ABOUT ARIANE 5 ECA
Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
10,500 kg
TO GTO
23,153 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
11,400
KILONEWTONS
2,562,823
POUNDS-FORCE
~15,288
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height57.7 m (189 ft)
Diameter5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Launch Mass780 kg (1,720 lbs)
Stages2
Apogee40,000 km
SATELLITES DEPLOYED (2)
FLIGHT HISTORY
Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 37e & BSAT-4a
Ariane 5 ECA | Hellas Sat 3 (Inmarsat S EAN) & GSAT-17
Ariane 5 ECA | ViaSat-2 & EUTELSAT 172B
Ariane 5 ECA | SGDC 1 & Koreasat 7
Ariane 5 ECA | SKY Brasil-1 (Intelsat-32e) & Telkom-3S
Ariane 5 ECA | Star One D1 & JCSAT-15
Ariane 5 ECA | Sky Muster II (NBN-Co 1B) & GSAT-18
Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 33e & Intelsat 36
Ariane 5 ECA | Echostar 18 & BRIsat
Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat 65 West A
Ariane 5 ECA | Intelsat 29e
Ariane 5 ECA | Arabsat 6B & GSAT-15
Ariane 5 ECA | Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) & ARSAT-2
Ariane 5 ECA | Eutelsat 8 West B & Intelsat 34
Ariane 5 ECA | Star One C4 & MSG 4
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