Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.
facts
providerArianeGroup
countryFRA
classheavy
payload to LEOkg21,000
reusableno
first flight1996-06-04
flights total117
flights successful112
last flight2023-07-05
next flightunknown
statusretired
price per launchUSDunknown
crawled events
- noise2026-11-02ESA opens call to fund reusable booster flight demonstrations
- notable2026-10-23ESA's Themis reusable rocket may miss its 2026 flight window
- notable2026-10-21Airbus ships first lightweight Vulcain aft bay for Ariane 6 Block 2
- noise2026-10-06EU extends SALTO deadline again as Themis hop test slips
- noise2026-09-29ArianeGroup completes second Themis wet dress rehearsal
- noise2026-09-23ESA-JAXA Ramses spacecraft core module powers on for first time
- notable2026-09-23EU commissioner says bloc needs 14 Ariane 6 launches a year by 2031
- notable2026-09-18Ariane 6 turbopump anomaly caps Arianespace at six 2026 launches
- notable2026-08-20ESA confirms it has shelved the Ariane 6 Block 3 upgrade
- notable2026-08-10ESA says Europe faces a launcher shortage around 2030
- notable2026-08-05CNES sets 2028 target for reusable heavy-lift engine hot-fire test
- notable2026-08-03ArianeGroup keeps MaiaSpace alive despite negative shareholders' equity
latest 12 of 17 items naming this entity
timeline
- 20232023-07-05Ariane 5 flies its final mission after 117 launchesas of 2026-07-12
- 20212021-12-25Ariane 5 launches James Webb Space Telescopeas of 2026-07-12
- 20022002-12-11Ariane 5 ECA fails on maiden flight after Vulcain 2 nozzle cooling leakas of 2026-07-12
- 19981998-10-21Ariane 5 completes first fully successful qualification flightas of 2026-07-12
- 19961996-06-04Ariane 5 maiden flight fails 37 seconds after liftoffas of 2026-07-12
- 19871987-11ESA ministers approve Ariane 5 development programme at The Hagueas of 2026-07-12
sources
[1] ll.thespacedevs.com ↗
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[3] en.wikipedia.org ↗
reusablewikipedia2026-07-05
Includes data from Gunter's Space Page: doc_lau/ariane-5.htm
faq
Who builds Ariane 5?
Ariane 5 is built by ArianeGroup. as of 2026-07-05
How many times has Ariane 5 flown?
Ariane 5 has flown 117 times. as of 2026-07-05
When did Ariane 5 first fly?
Ariane 5 first flew on 1996-06-04. as of 2026-07-05
Is Ariane 5 reusable?
Ariane 5 is not reusable. as of 2026-07-05