{"id":785947,"date":"2024-07-17T15:36:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T20:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=785947"},"modified":"2024-07-17T15:36:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T20:36:54","slug":"ariane-6-liftoff-from-the-launchpad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=785947","title":{"rendered":"Ariane 6 liftoff from the launchpad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While no person could get this close during Ariane 6’s inaugural flight on 9 July 2024, several small cameras bravely witnessed its take-off from the launchpad.<\/p>\n
After years of preparations, the Vulcain main stage engine ignites, arms providing cryogenic fuels to the rocket until the very last moment retract and boosters fire\u2014Ariane 6 is space-bound. As it lifts off, vast amounts of water are pumped at high speed to dampen vibrations at the launch site, which then come rushing towards one of these small cameras in a dramatic swirl, hiding the departing rocket from view.<\/p>\n
Ariane 6 launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana at 16:00 local time (20:00 BST, 21:00 CEST), designed to provide more launch power with higher flexibility and at a lower cost than its predecessors.<\/p>\n
The launcher’s configuration\u2014with an upgraded main stage, a choice of either two or four powerful boosters and a new restartable upper stage\u2014will provide Europe with greater efficiency and a wider range of launch services, including for the launch of multiple payloads into different orbits on a single flight.<\/p>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n