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ETAGE LOURD [2 records]

Record 1 2003-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

Since 5 September, the H155 cryogenic stage has been undergoing a campaign of "battleship" tests using a reinforced (battleship) stage together with other items of equipment virtually identical to their flight hardware counterparts, such as the Vulcain engine and all the on-board fluids and electrical equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
CONT

L'Aérospatiale en sa qualité d'étagiste a mis à la disposition de la campagne BS l'étage lourd (d'où son nom de «Battleship») permettant de tester le système propulsif complet ainsi que les servitudes associées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
  • Space Centres
CONT

Ariane-5's Vulcain engine on the battleship test stand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
  • Centres spatiaux
CONT

5 septembre 1994 : Premier essai sur banc d'étage lourd de l'étage principal en Guyane Française.

Spanish

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