Vulcain

family of European first stage rocket engines
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Vulcain

Summary

Vulcain is an engine family[1]. Vulcain draws 530 Wikipedia views per month (engine_family category, ranking #133 of 345).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vulcain's instance of is recorded as engine family[3].
  • Vulcain's manufacturer is recorded as Safran Aircraft Engines[4].
  • Vulcain's manufacturer is recorded as Avio[5].
  • Vulcain's manufacturer is recorded as GKN[6].
  • Vulcain is a type of cryogenic rocket engine[7].
  • Vulcain's Commons category is recorded as Vulcain (rocket engine)[8].
  • Vulcain's country of origin is recorded as France[9].
  • Vulcain's country of origin is recorded as Germany[10].
  • Vulcain's country of origin is recorded as Italy[11].
  • Vulcain's country of origin is recorded as Sweden[12].
  • Vulcain's country of origin is recorded as Belgium[13].
  • Vulcain's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • Vulcain's country of origin is recorded as Netherlands[15].
  • Vulcain comprises Vulcain[16].
  • Vulcain comprises Vulcain 2[17].
  • Vulcain comprises Vulcain 2.1[18].
  • 1996 marks the founding of Vulcain[19].
  • Vulcain's source of energy is recorded as liquid oxygen[20].
  • Vulcain's source of energy is recorded as liquid hydrogen[21].
  • Vulcain's used by is recorded as Ariane 5[22].
  • Vulcain's used by is recorded as Ariane 6[23].
  • Vulcain's different from is recorded as Vulcan[24].
  • Vulcain's uses is recorded as gas-generator cycle[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Vulcain's instance of is recorded as engine family[3]. Vulcain is a type of cryogenic rocket engine[7].

Origins

1996 marks the founding of Vulcain[19].

Use and Application

Components include Vulcain[16], an engine model[26]; Vulcain 2[17], an engine model[27]; and Vulcain 2.1[18], an engine model[28]. Recorded used by include Ariane 5[22] and Ariane 6[23].

Why It Matters

Vulcain draws 530 Wikipedia views per month (engine_family category, ranking #133 of 345).[2] Vulcain has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Vulcain is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Vicarage · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin
    Subclass of cryogenic rocket engine
    Has part(s) Vulcain, Vulcain 2, Vulcain 2.1
    Manufacturer Safran Aircraft Engines, Avio, GKN
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 1996"
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