The heavy Ariane 5 with the cryogenic ESC-A upper stage, built to launch two large communications satellites at once. After failing on its first flight in 2002 it becomes remarkably reliable, launching Herschel and Planck in 2009 and BepiColombo to Mercury in 2018.
- Launches
- 73
- Success rate
- 97%
- 1 failure · 1 partial
- Builder
- ArianeGroup
- Height
- 57.7 m
- Diameter
- 5.4 m
- Stages
- 2
- Boosters
- 2 × Ariane EAP P240
- Propellants
- Solid, LH2 / LOX
- Payload to LEO
- 10,000 kg
- Payload to GTO
- 10,500 kg
Launches per year
Ariane 5 ECA
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| Year | Launches | Ariane 5 ECA |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
Ariane rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 1 | 1979 to 1986 | 11 | 82% | 50 m | 1,400 kg |
| Ariane 3 | 1984 to 1989 | 11 | 91% | 49.1 m | 6,750 kg |
| Ariane 2 | 1986 to 1989 | 6 | 83% | 49.1 m | 5,438 kg |
| Ariane 44LP | 1988 to 2001 | 26 | 96% | 58.4 m | 8,000 kg |
| Ariane 44L | 1989 to 2003 | 40 | 98% | 58.7 m | 10,200 kg |
| Ariane 40 | 1990 to 1999 | 7 | 100% | 55.6 m | 4,600 kg |
| Ariane 42P | 1990 to 2002 | 15 | 93% | 55.9 m | 6,000 kg |
| Ariane 44P | 1991 to 2001 | 15 | 100% | 56.9 m | 6,500 kg |
| Ariane 42L | 1993 to 2002 | 13 | 100% | 55.6 m | 7,000 kg |
| Ariane 5 G | 1996 to 2003 | 16 | 81% | 45.7 m | 12,200 kg |
| Ariane 5 ECA | 2002 to 2020 | 73 | 97% | 57.7 m | 10,000 kg |
| Ariane 5 G+ | 2004 | 3 | 100% | 45.7 m | 10,000 kg |
| Ariane 5 GS | 2005 to 2009 | 6 | 100% | 45.7 m | 16,500 kg |
| Ariane 5 ES | 2008 to 2018 | 8 | 100% | 45.7 m | 21,000 kg |
| Ariane 5 ECA+ | 2019 to 2023 | 11 | 100% | 57.7 m | 10,000 kg |
| Ariane 62 | 2024 to 2026 | 6 | 100% | 63 m | 10,900 kg |
| Ariane 64 | 2026 | 2 | 100% | 63 m | 21,650 kg |
| Ariane 64 Block 2 | 2026 | 1 | 100% | 63 m | 21,900 kg |