Ariane 5 G

Ariane family · built by ArianeGroup · maiden flight 1996-06-04

Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-18

The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.

Specifications

57.0 mLength

5.4 mDiameter

737 tLaunch mass

Payload Capacity

12200 kgTo LEO

6900 kgTo GTO

Lifetime Launch Record

As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.

16Total launches

13Successful

3Failed

0Upcoming

Launches Tracked on This Site

16In our archive

81.2%Success rate

Jun 04, 1996 12:34 UTCEarliest tracked

Sep 27, 2003 23:14 UTCMost recent

Mission	Date	Status
Ariane 5 G \| INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1	Sep 27, 2003 23:14 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c	Jun 11, 2003 22:38 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12	Apr 09, 2003 22:52 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8	Aug 28, 2002 22:45 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| Stellat 5 & N-Star C	Jul 05, 2002 23:22 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| Envisat	Mar 01, 2002 01:07 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| Artemis & BSAT-2b	Jul 12, 2001 21:58 UTC	Partial Failure
Ariane 5 G \| Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a	Mar 08, 2001 22:51 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREX	Dec 20, 2000 00:26 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D	Nov 16, 2000 01:07 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| Astra 2B & GE-7	Sep 14, 2000 22:54 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| INSAT-3B & AsiaStar	Mar 21, 2000 23:28 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| XMM-Newton	Dec 10, 1999 14:32 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| MaqSat 3 & ARD	Oct 21, 1998 16:37 UTC	Success
Ariane 5 G \| MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES	Oct 30, 1997 13:43 UTC	Failure

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