Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No performance specsNo structured payload capacity rows are linked to this vehicle family. | |||||
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| H2SAT/Syracuse 4B | Ariane 5ECA+ | Jul 5, 2023 |
| JUICE Mission | Ariane 5ECA+ | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Galaxy 35/36/MTG-I1 | Ariane 5ECA+ | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Eutelsat Konnect VHTS Mission |
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Ariane 5ECA | Not stated | 72 | Retired |
Ariane 5ECA+ | Not stated | 12 | Retired |
Ariane 5ES | Not stated | 8 | Retired |
Ariane 5G | Not stated | 16 | Retired |
Ariane 5ECA+ |
| Sep 7, 2022 |
| Measat 3D/GSAT-24 | Ariane 5ECA+ | Jun 22, 2022 |
| JWST Mission | Ariane 5ECA+ | Dec 25, 2021 |
| SES-17/Syracuse 4A | Ariane 5ECA+ | Oct 24, 2021 |
| Star One D2/Eutelsat Q | Ariane 5ECA+ | Jul 30, 2021 |
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Ariane 5G+ | Not stated | 3 | Retired |
Ariane 5GS | Not stated | 6 | Retired |
On 2018-04-24, Arianespace canceled an Ariane 5 launch after the Indian Space Research Organisation recalled its GSAT-11 satellite to an ISRO test facility in Bangalore for additional technical checks.
GSAT-11 was scheduled to launch on 2018-05-25 as a co-passenger with Azerspace-2/Intelsat-38 on an Ariane 5 mission.
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) launched the ViaSat-2 satellite aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle.
Arianespace provided launch services for ViaSat-2 using its Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle.
The Ariane 5 ECA carrying ViaSat-2 lifted off on 2017-06-01 at 4:45 pm PDT from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
An Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle will send the 6,418 kg ViaSat-2 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit.
Arianespace’s Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle will send ViaSat-2 into geostationary transfer orbit.
ViaSat-2 will launch aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle.