Ariane 5
Ariane 5 mock-up
Fact sheet
Function	Heavy launch vehicle
Manufacturer	EADS Astrium for ESA and Arianespace
Country of origin	Europe
Size
Height	59 m (193 ft)
Diameter	5. In Spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a Rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into Outer space. EADS Astrium is an Aerospace subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS based in Hampshire England The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 4 m (17. 7 ft)
Mass	777,000 kg (1,712,000 lb)
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to LEO	G:16,000 kg ECA:21,000 kg
Payload to GTO	G:6,800 kg ECA:10,500 kg
Launch History
Status	Active
Launch sites	ELA-3, Guiana Space Centre
Total launches	38 (G: 24, ECA: 13, ES: 1)
Successes	34 (G: 21, ECA: 12, ES: 1)
Failures	2 (G: 1, ECA: 1)
Partial failures	2 (G)
Maiden flight	G: 4 June 1996 ECA: 11 December 2002 ES: 9 March 2008
Boosters (Stage 0) - P230
No boosters	2
Engines	1 Solid
Thrust	6,470 kN (1,454,510 lbf)
Specific impulse	275 sec
Burn time	129 seconds
Fuel	Solid
First Stage (Ariane 5G)
Engines	1 Vulcain
Thrust	1,114 kN (250,437 lbf)
Specific impulse	430 sec
Burn time	589 seconds
Fuel	LH2/LOX
First Stage (Ariane 5 ECA)
Engines	1 Vulcain 2
Thrust	1,340 kN (301,243 lbf)
Specific impulse	431 sec
Burn time	650 seconds
Fuel	LH2/LOX
Second Stage (Ariane 5G)
Engines	1 Aestus
Thrust	27. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass In military aircraft or space exploration the payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or space ship including as Cargo, Munitions scientific instruments A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit ELA-3, short for Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 3 ( French for Ariane Launch Area 3 is a Launch pad and associated facilities at the Centre Spatial The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A solid rocket or a solid-fuel rocket is a Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants ( Fuel / Oxidizer) The newton (symbol N) is the SI derived unit of Force, named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on Classical This article deals with the unit of force For the unit of mass see Pound (mass. Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines A solid rocket or a solid-fuel rocket is a Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants ( Fuel / Oxidizer) Vulcain is a family of European Cryogenic First stage Rocket engines Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2 is the Liquid state of the element Hydrogen. Vulcain is a family of European Cryogenic First stage Rocket engines Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2 is the Liquid state of the element Hydrogen. 4 kN (6,160 lbf)
Specific impulse	324 sec
Burn time	1,100 seconds
Fuel	N2O4/MMH
Second Stage (Ariane 5 ECA)
Engines	1 HM7-B
Thrust	64. Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines Nitrogen tetroxide ( dinitrogen tetroxide or nitrogen peroxide) is the Chemical compound N2O4 The HM7B is a european Cryogenic Rocket engine which currently powers the 7 kN (14,545 lbf)
Specific impulse	446 sec
Burn time	960 seconds
Fuel	LH2/LOX

Ariane 5 is a European expendable launch system designed to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit or low Earth orbit. Specific impulse (usually abbreviated I sp is a way to describe the efficiency of rocket and jet engines Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2 is the Liquid state of the element Hydrogen. An expendable launch system is a Launch system that uses an expendable launch vehicle (ELV to carry a payload into Space. A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km

It is manufactured under the authority of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), with EADS Astrium Space Transportation (Astrium) as prime contractor, leading a consortium of sub-contractors. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member The fr '''Centre National d'Études Spatiales''' ( CNES) is the French government Space agency (administratively a "public establishment of industrial and commercial EADS Astrium Space Transportation was formed in June 2003 from the Space Infrastructure division of Astrium (whose core was originally ERNO) and the The rocket is operated and marketed by Arianespace as part of the Ariane programme. Arianespace SA is a French company and was founded in 1980. They undertake the production operation and marketing of the Ariane 5 rocket launcher as part This article is about the rocket developed by the European Space Agency. Astrium builds the rockets in Europe and Arianespace launches them from the Guiana Space Centre. The Guiana Space Centre, or more commonly Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG is a French Spaceport near Kourou in French Guiana.

It succeeded Ariane 4, but does not derive from it directly. Ariane 4 was an Expendable launch system, designed by the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales and manufactured and marketed by its subsidiary Arianespace Its development took 10 years and cost €7 billion. Ariane 5 has been refined since the first launch in successive versions, G, G+, GS, ECA, and most recently, ES. ESA originally designed Ariane 5 to launch the manned mini shuttle Hermes, and thus intended it to be "human rated" from the beginning. Hermes was a proposed mini-shuttle designed by the French Centre national d'études spatiales ( CNES) in 1975, and later by the European Space Agency After ESA cancelled Hermes, the rocket became a purely robotic launcher.

Two satellites can be mounted using a SYLDA carrier (SYstème de Lancement Double Ariane). Three main satellites are possible depending on size using SPELTRA (Structure Porteuse Externe Lancement TRiple Ariane). Up to eight secondary payloads, usually small experiment packages or minisatellites, can be carried with an ASAP (Ariane Structure for Auxiliary Payloads) platform.

By mid 2007, Arianespace has ordered a total of 99 Ariane 5 launchers from Astrium. The first batch ordered in 1995 consisted of 14 launchers, while the second - P2 - batch ordered in 1999 consisted of 20 launchers . A third - PA - batch consisting of 25 ECA and 5 ES launchers was ordered in 2004. The latest batch ordered in mid 2007 consist of another 35 ECA launchers. ^[1] Through these orders, the Ariane 5 will be the workhorse of Arianespace at least through 2015.

Contents 1 Components 2 Variants 3 Future developments 3.1 Ariane 5 ECB development hold 3.2 Etage d'accélération à poudre 4 Launch history 5 Ariane 5 flights 6 Upcoming flights 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Components

Ariane 5’s cryogenic H158 main stage (H173 for Ariane 5 ECA) is called the EPC (Étage Principal Cryotechnique - Cryotechnic Main Stage). Cryogenics is often used incorrectly to refer to Cryonics, cryopreserving humans or animals It consists of a large tank 30. 5 metres high with two compartments, one for 130 tonnes of liquid oxygen and one for 25 tonnes of liquid hydrogen, and a Vulcain engine at the base with thrust of 115 tonnes-force (1. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. Liquid hydrogen (LH2 or LH2 is the Liquid state of the element Hydrogen. Vulcain is a family of European Cryogenic First stage Rocket engines The unit kilogram-force ( kgf, often incorrectly just kg) or kilopond ( kp) is defined as the Force exerted by Earth's gravity 13 meganewtons). The newton (symbol N) is the SI derived unit of Force, named after Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on Classical This part of the first stage weighs about 15 tonnes when empty.

Attached to the sides are two solid propellant EAP, P238 (P241 for Ariane 5 ECA), each weighing about 277 tonnes full. Each delivers a thrust of about 630 tonnes-force (6. 2 MN). These EAP can be recovered with parachutes, like the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket boosters. They may have been retrieved for examination on early missions, but are not reused.

The second stage is on top of the main stage and below the payload. The Ariane 5G used the EPS (Étage à Propergols Stockables - Storable Propellant Stage), which is fueled by monomethylhydrazine (MMH) and nitrogen tetroxide, whereas the Ariane 5 ECA uses the ESC (Étage Supérieur Cryotechnique - Cryogenic Upper Stage), which is fueled by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Monomethylhydrazine ( MMH) is a volatile Hydrazine with the Chemical formula C[[Hydrogen H]]3 N 2 Nitrogen tetroxide ( dinitrogen tetroxide or nitrogen peroxide) is the Chemical compound N2O4 The payload and all upper stages are covered at launch by the fairing, which splits off once sufficient altitude has been reached. Ariane 5G+ used and Ariane 5 GS and ES use an improved EPS upper stage. The EPS upper stage is capable of re-ignition, which has been demonstrated twice. The first demonstration occurred during flight V26, which was launched on 5 October 2007. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This was purely to test the engine, and occurred after the payloads had been deployed. The first operational use of restart capability as part of a mission, came on 9 March 2008, when two burns were made to deploy the first Automated Transfer Vehicle into a circular parking orbit. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Design The ATV is designed to complement the Progress spacecraft, having three times its capacity Following spacecraft separation, a third burn took place to de-orbit the upper stage.

Variants

• The original version is dubbed Ariane 5G (Generic) with a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to Geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was initially specified as 5,970 kg, but was increased after the qualification flights to 6,200 kg. A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit

• The Ariane 5G+ had an improved second stage, with a GTO capacity of 6,950 kg for a single payload. It flew three times in 2004.

• It was replaced in 2005 by the Ariane 5GS, with the same solid EAP as the Ariane 5 ECA and a modified first Stage with a Vulcain 1B engine. It can carry a single payload of 6,100 kg to GTO.

• The Ariane 5 ECA (Evolution Cryotechnique type A) has a GTO launch capacity of 10,000 kg for dual payloads or 10,500 kg for a single payload. This variant uses a new Vulcain 2 first-stage engine, and an ESC-A (Etage Supérieur Cryogénique-A) second stage, powered by an HM-7B engine, weighing 2,100 kg and carrying 14,000 kg of cryogenic propellant. The HM7B is a european Cryogenic Rocket engine which currently powers the Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to change the velocity of Spacecraft and artificial Satellites There are many different methods The second stage was previously used as the third stage of Ariane 4; in ECA use, the tanks are modified to shorten stage length. The revised Vulcain has a longer, more efficient nozzle with more efficient flow cycle and denser propellant ratio. The new ratio demanded length modifications to the first-stage tanks. Also, the solid EAP casings have been lightened with new welds, and packed with more propellant. The ESC-A cryogenic second stage does not improve the performance to Low Earth orbit compared to Ariane 5G, and for this reason the Ariane 5 ECA will not be used to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV). A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km Design The ATV is designed to complement the Progress spacecraft, having three times its capacity

• The Ariane 5 ES-ATV (Evolution Storable-) is used to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle. Design The ATV is designed to complement the Progress spacecraft, having three times its capacity It includes all the performance improvements of Ariane 5 ECA on EPC^[2] (Etage Principal Cryogénique - main stage) and EAP (Etage d'Accélération à Poudre - solid rocket booster) stages while the second stage is the EPS (Etage à Propergols Stockable) used on Ariane 5GS variants. It is estimated that the Ariane 5 ES-ATV can put up to 21,000 kg in LEO. A Low Earth Orbit (LEO is generally defined as an Orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2000 km The first such launch occurred at 04:03 GMT on 9 March 2008. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Comparable rockets: Delta IV - Atlas V - Chang Zheng 5 - Angara - Proton - Falcon 9 - H-IIB

Future developments

Ariane 5 ECB development hold

Ariane 5 ECB was planned to have an ESC-B upper stage using a new Vinci expander cycle type engine. The Delta IV is a family of Delta Rockets designed by Boeing 's Integrated Defense Systems division and built in United Launch Alliance's The Atlas V Rocket is an Expendable launch vehicle formerly built by Lockheed Martin and now built by the Lockheed Martin- Boeing joint venture Designed and developed by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT Long March 5 ( LM-5, CZ-5, or Changzheng 5) is China's The Angara rocket is a planned space-launch vehicle, designed to place heavy payloads into orbit The Proton rocket The Falcon 9 is an EELV class Launch vehicle planned by SpaceX and scheduled to launch in 2009 The H-IIB is a family of liquid-fuelled Rockets providing an Expendable launch system for the main purpose of launching the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV towards Vinci is a European Space Agency Cryogenic Rocket The expander cycle is a power cycle of a Bipropellant rocket Engine meant to improve the efficiency of fuel delivery The GTO capacity was to increase to 12,000 kg, but ECB was put on hold due to budget cuts. At an ESA conference (December 2005) in Berlin there was no decision to restart or cancel the program, meaning it is currently on hold. The Vinci engine, which is designed to power the Ariane 5 ECB upper stage, is still being developed, though at a lower pace. Consequently, a restart of the ESC-B program is not impossible at the ESA conference in 2008.

Etage d'accélération à poudre

Work on the Ariane 5 EAP motors have been continued in the Vega programme. Vega ( Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, European Advanced Generation Carrier) is a planned Expendable launch system developed for Arianespace jointly The Vega 1st stage engine - the P80 engine - is a shorter derivation of the EAP. The P80 booster casing is made of filament wound graphite epoxy, much lighter than the current stainless steel casing. A new composite steerable nozzle has been developed while new thermal insulation material and a narrower throat improve the expansion ratio and subsequently the overall performance. Additionally, the nozzle now has electromechanical actuators which have replaced the heavier hydraulic ones used for thrust vector control.

These developments will probably later make their way back into the Ariane programme. ^[3]

Launch history

Ariane 5's first test flight (Ariane 5 Flight 501) on 4 June 1996 failed, with the rocket self-destructing 37 seconds after launch because of a malfunction in the control software, which was arguably one of the most expensive computer bugs in history. Flight 501, which took place on June 4, 1996, was the first and unsuccessful test flight of the European Ariane 5 Expendable launch system. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A software bug (or just “bug” is an error flaw mistake Failure, fault or “undocumented feature” in a Computer program that prevents it A data conversion from 64-bit floating point to 16-bit signed integer value had caused a processor trap (operand error). A bit is a binary digit, taking a value of either 0 or 1 Binary digits are a basic unit of Information storage and communication In Computing, floating point describes a system for numerical representation in which a string of digits (or Bits represents a Real number. In computing signedness is a property of variables representing Numbers in computer programs The integers (from the Latin integer, literally "untouched" hence "whole" the word entire comes from the same origin but via French The floating point number had a value too large to be represented by a 16-bit signed integer. Efficiency considerations had led to the disabling of the software handler (in Ada code) for this trap, although other conversions of comparable variables in the code remained protected. Ada is a structured, Statically typed, imperative, and object-oriented high-level computer Programming language

The second test flight, L502 on 30 October 1997 was a partial failure. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Vulcain nozzle caused a roll problem, leading to premature shutdown of the core stage. The upper stage operated successfully but could not reach the intended orbit.

A subsequent test flight on 21 October 1998 proved successful and the first commercial launch occurred on 10 December 1999 with the launch of the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory satellite. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The XMM-Newton (X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission - Newton is an orbiting X-ray observatory, named in honor of Isaac Newton.

Another partial failure occurred on 12 July 2001, with the delivery of two satellites into an incorrect orbit, at only half the height of the intended GTO. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit or Geostationary Transfer Orbit ( GTO) is a Hohmann transfer orbit around the Earth between a Low Earth orbit The ESA Artemis telecommunications satellite was able to reach its intended orbit on 31 January 2003, through the use of its experimental ion propulsion system. Artemis is a Geostationary earth orbit satellite (GEOS for telecommunications A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial Satellite stationed in space for the purposes of Telecommunications. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. An ion thruster is a form of Electric propulsion used for Spacecraft propulsion that creates thrust by accelerating Ions Ion thrusters are characterized

The next launch did not occur until 1 March 2002, when the Envisat environmental satellite successfully reached an orbit 800 km above the Earth in the 11th launch. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Envisat (Environmental Satellite is an Earth-observing satellite built by the European Space Agency. Earth observation satellites are Satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from Orbit, similar to Reconnaissance satellites but intended At 8111 kg, it was the heaviest single payload until the launch of the first ATV on March 9, 2008 (~9000kg). Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

The first launch of the ECA variant on 11 December 2002 ended in failure when a main booster problem caused the rocket to veer off-course, forcing its self-destruction three minutes into the flight. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Its payload of two communications satellites (Stentor and Hot Bird 7), valued at about EUR 630 million, was lost in the ocean. Hot Bird is the common name of a family of Satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the Equator ( orbital position and The fault was determined to have been caused by a leak in coolant pipes allowing the nozzle to overheat. After this failure, Arianespace SA delayed the expected January 2003 launch for the Rosetta mission to 26 February 2004, but this was again delayed to early March 2004 due to a minor fault in the foam that protects the cryogenic tanks on the Ariane 5. Rosetta is a European Space Agency -led Robotic spacecraft mission launched in 2004 intended to study the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

On 27 September 2003 the last Ariane 5 G boosted three satellites (including the first European lunar probe, SMART-1), in Flight 162. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. SMART-1 was a Swedish -designed European Space Agency Satellite that Orbited around the Moon. On 18 July 2004 an Ariane 5 G+ boosted what was at the time the heaviest telecommunication satellite ever, Anik F2, weighing almost 6,000 kg. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Anik satellites are Geostationary Communications satellites launched by Telesat Canada for Television in Canada.

The first successful launch of the Ariane 5 ECA took place on 12 February 2005. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The payload consisted of the XTAR-EUR military communications satellite, a 'SLOSHSAT' small scientific satellite and a MaqSat B2 payload simulator. The launch had been originally scheduled for October 2004, but additional testing and the military requiring a launch at that time (of an Helios 2A observation satellite) delayed the attempt. Helios 2A is a French military observation Satellite which was launched on December 18, 2004 by an

On 11 August 2005, the first Ariane 5GS (featuring the Ariane 5 ECA's improved solid motors) boosted Thaïcom-4/iPStar-1, the heaviest telecommunications satellite to date at 6,505 kg ^[4], into orbit. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On 16 November 2005, the third Ariane 5 ECA launch (the second successful ECA launch) took place. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It carried a dual payload consisting of Spaceway-F2 for DirecTV and Telkom-2 for PT Telekomunikasi of Indonesia. See also DIRECWAY SPACEWAY DirecTV Arianespace Spaceway 2 Launch Info Spaceway 2 Launch DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded This was the rocket's heaviest dual payload to date, at more than 8,000 kg.

On 11 March 2006, the fourth Ariane 5 ECA launch boosted another dual payload to orbit. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This payload consisted of Hot Bird 7A for Eutelsat (a replacement for the Hot Bird 7 satellite lost in the first Ariane 5 ECA launch), and SPAINSAT, a Spanish government telecommunications satellite for HISDESAT.

On 27 May 2006, an Ariane 5 ECA rocket set a new commercial payload lifting record of 8. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2 tonnes. The dual-payload consisted of the Thaicom 5 and Satmex 6 satellites. ^[5]

On 4 May 2007 the Ariane 5 ECA set another new commercial record, lifting into transfer orbit the Astra 1L and Galaxy 17 communication satellites with a combined weight of 8. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 6 tonnes, and a total payload weight of 9. 4 tonnes. ^[6] This record was again broken by another Ariane 5 ECA, launching the Skynet 5B and Star One C1 satellites, on 11 November 2007. Skynet is a family of military Satellites now operated by Paradigm Secure Communications on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, which provide Star One is a Brazillian communication satellite company It is a subsidiary of Embratel. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The total payload weight for this launch was 9,535 kg. ^[7]

On 9 March 2008, the first Ariane 5 ES-ATV was launched to deliver the first ATV called Jules Verne to the International Space Station. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Design The ATV is designed to complement the Progress spacecraft, having three times its capacity

On 18 April 2008, an Ariane 5ECA launched Star One C-2, and Vinasat-1, Vietnam's first satellite. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Vinasat-1 is the first Vietnamese satellite to be placed in orbit Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially

Ariane 5 flights

Date & Time (UTC)	Flight (Vol)	Model	Serial number	Payload	Result	#
04. Vol is also the abbreviation for the constellation Volans. Vol is also the colloquial term for Volatility. 06. 1996 12:34:06	V-89	Ariane-5G	501	Cluster	Failure	1
30. Flight 501, which took place on June 4, 1996, was the first and unsuccessful test flight of the European Ariane 5 Expendable launch system. The Cluster mission is an European Space Agency (ESA Unmanned space mission to study the Earth 's Magnetosphere using four identical spacecraft 10. 1997 13:43:00	V-101	Ariane-5G	502	MaqSat H & TEAMSAT, MaqSat B, YES	Partial failure	2
21. 10. 1998 16:37:21	V-112	Ariane-5G	503	MaqSat 3, ARD	Success	3
10. The Advanced Reentry Demonstrator (ARD was a suborbital reentry test flown on the third Ariane 5 flight 12. 1999 14:32:07	V-119	Ariane-5G	504	XMM-Newton	Success	4
21. The XMM-Newton (X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission - Newton is an orbiting X-ray observatory, named in honor of Isaac Newton. 03. 2000 23:28:19	V-128	Ariane-5G	505	INSAT 3B, AsiaStar	Success	5
14. INSAT or the Indian National Satellite System is a series of multipurpose Geo-Stationary satellites 09. 2000 22:54:07	V-130	Ariane-5G	506	Astra 2B, GE 7	Success	6
16. 11. 2000 01:07:07	V-135	Ariane-5G	507	PAS 1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D	Success	7
20. 12. 2000 00:26:00	V-138	Ariane-5G	508	Astra 2D, GE 8 (Aurora 3), LDREX	Success	8
08. See Also Astra 2A co-located satellite Astra 2B co-located satellite Astra 2C co-located satellite 03. 2001 22:51:00	V-140	Ariane-5G	509	Eurobird 1, BSat 2a	Success	9
12. 07. 2001 22:58:00	V-142	Ariane-5G	510	Artemis, BSat 2b	Partial failure	10
01. 03. 2002 01:07:59	V-145	Ariane-5G	511	Envisat	Success	11
05. Envisat (Environmental Satellite is an Earth-observing satellite built by the European Space Agency. 07. 2002 23:22:00	V-153	Ariane-5G	512	Stellat 5, N-Star c	Success	12
28. 08. 2002 22:45:00	V-155	Ariane-5G	513	Atlantic Bird 1, MSG 1, MFD	Success	13
11. 12. 2002 22:22:00	V-157	Ariane-5ECA	517	Hot Bird 7, Stentor, MFD A, MFD B	Failure	14
09. 04. 2003 22:52:19	V-160	Ariane-5G	514	Insat 3A, Galaxy 12	Success	15
11. 06. 2003 22:38:15	V-161	Ariane-5G	515	Optus C1, BSat 2c	Success	16
27. This is a list of the satellites operated by Optus, an Australian telecommunications company 09. 2003 23:14:46	V-162	Ariane-5G	516	Insat 3E, eBird 1, SMART-1	Success	17
02. SMART-1 was a Swedish -designed European Space Agency Satellite that Orbited around the Moon. 03. 2004 07:17:44	V-158	Ariane-5G+	518	Rosetta	Success	18
18. Rosetta is a European Space Agency -led Robotic spacecraft mission launched in 2004 intended to study the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. 07. 2004 00:44:00	V-163	Ariane-5G+	519	Anik F2	Success	19
18. The Anik satellites are Geostationary Communications satellites launched by Telesat Canada for Television in Canada. 12. 2004 16:26:00	V-165	Ariane-5G+	520	Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3 and 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01	Success	20
12. PARASOL is a French -built Earth observing research Satellite. 02. 2005 21:03:00	V-164	Ariane-5ECA	521	XTAR-EUR, Maqsat B2, Sloshsat	Success	21
11. 08. 2005 08:20:00	V-166	Ariane-5GS	523	Thaicom 4 - iPStar	Success	22
13. Spot Beam Technology Traditional satellite technology utilizes a broad single beam to cover entire continents and regions 10. 2005 22:32:00	V-168	Ariane-5GS	524	Syracuse 3A, Galaxy 15	Success	23
16. 11. 2005 23:46:00	V-167	Ariane-5ECA	522	Spaceway F2, TELKOM-2	Success	24
21. See also DIRECWAY SPACEWAY DirecTV Arianespace Spaceway 2 Launch Info Spaceway 2 Launch TELKOM-2 is a C-band geosynchronous communications satellite built by Orbital for Indonesia's state-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia 12. 2005 22:33:00	V-169	Ariane-5GS	525	Insat 4A, MSG 2, MFD C	Success	25
11. INSAT or the Indian National Satellite System is a series of multipurpose Geo-Stationary satellites EUMETSAT TM ( European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) is an intergovernmental organisation created through an international 03. 2006 22:32:50	V-170	Ariane-5ECA	527	Spainsat, MFD C, MFD C, Hot Bird 7A	Success	26
26. Hot Bird is the common name of a family of Satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13 °E over the Equator ( orbital position and 05. 2006 21:08:50	V-171	Ariane-5ECA	529	Satmex 6, Thaicom 5	Success	27
11. Thaicom is the name of a series of Communications satellites operated out of Thailand. 08. 2006 22:15:00	V-172	Ariane-5ECA	531	JCSat 10, Syracuse 3B	Success	28
13. 10. 2006 20:56:00	V-173	Ariane-5ECA	533	DirecTV-9S, Optus D1, LDREX-2	Success	29
08. DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded This is a list of the satellites operated by Optus, an Australian telecommunications company 12. 2006 22:08:00	V-174	Ariane-5ECA	534	WildBlue 1, AMC 18	Success	30
11. WildBlue Communications Inc is a corporation based in Greenwood Village Colorado. Glossary 03. 2007 22:03	V-175	Ariane-5ECA	535	Skynet-5A, Insat-4B	Success	31
04. Skynet is a family of military Satellites now operated by Paradigm Secure Communications on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, which provide 05. 2007 22:29	V-176	Ariane-5ECA	536	Astra 1L, Galaxy 17	Success	32
14. 08. 2007 23:44	V-177	Ariane-5ECA	537	Spaceway F3, BSAT-3A	Success	33
05. The Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT is a Japanese corporation established 1993-04-13 to procure manage and lease transponders on Communications 10. 2007 22:02	V-178	Ariane-5GS	526	Intelsat 11, Optus D2	Success	34
14. Intelsat Ltd is the world’s largest commercial Satellite communications services provider This is a list of the satellites operated by Optus, an Australian telecommunications company 11. 2007 22:06	V-179	Ariane-5ECA	538	Skynet 5B, Star One C1[8]	Success	35
21. Skynet is a family of military Satellites now operated by Paradigm Secure Communications on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defence, which provide Star One is a Brazillian communication satellite company It is a subsidiary of Embratel. 12. 2007 21:41	V-180	Ariane-5GS	530	RASCOM-QAF 1, Horizons 2	Success	36
09. 03. 2008 04:03	V-181	Ariane-5ES ATV	528	Automated Transfer Vehicle 1 - "Jules-Verne"	Success	37
18. Design The ATV is designed to complement the Progress spacecraft, having three times its capacity 04. 2008 22:17	V-182	Ariane-5ECA	539	Star One C2, Vinasat-1	Success	38

Upcoming flights

Date	Flight	Model	Serial number	Payload	Result
2008-06-12 21:54	V-183	Ariane-5ECA	540	Skynet 5C / Türksat 3A	Planned
2008-06-26	V-184	Ariane-5ECA	541	Badr-6 / ProtoStar 1	Planned
2008-08-08	V-185	Ariane-5ECA	542	AMC 21 / Superbird 7	Planned
2008-09	V-186	Ariane-5ECA	?	Hot Bird 9 / ?	Planned
2008-11	V-187	Ariane-5ECA	?	? / ?	Planned
2009	V-188	Ariane-5ECA	?	Herschel / Planck	Planned
2009	V-189	Ariane-5GS	532	TerreStar 1	Planned
2010-late	V-1??	Ariane-5ECA	?	Nile-Sat 201 / ?	Planned

There is one Ariane 5 GS unit left (532) to be launched

See also

• Comparison of heavy lift launch systems

References

External links

• ESA description of the Ariane 5
• Ariane 5 technical notes, available as PDF from http://www.arianespace.com/site/documents/document_sub_index.html
• (English) Arianespace: Ariane 5
• (English) Actually Launch on Arianespace Homepage
• (English) The last and the next Launch
• BBC News report on the (delayed) successful launch of the Ariane 5 ECA flight on November 16, 2005. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Vinci Engine development
• Watch an Ariane 5 launch (webcast begins 20 mins before launch).
• Ariane 5 rocket explodes

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