ABOUT ARIANE 5 G
The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
12,200 kg
TO LEO
26,901 lbs
6,900 kg
TO GTO
15,215 lbs
DIMENSIONS
Height57 m (187 ft)
Diameter5.4 m (17.7 ft)
Launch Mass737 kg (1,625 lbs)
Stages2
Apogee40,000 km
FLIGHT HISTORY
Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3E, eBird 1, SMART-1
Ariane 5 G | Optus and Defence C1 & BSAT-2c
Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3A & Galaxy 12
Ariane 5 G | Atlantic Bird 1 & Meteosat 8
Ariane 5 G | Stellat 5 & N-Star C
Ariane 5 G | Envisat
Ariane 5 G | Artemis & BSAT-2b
Ariane 5 G | Eutelsat 28A & BSAT-2a
Ariane 5 G | Astra 2D & GE-8, LDREX
Ariane 5 G | PAS-1R, Amsat P3D, STRV 1C, STRV 1D
Ariane 5 G | Astra 2B & GE-7
Ariane 5 G | INSAT-3B & AsiaStar
Ariane 5 G | XMM-Newton
Ariane 5 G | MaqSat 3 & ARD
Ariane 5 G | MaqSat-H, TEAMSAT, MaqSat-B, YES
⚙ RELATED ENGINES