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Ariane 5 ECA

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Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.

Ariane 5 ECA vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
11,400 kN
Height
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch mass
780 t
Stages
2
GTO capacity
10,500 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

73flightswith a definitive outcome
97.3%success rate71 of 73
2failuresincluding partial failures
8success streakcurrent

First flight December 11, 2002 · latest January 16, 2020

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Flights per year

  • Successful
  • Failed
Show the numbers for Ariane 5 ECA flights per year
Ariane 5 ECA flights per year
YearSuccessfulFailedTotal
2002011
2003000
2004000
2005202
2006505
2007404
2008505
2009606
2010606
2011404
2012606
2013303
2014505
2015606
2016606
2017505
2018415
2019303
2020101

Flights

5 of 73

All 73 flights