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 |
The 10.972-ton delivery to geostationary orbit was Ariane 5’s second-highest performance after the October 2021 launch of Syracuse A4 and SES-17.
Arianespace launched a triple payload on 2022-12-13 from Kourou, French Guiana on a heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket to geostationary transfer orbit.
Ariane 5 delivered a total payload mass of 10,972 kg to geostationary orbit on the 2022-12-13 mission.
During Ariane 5 launch campaigns, Arianespace works closely with the French space agency CNES, which is the design authority for Ariane 5 and is responsible for satellite preparation facilities and the launch base.
ArianeGroup delivers a flightworthy launcher on the launch pad to its subsidiary Arianespace, which sells and operates Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.
The mission duration for the Ariane 5 launch that deployed MTG-I1, Galaxy 35, and Galaxy 36 was 34 minutes and 37 seconds.
Arianespace operated an Ariane 5 launcher that lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on 2022-12-13 at 5:30 p.m. local time.
The first MTG weather satellite will launch from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.
The postponed Vega C launch carrying two Pléiades Neo satellites was rescheduled to 2022-12-20, with an Ariane 5 launch moved up to 2022-12-13.
The Ariane 5 mission scheduled for 2022-12-13 is set to launch two C‑band replacement satellites for Intelsat and a spacecraft for Eumetsat.
Two more heavy‑lift Ariane 5 rockets will remain after the 2022-12-13 mission before Europe’s next‑generation Ariane 6 launcher is slated to begin operations in late 2023.
Arianespace will launch its final three Ariane 5 missions next year, including ESA’s Juice mission to Jupiter, and will then transition to the first launch of the Ariane 6.
ESA developed and qualified Ariane 5 adaptations for the Webb mission and procured the launch service from Arianespace.
Under an international collaboration agreement, ESA provided the James Webb Space Telescope’s launch service using the Ariane 5 launch vehicle.
MTG-I1 is scheduled to be launched on an Ariane 5 with liftoff planned in December.
After the 2022-09-07 launch of Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS, three Ariane 5 launches remain, two carrying communications satellites and one carrying the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission for the European Space Agency.
Ariane 5 lifted off from the European Space Port in Kourou, French Guiana, at 5:45 p.m. Eastern on 2022-09-07.
Ariane 6 will take the role as Europe’s heavy-lift launcher after the retirement of Ariane 5.
Ariane 5 launched the James Webb Space Telescope in December 2021.
Arianespace scheduled its third launch of 2022 and the second Ariane 5 mission of the year to carry the geostationary satellite EUTELSAT KONNECT VHTS.