Latitude Conducts Larger-Scale Test With Mini-Launcher Engine

screenshot from hotfire test of navier engine

The test comprised a 10-sec. ignition of the Navier engine.

Credit: Latitude
Latitude, a startup developing the 200-kg (440-lb.)-payload Zephyr mini-launcher, has performed the first pressurized ignition test of the Navier engine's combustion chamber in flight configuration. The successful trial, in view of a first launch in 2026, happened two weeks after the European Space...
Thierry Dubois

Thierry Dubois has specialized in aerospace journalism since 1997. An engineer in fluid dynamics from Toulouse-based Enseeiht, he covers the French commercial aviation, defense and space industries. His expertise extends to all things technology in Europe. Thierry is also the editor-in-chief of Aviation Week’s ShowNews. 

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