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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1996 — 2023  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Ariane 5 rocket; Ariane V
height 59 metre, diameter 5.4 metre, mass 777000 kilogram, 
Ariane, Astrium, Arianespace, European Union, 
G, Ariane flight VA261, Ariane flight VA260, Ariane flight VA259, Republic of Haiti, 1996, Ariane flight VA249, Ariane flight VA248, Ariane flight VA247, Ariane flight VA241, Ariane flight VA239, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ariane, GS, G, Ashkenaz, ES, ECA, ECA, Arianespace, Tarshish, 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 ⓘ
  European launch vehicle

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  Ariane 5ES ⓘ
  European launch vehicle

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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

Frameless

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
event	spaceflight	2017	Ariane flight VA239	spaceflight, Ariane 5, space launch	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2018	Ariane flight VA241	spaceflight, space launch, Ariane 5	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2019	Ariane flight VA247	Ariane 5, space launch, spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2019	Ariane flight VA248	Ariane 5, space launch, spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2019	Ariane flight VA249	space launch, Ariane 5, spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2022	Ariane flight VA259	space launch, Ariane 5, uncrewed spaceflight	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2023	Ariane flight VA260	Ariane 5, uncrewed spaceflight, space launch	Wikidata
event	spaceflight	2023	Ariane flight VA261	Ariane 5, uncrewed spaceflight, space launch	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