Engine still gimbaling after shutdown.
"Only" did about 7:10 of the advertised 8 minutes.
Went back in the stream and the shutdown is visible at 7 minutes.... maybe there is a glitch in the Matrix?470 seconds was the actual burn time planned, 7:50. That fits to the point the nozzle suddenly cooled down and lost its red glow.
When the camera went back to the engine view just after 7 minutes, it looked like free H2 burning, just like the SSME had after shutdown.EDIT: Looked initially as if the engine shutdown after exactly seven minutes, but its possibily just the throttling at the end of the burn that caused the nozzle temperature to drop (red glowing instead of white glowing)
Went back in the stream and the shutdown is visible at 7 minutes.... maybe there is a glitch in the Matrix?
According to CNES Guiana Space Center range operations director Thierry Vallee, the test lasted for 426 seconds. Despite ending 44 seconds early, CNES, ESA and ArianeGroup have all stated that the test appeared to have been completed successfully.