ABOUT ARIANE 5 ES
The Ariane 5 ES (Evolution Storable) has an estimated LEO launch capacity of 21,000 kg (46,000 lb). It includes all the performance improvements of Ariane 5 ECA core and boosters but replaces the ESC-A second stage with the restartable EPS used on Ariane 5 GS variants. It was used to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) into a 260 km circular low Earth orbit inclined at 51.6° and has been used 3 times to launch 4 Galileo navigation satellites at a time directly into their operational orbit. The Ariane 5 ES flew 8 times from 2008 to 2018 with no failures.
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
21,000 kg
TO LEO
46,305 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
11,400
KILONEWTONS
2,562,823
POUNDS-FORCE
~15,288
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height45.7 m (150 ft)
Diameter5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Launch Mass746 kg (1,645 lbs)
Stages2
Apogee40,000 km
SATELLITES DEPLOYED (1)