The rocket's predecessor, Ariane 5, retired last month, leaving Europe with limited access to Earth orbit.
on its rocket woes this week, officially announcing that the launch period for the Ariane 6 rocket will be in 2024 following a reconfiguration of the ground system. The long-delayed rocket was slotted for its inaugural liftoff in late 2023 but its debut will now have to wait even longer following a series of tests that are scheduled to take place in late August and September.
1 engine “due to certain measurements exceeding preset limits,” ESA wrote in aAs a result, the team behind Ariane 6 scheduled three hot firing tests to take place on August 29, September 1 and 26. “This [final] test, to be carried out using the test model of the rocket installed on its launch pad, will give engineering teams all the results needed to define a launch period for the Ariane 6 inaugural flight in 2024,” ESA wrote.
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