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Ariane 6 Press Conference from the Jupiter Mission Control Room at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Late in the mission, the upper stage’s auxiliary power unit suffered an anomaly that caused a premature engine shutdown. Consequently, the two test re-entry capsules were not released, and the upper stage could not reenter the atmosphere as planned. It will enter the atmosphere eventually as its orbit decays over time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0n_0sviFkA
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Late in the mission, the upper stage’s auxiliary power unit suffered an anomaly that caused a premature engine shutdown. Consequently, the two test re-entry capsules were not released, and the upper stage could not reenter the atmosphere as planned. It will enter the atmosphere eventually as its orbit decays over time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0n_0sviFkA
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