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Rocket file · LV-146

Ariane 5 G+

ArianeGroup · Ariane · RETIRED

Ariane 5 G+ is an expendable launch vehicle built by ArianeGroup. It stands 55.0 m tall, first flew on 2 March 2004. It has flown 3 times with 3 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height55.0 m
Diameter5.4 m
Payload to LEONOT ON FILE
Payload to GTO7,100 kg
Maiden flight2 March 2004
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusRETIRED

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

ON RECORD
Total flights3
Successful3
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled0
VariantG+

About Ariane 5 G+

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.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

EMPTY

Ariane 5 G+ is retired, and no flight is filed.

All upcoming launches

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Ariane 5 (mock-up)
Ariane 5 (mock-up)Poppy · CC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Ariane 5ES with ATV 4 on its way to ELA-3
Ariane 5ES with ATV 4 on its way to ELA-3DLR German Aerospace Center · CC BY 2.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Cut drawing of the third Ariane 5 G
Cut drawing of the third Ariane 5 GUwe W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 deWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Ariane 5 G+ flown?
3 times, with 3 successes and 0 failures.
What is Ariane 5 G+'s success rate?
100.0%. That's 3 successful flights out of 3 attempts.
How much can Ariane 5 G+ lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Ariane 5 G+ at no figure to low Earth orbit and 7,100 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Ariane 5 G+ reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Ariane 5 G+ as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.