An overview of participating states in Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6. The numbers include contribtution to the P120C motor that is used both on the Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets.
Participating states in the Ariane 6 programme are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Ariane 6 was designed with versatility in mind. The rocket comes in two versions and has a reignitiable upper stage to launch multiple satellites on a single flight, as well as missions that need a ‘heavy lift’ to the Moon and beyond. Payload carriers allow small satellites to piggyback on a launch providing cost-effective launch opportunities for small companies wanting to access the growing space industry.
Ariane 6 will launch several satellites, deployers and experiments from space agencies, companies, research institutes, universities and young professionals on its first flight.
Ariane 6 follows the hugely successful Ariane 5, Europe’s principal rocket for more than a quarter century, flying 117 times between 1996 and 2023 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.