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Ariane 5 ES
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The Ariane 5 ES (Evolution Storable) has an estimated LEO launch capacity of 21,000 kg (46,000 lb). It includes all the performance improvements of Ariane 5 ECA core and boosters but replaces the ESC-A second stage with the restartable EPS used on Ariane 5 GS variants. It was used to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) into a 260 km circular low Earth orbit inclined at 51.6° and has been used 3 times to launch 4 Galileo navigation satellites at a time directly into their operational orbit. The Ariane 5 ES flew 8 times from 2008 to 2018 with no failures.
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- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Ariane 5 ES” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Ariane, Ariane 5 family totals 117 launches across 6 variants.
Technology
Engines & propellant
| Boosters | 2× EAP-Feststoffbooster (P241) | Feststoff (HTPB) |
| 1st stage | 1× Vulcain 2 | Flüssigwasserstoff / Flüssigsauerstoff |
| 2nd stage | 1× HM7B (ECA) | Flüssigwasserstoff / Flüssigsauerstoff |
Engine and propellant data from curated sources: Wikipedia — Ariane 5
Launches per year
of which in our database: 8
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia