SPECTO’s painting team has entered an era of painting even bigger components. Composite Repairs to aero structures being SPECTO’s core business, the SPECTO painting Team is still a class on its own. Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands, which is responsible for the development and production of engine frames of the Ariane 6 launcher and the Interstage 1/2 of the Vega launcher, already selected SPECTO for the surface treatment of the heat shields and application of anti-static coatings for the structural part of Vega and now also VEGA C, Vega’s bigger sister, and Ariane 6 Vulcain Aft Bay (VUAB). Two more prestigious projects for which we like to demonstrate our skills!

Vega already was Europe’s cost-effective commercial launcher vehicle for payloads up to 1,500 kg, Vega C increases this payload weight to up to 2,200 kg payload, helping to make space even better accessible for smaller satellites from Europe. The launcher is 35 meters high with a diameter of 3.3 meter.

A series of Vega C Interstage 1/2 structure were painted at SPECTO previously. It only just fitted into SPECTO’s paint booth and could be treated successfully in  the controlled environment.

Almost simultaneously the first Ariane 6 Vulcain Aft Bay (VUAB) was being prepared for application of the required coating and anti-static layer. This voluminous segment was successfully completed as the first unit being painted in ADSN’s brand new state-of-the-art paint facility in Oegstgeest, The Netherlands by SPECTO’s paint team.

Congratulations to both teams for reaching this milestone!

SPECTO: Specialist in application of special coatings to space- and aerospace components !