2
  • Family:  Ariane
  • Comparable:  Angara A5, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, H3, Long March 5, LVM3, Soyuz-2, Vulcan Centaur
  • Status:  Active
  • Launch sites:  Guiana, ELA-4
  • Total launches:  7
  • Successes:  6
  • Partial failures:  1 (VA262)
  • First flight:  July 9, 2024
  • Last flight:  30 April 2026 (most recent)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo