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Archive for January 23rd, 2018

Vulcain 2.1 engine completes first test

January 23rd, 2018 by

The Vulcain 2.1 engine, developed by ArianeGroup to power the main stage of the Ariane 6 launcher, for which the maiden flight is scheduled for 2020, has just been successfully tested by the DLR (German Aerospace Center) on the P5 test facility at its site in Lampoldshausen, Germany on behalf of ArianeGroup.

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SES-14/Al Yah 3 pre-launch details

January 23rd, 2018 by

The first Arianespace mission in 2018 has been given the “green light” for its 25 January lift-off following a successful launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

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