26.04.2024
Start of the first Ariane 6 launch campaign
The central core and boosters of the first Ariane 6 are now on the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
On 24 April four automated guided vehicles transported the Ariane 6 central core, consisting of the main and upper stage at a speed of 3 km/h from the launcher assembly building to its launch pad 800 m down the road.
The installation of the central core on the launch pad required choreographed movements by two AGVs and a crane equipped with a lifting beam, raising the central core upright and placing it on the Ariane 6 launch table.