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Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle operated by Arianespace for the ... The total payload weight for this launch was of 9,535 kg (21,021 lb
The following chart shows the number of launch systems developed in each country, and broken down by operational status. Rocket variants are not distinguished; i.e., the Atlas V series is only counted once for all its configurations 401–431, 501–551, 552, and N22.
Ariane 5ES carrying ATV-004. The European Ariane 5 first flew in 1996 and launched many commercial payloads to GTO. It benefited in this role by launching from Guiana Space Center, a spaceport near the equator in French territory. Ariane 5 often carried multiple payloads per launch and set records for mass to GTO delivered for commercial payloads.
Engine Origin Designer Vehicle Status Use Propellant Power cycle Specific impulse (s) [a] Thrust (N) [a] Chamber pressure (bar) Mass (kg) Thrust: weight ratio [e] Oxidiser: fuel ratio
Ariane 5 ECA 551 Guiana ELA-3: Astra 3B COMSATBw-2: 9,116 kg GTO: SES MilSat Services Success V-195 26 June 2010 21:41 Ariane 5 ECA 552 Guiana ELA-3: Arabsat-5A Chollian: 8,393 kg GTO: Arabsat KARI: Success V-196 4 August 2010 20:59 Ariane 5 ECA 554 Guiana ELA-3: Nilesat-201 RASCOM-QAF 1R: 7,085 kg GTO: Nilesat RASCOM: Success V-197 28 October ...
Ariane flight VA256 was an Ariane 5 rocket flight that launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) into space on 25 December 2021. [3] It was 2021's final Ariane flight, its most valuable payload to date, and the 256th Ariane mission. The launch was described by NASA as "flawless" and "perfect". [4]
The 97th Ariane 5 launch (1st of 2018) was planned to take place within a launch window of 45 minutes starting on 25 January 2018 at 22:20 UTC (19:20 local time). The launcher engines effectively were ignited at the very beginning of that window, from Ariane Launch Complex No. 3 in Kourou, French Guiana.
An orbital launch vehicle must lift its payload at least to the boundary of space, approximately 150 km (93 mi) and accelerate it to a horizontal velocity of at least 7,814 m/s (17,480 mph). [2] Suborbital vehicles launch their payloads to lower velocity or are launched at elevation angles greater than horizontal.