Vulcain 2

E290055

Vulcain 2 is a European liquid-fueled cryogenic rocket engine developed by ArianeGroup to power the main stage of Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicles.

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Label Occurrences
Vulcain 2.1 2
Vulcain 2 canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cryogenic rocket engine
liquid-fueled rocket engine
rocket engine
application main engine of Ariane 5 core stage
belongsToFamily Vulcain engine family
chamberPressure approximately 117 bar
combustionChamberCount 1
coolingMethod regenerative cooling
countryOfOrigin Europe
designImprovementOver Vulcain 1
developedFor Ariane 5
surface form: Ariane 5 heavy-lift launch vehicle
developer ArianeGroup
diameter approximately 1.76 m
dryMass approximately 1800 kg
engineCycle gas-generator cycle
firstFlightDate 2002
firstFlightVehicle Ariane 5 ECA
gimbalCapability yes
gimbalRange approximately 6 degrees
improvementFeature enlarged nozzle compared to Vulcain 1
increased thrust compared to Vulcain 1
length approximately 3.6 m
manufacturer ArianeGroup
nozzleExpansionRatio approximately 58
nozzleMaterial carbon–carbon composite extension
oxidizer liquid oxygen
predecessor Vulcain 1
propellantFeedSystem turbopump-fed
propellantMixtureRatio approximately 6
propellantType liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
specificImpulseSeaLevel approximately 320 s
specificImpulseVacuum approximately 434 s
stageApplication core stage
status operational
successor Vulcain 2 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vulcain 2.1
thrustSeaLevel approximately 960 kN
thrustVacuum approximately 1350 kN
usedByAgency Arianespace
European Space Agency
usedFor launching payloads to low Earth orbit
launching satellites to geostationary transfer orbit
usedInVehicle Ariane 5
Ariane 5 ECA
Ariane 5 ES

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ariane 5 ECA firstStageEngine Vulcain 2
Vulcain 2 successor Vulcain 2 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vulcain 2.1
Ariane 6 firstStageEngine Vulcain 2
this entity surface form: Vulcain 2.1