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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.
Key figures
Total launches
73
Successes
71
Failures
2
Success rate
97.3 %
Success streak
8
Maiden flight
Dec 11, 2002
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
24d 3h
Planned launches
0
Ariane, Ariane 5 family total
117 launches · 112 successes · 5 failures (6 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Ariane 5 ECA” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Ariane, Ariane 5 family totals 117 launches across 6 variants.
Technology
Length
57.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch mass
780 t
Liftoff thrust
11,400 kN
Stages
2
GTO (geo transfer)
10,500 kg
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: 73
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia