Europropulsion SA
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Founded 📆 | 1986 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Suresnes, Ile-de-France, France |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | P80, MPS, P120, assembly of booster stages. |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | 50% Avio, 50% Ariane Group |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.europropulsion.fr |
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The company's objective is to control the development of large, solid rocket motors for space launchers as part of initiatives run by the ESA and supported by funding from the French and Italian governments.[1]
History
1986: Creation[2]
1992: Development of the Ariane 5 solid-propellant motor begins[2]
1996-1997: First Ariane 5 flights[2]
1996 - Present: Production of the Ariane 5 solid-propellant motors[2]
2003: Development of the Vega P80 begins[2]
2012: First Vega flight[2]
2012 - Present: Production of the Vega P80[2]
2017: Development of the Vega P120 (a common engine for Ariane 6 and VEGA C) begins[2]
2022: Production of the P120C begins[2]
See also
References
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