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 |
Arianespace had planned to fly Ovzon 3 earlier in 2022 on an Ariane 5 rocket alongside Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS satellite.
Arianespace is seeking to add Ovzon 3 to one of three remaining Ariane 5 flights before transitioning to the Ariane 6.
Eutelsat Quantum was launched on 30 July 2021 by an Ariane 5 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.
Eutelsat Quantum was launched on 2021-07-30 by an Ariane 5 from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana.
Arianespace launched Eutelsat Quantum and the StarOne D2 payload on an Ariane 5 on 2021-07-30.
Arianespace launched Measat-3d on 2022-06-22 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to operate at 91.5 degrees East.
The James Webb Space Telescope was designed for a 10-year operational life but the precise Ariane 5 launch last December conserved fuel originally budgeted for trajectory corrections, allowing operations at the Earth–Sun L2 point for 20 years.
Eutelsat switched Konnect VHTS to a dedicated Ariane 5 mission scheduled for 2022-09-06.
The MTG I1 satellite for Eumetsat is due to launch on an Ariane 5 in 2022.
Arianespace is slated to launch the Galaxy 35 and Galaxy 36 C-band broadcast satellites for Intelsat on a single Ariane 5 2022.
Arianespace had been preparing to launch Ovzon-3 alongside Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS on an Ariane 5 mission.
Launching Ovzon-3 on a dedicated Ariane 5 mission would require dropping another Ariane 5 customer and would leave a large amount of unused capacity on the rocket.
Both Measat-3d and GSAT-24 separated from Ariane 5 and are due to use onboard propulsion to reach final positions in geostationary orbit.
Arianespace launched a pair of satellites on the Ariane 5 rocket on 2022-06-22 from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana.
The 2022-06-22 mission was the first Ariane 5 flight since it launched the James Webb Space Telescope on 2021-12-25.
Arianespace scheduled the next Ariane 5 mission for 2022-09-06 to launch Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS satellite.
Arianespace sells and operates the Ariane 5 from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.
An Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana on Wednesday, 2022-06-22 at 06:50 pm local time.
The Ariane 5 mission successfully orbited two geostationary telecommunication satellites: MEASAT-3d and GSAT-24.
During launch campaigns, Arianespace works closely with CNES, which is the design authority for the Ariane 5 and controls the satellite preparation facilities at the Guiana Space Center.