Ariane 5 G+

In-active

ArianeGroup (AG)

March 2, 2004

Description

The Ariane 5 G+ had an improved EPS second stage, with a GTO capacity of 7,100 kg (15,700 lb) for a single payload or 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) for two. It flew three times in 2004, with no failures.

Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    55.0 m
  • Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    5.4 m
  • Launch Mass
    750.0 T
  • Thrust
    12000.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Ariane 5 G+
  • Family
  • Variant
    G+
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Ariane 5 G+
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    7100.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

ArianeGroup

Commercial
CEO: Martin Sion
AG 2015

ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.

Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 18, 2004, 4:26 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Helios and Essaim are French miltary satellites for observation of Earth. Parasol is an Earth Observation research satellite.Nanosat 01 is a small technologu demonstator for the spanish space agency INTA.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Explore Share

Ariane 5 G+ | Anik F2

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 18, 2004, 12:44 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

The Anik satellites are a series of geostationary communications satellites launched by Telesat Canada for television in Canada.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Explore Share

Ariane 5 G+ | Rosetta

ArianeGroup | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 2, 2004, 7:17 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:

Rosetta is a space probe built by the ESA, along with Philae, its lander, it intends to survery and study comet 67P/Churyumov-Garasimenko.

Heliocentric N/A
Explore Share

Vulcan VC4S
Success
7 hours, 40 minutes ago
USSF-106
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

USSF-106 is a mission for the United States Space Force. The launch will deploy various payloads directly into geosynchronous orbit, including the NT…


Ariane 62
Success
7 hours, 58 minutes ago
Metop-SG A1
Ariane Launch Area 4 - Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

First of EUMETSAT's second generation of Metop weather satellites.


Falcon 9
Success
1 day, 20 hours ago
Project Kuiper (KF-02)
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Second of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation. 24 satellites are on board.


Smart Dragon 3
Success
4 days, 16 hours ago
Geely Constellation Group 04
Oriental Spaceport mobile launch ship - Sea Launch

11 LEO communications satellites for Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automotive for testing autonomous driving/inter-vehicle communication services. T…


Electron
Success
1 week, 1 day ago
The Harvest Goddess Thrives (iQPS Launch 4)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B - Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS.