Rocket file · LV-18
Ariane 5 ES
Ariane 5 ES is an expendable launch vehicle built by ArianeGroup. It stands 45.7 m tall, lifts 21,000 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 9 March 2008. It has flown 8 times with 8 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About Ariane 5 ES
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.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
Ariane 5 ES is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesAriane 5 ES in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has Ariane 5 ES flown?
- 8 times, with 8 successes and 0 failures.
- What is Ariane 5 ES's success rate?
- 100.0%. That's 8 successful flights out of 8 attempts.
- How much can Ariane 5 ES lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists Ariane 5 ES at 21,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is Ariane 5 ES reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists Ariane 5 ES as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.