ESA Ariane 6 rocket engine F120C hot fire test (sound up) @badastronomy
ESA Ariane 6 rocket engine F120C hot fire test (sound up) @badastronomy
Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The solid rocket booster F120C, which will help propel the European Space Agency's next-gen Ariane 6 rocket into space, was test fired in French Guiana on 7 October, 2020. It fired for 130 seconds, the full duration of flight, genertaing a *million* pounds of thrust. The engine is now fully qualified for flight.

Credit: ESA / CNES
Original video: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2020/10/P120C_motor_configured_for_Ariane_6_is_test_fired
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