Ariane 5 Validates Upper-Stage Reignition For ATV

On Oct. 5, an Ariane 5 GS rocket flight fully validated the multiple in-orbit reignition capability needed to launch ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), the agency says. A reignition experiment 54 min. after ejection of the second commercial payload showed performance of the Aestus upper-stage...

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