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Ariane 6 uses Vinci which is reignitable (like 5 times, more is possible), but the structure is quite heavy and inneficient, they got rid of the common bulkhead that Ariane 5 ME was supposed to have. The manufacturing methods are also kinda steamlined but this comes at the cost of heavier structure.

Ariane 62 suffered quite a bit from the mass creep of the upper stage and probably will need the 2025 P160 booster upgrade to reach its target payload

Also another problem is that ULPM (Ariane 6 upper stage) needs an addition called Astris to launch satellite constellations, this is why Kuiper constellation launches on Ariane 6 are NET late 2025

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