Ariane 5 ES

In-active

ArianeGroup (AG)

March 9, 2008

Description

The Ariane 5 ES (Evolution Storable) has an estimated LEO launch capacity of 21,000 kg (46,000 lb). It includes all the performance improvements of Ariane 5 ECA core and boosters but replaces the ESC-A second stage with the restartable EPS used on Ariane 5 GS variants. It was used to launch the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) into a 260 km circular low Earth orbit inclined at 51.6° and has been used 3 times to launch 4 Galileo navigation satellites at a time directly into their operational orbit. The Ariane 5 ES flew 8 times from 2008 to 2018 with no failures.

Specifications

Max Stage
2
Length
45.7 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Fairing Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
746.0 T
Thrust
11400.0 kN
Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
40000.0 km

Family

Name
Ariane 5 ES
Family
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Variant
ES
Alias
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Full Name
Ariane 5 ES

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
21000.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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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.