These vehicles were designated Ariane 5 GS. The GS variant used the improved ECA-style solid rocket boosters and upgraded second stage of the G+ variant, but use of the original Vulcain engine on ...

Evolving from Ariane’s currently in-house fleet of Ariane 5 and Vega, the new rockets will ... brought closer together via the synergy of the boosters. Cross-rocket streamlining will be involved ...

The upper stage is based on technologies already developed for Ariane 5 ME. These include the re-ignitable Vinci engine, which enables a wide range of missions with its flexible shutdown and ignition ...