Ariane 6: the launch table is ready

<span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Arial" size="3">The move of the Ariane 6 launch table from its assembly area to its final position on the massif in the launch area took place on 11 September 2018. The transfer of the table between these two zones, over a distance of 200 metres, was carried out using conveyors with dozens of wheels.</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 13.33px; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Arial" size="3">Construction of the Ariane 6 Launch Complex (ELA 4), which began two years ago, is well advanced, so that civil engineering work will be completed by the end of the year. The objective is to carry out the first infrastructure qualification tests in the first quarter of 2019, before the qualification of fluid equipment and then, in 2020, the combined tests with launcher components and a first flight in July 2020.</font></span></p> <p style="margin: 0px 0px 13.33px; text-align: justify;"> </p> <p> </p> The move of the Ariane 6 launch table from its assembly area to its final position on the massif in the launch area took place on 11 September 2018. The transfer of the table between these two zones, over a distance of 200 metres, was carried out using conveyors with dozens of wheels. Construction of the Ariane 6 Launch Complex (ELA 4), which began two years ago, is well advanced, so that civil engineering work will be completed by the end of the year. The objective is to carry out the first infrastructure qualification tests in the first quarter of 2019, before the qualification of fluid equipment and then, in 2020, the combined tests with launcher components and a first flight in July 2020.