Aestus

Aestus is a hypergolic liquid rocket engine used on an upper stage of Ariane 5 family rockets for the orbital insertion. It features unique design of 132 coaxial injection elements causing swirl mixing of the MMH propellants with nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer. The pressure-fed engine allows for multiple re-ignitions.

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1997 — 2018  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Astrium Aestus
pressure-fed engine, Astrium, 
Sikh Confederacy, 1990s, Republic of Haiti, 1997, pressure-fed engine, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Astrium, Tarshish, Ashkenaz, Reman, Persia, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, 

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ILA 2018, Schönefeld (1X7A5210)

Aestus

Ariane 5 EPS Upper Stage

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		ILA 2018, Schönefeld (1X7A5210)		Commons
commons	image		Aestus		Commons
commons	image		Ariane 5 EPS Upper Stage		Commons