Update 4: The upper stage remains in Earth orbit and will be brought down and deorbited in a controlled manner if possible after the problem analysis. The aim is also to deploy the two remaining payloads beforehand, if possible.
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Update 3: Currently, 2 of the 17 payloads that were to be deployed remain in the upper stage. The deployment of the 15 other payloads worked without any problems.
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Update 2: The restart of the Vinci engine was successful, but it shut down shortly after ignition. The problem needs to be further analyzed and the public will be informed as soon as new information is available.
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Update 1: Martin Sion, head of Ariane Group, has announced that they are gathering as much data as possible from the faulty ignition of the Vinci engine to find out what led to the early shutdown.
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There will be no update from mission control at this moment. ESA will hold a press conference at 0:30 CEST with hopefully more information. Nevertheless this was a successful launch and we can say, that Europe is back in space independently.
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The mission control is still in talks about what to do and how to bring the main engine back to Earth to avoid space debris.
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The APU (auxiliary proportion unit) allows the engine to be reactivated. It re-pressurizes the tanks so that they can be ignited. APU ensures a stable thrust in the fuel flow.
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If the Vinci engine and the APU (auxiliary proportion unit) can't be reactivated the planned orbit for the return to Earth can't be reached. This is also a issue because of leaving space debris.
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The restart of the Vinci engine has happened but short after the restart the engine shutdown automatically as a safety measurement. This results that Ariane 6 is not in the planned orbit attitude any more.
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Find videos of the launch and the main engine cut-off on our live coverage website as well as better quality pictures.
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The next payload release will be in around 20 minutes. All at ESA and Ariane Group are happy of this successful launch and that Europe is back in space.
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600 Kilogramm of coffee have been consumed in the last 2 years by the Ariane Group team members during work on the Ariane 6.
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The cube satellites have been released and are in earth orbit now. The released happened in 4 waves during 9 seconds.
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The first of the 17 payloads will be released in about 5 minutes. It's cube satellites.
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Ariane 6 will now fly to it's first payload delivery point. This will take around 50-60 minutes. We will be back with fresh information when it's time.
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The Vinci engine was cut-off successfully as well.
Altitude: 348km
Distance: 4630km
Speed: 7,57km/s
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Pictures of cut-off of booster stage of Ariane 6
Photo: ESA live broadcast
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The main stage was successfully cut-off as well. This was the most critical moment and it was successful. Europe is back in space.
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The amazing power of the Ariane 6 in the clear skies of French Guiana. And we have successful cut off the booster stage.
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The final 5 minutes have started. weather is good, the automatic launch systems works. Control will be took over by the computer to guarantee a clean launch sequence. We wait for launch.
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