Ariane rocket engines

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rocket engine
gptkbp:brewingProcess modular design
gptkbp:compatibleWith guidance and control systems
gptkbp:component aluminum and titanium
gptkbp:coolingSystem regenerative cooling
gptkbp:design satellite launch
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:environmentalImpact low emissions
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Ariane_1
gptkbp:fuelType liquid propellant
hypergolic ignition
gptkbp:future_plans next-generation propulsion systems
gptkbp:hasContent up to 300 seconds
gptkbp:hasDepartment approximately 150 seconds
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered commercial spaceflight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ariane rocket engines
gptkbp:internationalCooperation ESA_and_CNES
gptkbp:keyIssues high performance
commercial satellite operators
gptkbp:launchDate over 250 launches
gptkbp:launched competitive
multiple launches per year
up to 10,000 kg to GTO
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launchVehicle Ariane_family
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:notableContestants gptkb:European_Space_Research_and_Technology_Centre
gptkbp:notableEvent first commercial launch of a satellite
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes multiple
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1979
active
up to 100 bar
gptkbp:partOf European_space_launch_strategy
gptkbp:passenger_traffic adaptable to various payloads
gptkbp:performance measured in thrust-to-weight ratio
gptkbp:productionCompany 1970s
gptkbp:propulsion up to 1500 kN
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:safetyFeatures excellent
gptkbp:setting staged combustion cycle
gptkbp:successor Vega_rocket_engines
gptkbp:team European_aerospace_engineers
gptkbp:technology liquid oxygen and kerosene
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ariane_launch_vehicles