Ariane 5

Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was launched from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in French Guiana. It was used to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), low Earth orbit (LEO) or further into space. The launch vehicle had a streak of 82 consecutive successful launches between 9 April 2003 and 12 December 2017. In development since 2014, Ariane 6, a direct successor system was first launched in 2024.

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Ariane 5 rocket; Ariane V
diameter 5.4 metre, height 59 metre, mass 777000 kilogram, 
Ariane, 
Tarshish, Ariane flight VA261, Ariane flight VA260, Ariane flight VA259, 1996, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ariane, Ariane 5GS, Ariane 5G, Ariane 5ES, Ariane 5 ECA, Ashkenaz, Sweden, Sikh Confederacy, Reman, Persia, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, 

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  Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
  European launch vehicle

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  Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
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  Ariane 5ES ⓘ
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  Ariane 5G ⓘ
  European launch vehicle

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  Ariane 5G ⓘ
  European launch vehicle

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  Ariane 5GS ⓘ
  European launch vehicle

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  Ariane flight VA239 ⓘ
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  Ariane flight VA247 ⓘ
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  Ariane flight VA248 ⓘ
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  Ariane flight VA249 ⓘ
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  Ariane flight VA259 ⓘ
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  Ariane flight VA260 ⓘ
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  Ariane flight VA261 ⓘ
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  Ariane flight VA241 ⓘ
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Ariane 501 Fragment

Ariane EPS 5 Oberstufe

Minieurope 2007 356

Ariane 5 transport fluvial

Ariane 5 payload fairing jettison test from above

Ariane 5 payload fairing jettison test

The Space Power Facility - GPN-2000-002007

Ariane 5 payload fairing before jettison test

Prix Ariane 5

Ariane 5 EPS Upper Stage

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	rocket		Ariane 5 ECA	Ariane 5,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane 5 ECA	Ariane 5,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane 5ES	Ariane 5,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane 5G	Ariane 5,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane 5G	Ariane 5,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane 5GS	Ariane 5,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane flight VA239	Ariane 5, space launch, spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane flight VA247	Ariane 5, space launch, spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane flight VA248	Ariane 5, space launch, spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane flight VA249	Ariane 5, space launch, spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane flight VA259	Ariane 5, space launch, uncrewed spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane flight VA260	Ariane 5, space launch, uncrewed spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	rocket		Ariane flight VA261	Ariane 5, space launch, uncrewed spaceflight,	Wikidata
class	rocket	2018	Ariane flight VA241	Ariane 5, space launch, spaceflight,	Wikidata
commons	image		Ariane 501 Fragment		Commons
commons	image		Ariane EPS 5 Oberstufe		Commons
commons	image		Minieurope 2007 356		Commons
commons	image		Ariane 5 transport fluvial		Commons
commons	image		Ariane 5 payload fairing jettison test from above		Commons
commons	image		Ariane 5 payload fairing jettison test		Commons
commons	image		The Space Power Facility - GPN-2000-002007		Commons
commons	image		Ariane 5 payload fairing before jettison test		Commons
commons	image		Prix Ariane 5		Commons
commons	image		Ariane 5 EPS Upper Stage		Commons