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AVIO AND ARIANEGROUP SIGN CONTRACT FOR ARIANE 6 STABILIZED PRODUCTION PHASE VALUED OVER 200M€ FOR AVIO

17.11.25
  • ArianeGroup and Avio have concluded a major contract for the production of Ariane 6 items up to 2029, including P120/P160 boosters and oxygen turbopumps;
  • Europropulsion, the JV co-owned by ArianeGroup and Avio, integrates and supplies P160C solid rocket motors to Ariane Group throughout the stabilized exploitation phase of Ariane 6 and Vega C;
  • The commercial agreement also covers the mutual supply of components and equipment for ArianeGroup’s Ariane 6 and Avio’s Vega C launchers.
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SUCCESS FOR ARIANE 6 VA265 FLIGHT: SENTINEL-1D IN ORBIT

05.11.25

Colleferro (Rome), 05 November 2025 – Ariane 6 has successfully placed the Earth observation satellite Sentinel-1D into orbit. The spacecraft is equipped with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and is part of the European Commission’s Copernicus program.

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SUCCESS FOR ARIANE 6 VA263 FLIGHT

06.03.25

Colleferro (Rome), March 6th 2025 – The Ariane 6 launcher has successfully completed the VA263 flight from the Guiana Space Centre, putting in orbit the CSO-3 satellite for the French Armed Forces.

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Arianespace signs a contract with Amazon for 18 Ariane 6 launches

05.04.22

Avio will be involved on the production of the P120C+ boosters, an upgraded version of the P120C

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Successful final test firing of the P120C solid rocket motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C

08.10.20
  • Success of the third and final static test fire of the P120C rocket motor, lasting 130 seconds, at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana
  • The P120C solid rocket motor will act as side boosters for Ariane 6 as well as being the Vega C first stage
  • For this last test before maiden flight, the motor was in the Ariane 6 configuration, as the P120C will equip both configurations

Vinci engine liquid oxygen turbopump

The Vinci liquid oxygen turbopump has a lower flow rate and outlet pressure than the Vulcain 2. Avio developed and tested numerous key technologies for the unit, including a new, more compact type of Dynamic Seal Package (DSP) which acts as the physical separation between the hot gasses that feed the turbine (+600°C) and the liquid oxygen on the pump side (-180°C).

Turbopumps for rocket engines

Turbopumps

Turbopumps are one of the main components in liquid propellant engines for aerospace use. These machines offer extreme performance, as they are designed to feed the combustion chamber with propellants drawn from tanks that are pressurized to hundreds of bars.

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Four Ariane 6 rockets for Galileo navigation satellites

24.01.20

New purchase of 4 Ariane 6.2 launches by the European Commission for the Galileo navigation constellation, on top of the 2 already booked in 2017. These satellites will be placed in Medium Earth Orbit starting in 2022. Avio manufactures the 2 P120 side boosters of the Ariane 6 rocket in the 6.2 configuration.

https://spacenews.com/eu-reserves-four-ariane-6-rockets-for-galileo-navigation-satellites/

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Successful Qualification Test for the P120C Solid Rocket Motor

29.01.19

The carbon fiber motor, produced in Italy by Avio, will be used for the new European launchers Ariane 6 and Vega C

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Successful First Test Firing for the P120C Solid Rocket Motor for Ariane 6 and Vega-C

16.07.18

Kourou, 16 July 2018

• A successful test firing of 135 seconds conducted on the BEAP test bench in Kourou, French Guiana
• P120C – the largest monolithic carbon-fiber solid rocket motor (SRM) in the world – is loaded with 142 tons of propellant
• P120C will equip the boosters of both Ariane 62 and Ariane 64 and the Vega-C first stage ; 35 motors to be produced annually

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