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Ariane 5 August 2, 2012

The 50 consecutive Ariane 5 successes in review

Arianespace’s track record of 50 successes in a row with Ariane 5 cover a period from 2003 to 2012, using a family of vehicles with a high degree of commonality and proven reliability in a full range of missions.

The photo compilation, along with an accompanying table, highlight the 50 consecutive successful flights of this heavy-lift vehicle:

The 50 consecutive successes for Ariane 5
Date Launcher Payload(s)
August 2, 2012 Ariane 5 ECA Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2
July 5, 2012 Ariane 5 ECA EchoStar XVII and MSG-3
May 15, 2012 Ariane 5 ECA JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2
March 23, 2012 Ariane 5 ES Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Edoardo Amaldi
September 21, 2011 Ariane 5 ECA Arabsat-5C & SES-2
August 6, 2011 Ariane 5 ECA ASTRA 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R
May 20, 2011 Ariane 5 ECA ST-2 and GSAT-8
April 22, 2011 Ariane 5 ECA Yahsat Y1A & Intelsat New Dawn
February 16, 2011 Ariane 5 ES Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Johannes Kepler
December 29, 2010 Ariane 5 ECA Hispasat 1E & KOREASAT 6
November 26, 2010 Ariane 5 ECA Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1
October 28, 2010 Ariane 5 ECA W3B & BSAT-3b
August 4, 2010 Ariane 5 ECA RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201
June 26, 2010 Ariane 5 ECA Arabsat-5A & COMS
May 21, 2010 Ariane 5 ECA ASTRA 3B & COMSATBw-2
December 18, 2009 Ariane 5 GS Helios 2B
October 29, 2009 Ariane 5 ECA NSS-12 and THOR 6
October 1, 2009 Ariane 5 ECA Amazonas 2  & COMSATBw-1
August 21, 2009 Ariane 5 ECA JCSAT-12 & Optus D3
July 1, 2009 Ariane 5 ECA TerreStar-1
May 14, 2009 Ariane 5 ECA Herschel & Planck
February 12, 2009 Ariane 5 ECA HOT BIRD™ 10, NSS-9 & 2 Spirale auxiliary passengers
December 20, 2008 Ariane 5 ECA HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M
August 14, 2008 Ariane 5 ECA Superbird-7 & AMC-21
July 7, 2008 Ariane 5 ECA ProtoStar I & BADR-6
June 12, 2008 Ariane 5 ECA Skynet 5C & Turksat 3A
April 18, 2008 Ariane 5 ECA Star One C2 & VINASAT-1
March 9, 2008 Ariane 5 ES Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Jules Verne
December 21, 2007 Ariane 5 GS Horizons-2 and RASCOM-QAF1
November 14, 2007 Ariane 5 ECA Star One C1 and Skynet 5B
October 5, 2007 Ariane 5 GS Intelsat 11 and Optus D2
August 14, 2007 Ariane 5 ECA SPACEWAY 3 and BSAT-3a
May 4, 2007 Ariane 5 ECA ASTRA 1L and Galaxy 17
March 11, 2007 Ariane 5 ECA Skynet 5A and INSAT 4B
December 8, 2006 Ariane 5 ECA AMC-18 and WildBlue-1
October 13, 2006 Ariane 5 ECA DIRECTV 9S, Optus D1 and LDREX-2
August 11, 2006 Ariane 5 ECA JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B
May 27, 2006 Ariane 5 ECA Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5
March 11, 2006 Ariane 5 ECA HOT BIRD 7A & SPAINSAT
December 21, 2005 Ariane 5 G INSAT 4A & MSG-2
November 16, 2005 Ariane 5 ECA Spaceway 2 & Telkom 2
October 13, 2005 Ariane 5 G Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15
August 11, 2005 Ariane 5 G THAICOM 4 (IPSTAR)
February 12, 2005 Ariane 5 ECA XTAR-EUR and test payload
December 18, 2004 Ariane 5 G Helios IIA and six supplemental payloads
July 17, 2004 Ariane 5 G Anik F2
March 2, 2004 Ariane 5 G Rosetta
November 27, 2003 Ariane 5 G INSAT 3E, e-BIRD™ & SMART-1
June 11, 2003 Ariane 5 G Optus Defence C1 & BSAT-2c
April 9, 2003 Ariane 5 G INSAT 3A & GALAXY XII

 

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Ariane 5 August 2, 2012

Final countdown underway for Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launch with Intelsat 20 and HYLAS 2

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