Ariane 5

Boasting one of the largest payload fairings and over a 100 successful missions, Ariane 5 is Europe's ride to space for carrying hefty satellites into orbit.

Manufacturer

Arianespace

Ownership

Private

Country

Europe

Status

Active

Compare With

Proton-M

Compare With

GSLV Mk III

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Any other rocket

Performance: Medium Lift

Payload to Orbit

Maximum Lift Capacity to various orbits. LEO stands for Low Earth Orbit and GTO stands for Geostationary Transfer Orbit.

LEO

21000 kg

GTO

10865 kg

Moon

kg

Mars

kg

Fairing Size

Payload fairing is the nose cone used to protect payload against the impact of heat & pressure during launch.

Fairing Height

17 m

Fairing Diameter

5.4 m

Costs

Launch Cost

US$ 220 million

Cost to LEO

US$ 10476/kg

Cost to GTO

US$ 20249/kg

Launch History

Notable Missions

Rosetta, Planck, Galileo navigation satellites

Total Launches

107

Successful Launches

102

Launch Statistics
Payload Users' Guide
Official Website

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