Kick stage Astris - infographics

Ariane 6 is designed to evolve, to be able to integrate new innovative technologies in order to stay at the thrusting edge of customer service and competitiveness.
The kick stage proposed by ArianeGroup will boost Ariane 6’s versatility even further.
The kick stage is an additional stage positioned on top of Ariane 6’s upper stage, which will allow the rocket to place several satellites into different orbits in a single launch, or to inject a satellite directly into its final orbit, optimizing a wide scope of missions.