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Aestus
Aestus is a pressure-fed rocket engine burning MMH and nitrogen tetroxide that powered the upper stage of Europe's Ariane 5 launcher, including ATV and Galileo missions, until 2018.
P80
The P80, also written P80FW or P-80, is a European solid-fuel rocket motor that served as the first stage of the ESA Vega launcher from 2012 to 2024.
Viking (rocket engine)
The Viking was a family of French storable-propellant rocket engines that powered the first and second stages of the Ariane 1 through Ariane 4 launchers from 1979 to 2003.
Vinci (rocket engine)
Vinci is a European re-ignitable cryogenic rocket engine, developed by Safran under ESA and CNES contracts, that powers the upper stage of the Ariane 6 launcher with 180 kN of thrust.
Vulcain (rocket engine)
Vulcain is a family of European cryogenic rocket engines, burning liquid hydrogen and oxygen, that powers the main stage of the Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 launchers.