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 |
Ariane 6 is designed to succeed Ariane 5 as Europe's heavy-lift launch system.
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched on Christmas Day 2021 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
GSAT-24, launched in mid-2022 on an Ariane 5, was NSIL’s first demand-driven communications satellite.
Ariane 5 performed its final flight in July 2022.
Ariane 6 is designed to succeed Ariane 5 as Europe's heavy-lift launch system.
Ariane 6 is designed to succeed Ariane 5 as Europe's heavy-lift launch system.
Vulcain 2.1 is an evolution of the Vulcain 2 engine that powered Ariane 5.
Discussions to use a non-European rocket such as Falcon 9 for Galileo launches occurred because of delays in Ariane 6, the retirement of Ariane 5, and the withdrawal of Soyuz following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The launch agreement calls for allocation of existing infrastructure at the Kourou spaceport for Vega rockets, including using the former Ariane 5 pad for launches of the Vega E.
Prometheus development uses extensive new materials and manufacturing techniques intended to reduce costs to about one tenth of Ariane 5’s Vulcain 2 engine.
Europe’s space access capacity was reduced to zero with the cessation of Ariane 5 activity.
Ariane 6 is designed to succeed Ariane 5 as Europe's heavy-lift launch system.
Hylas 4 launched on 2018-04-05 on an Ariane 5 and has a mass of 4,050 kg.
Al Yah 3 launched on 2018-01-25 on an Ariane 5 and has a mass of 3,795 kg.
MEV-2 launched on 2020-08-15 on an Ariane 5 and has a mass of 2,875 kg.
Ariane 6 is designed to succeed Ariane 5 as Europe's heavy-lift launch system tailored for multiple payload missions.
Ariane 6 is being developed as Europe's heavy-lift launch system to succeed Ariane 5.
Apart from an Arianespace Ariane 5 mission in December that deployed a pair of C-band replacements and a European weather-tracking satellite, all of Intelsat’s recent launches used SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets.
An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, carrying two communications satellites bound for geostationary orbit.
The James Webb Space Telescope, a $10 billion spacecraft, was accurately placed on its trajectory by an Ariane 5 rocket in December 2021.