| List of Ariane launches |
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| 1979–1989 · 1990–1999 · 2000–2009 · 2010–2019 · 2020–2029 |
This is a list of launches performed or scheduled to be performed by Ariane launch vehicles between 2020 and 2029. During this time, the Ariane 5 was retired in favour of the Ariane 6 rocket.
Launch statistics
Launch history
Source: Arianespace Press Kits [1]
2020
| Flight No. | Date Time (UTC) | Rocket type Serial No. | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customers | Launch outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA251 | 16 January 2020 21:05 | Ariane 5 ECA 5110 | Kourou ELA-3 | Eutelsat Konnect GSAT-30 | 6,976 kg | GTO | Eutelsat ISRO | Success |
| Eutelsat communications satellite and ISRO communications satellite. | ||||||||
| VA252 | 18 February 2020 22:18 | Ariane 5 ECA 5111 | Kourou ELA-3 | JCSAT-17 GEO-KOMPSAT 2B | 9,236 kg | GTO | SKY Perfect JSAT KARI | Success |
| SKY Perfect JSAT communications satellite and KARI meteorological satellite. | ||||||||
| VA253 | 15 August 2020 22:04 | Ariane 5 ECA 5112 | Kourou ELA-3 | Galaxy 30 MEV-2 BSAT-4b | 9,703 kg | GTO | Intelsat Northrop Grumman BSAT | Success |
| Flight VA253 was planned to launch in June 2020.[2] However, launch campaign activities were significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. To prevent the spread in French Guiana and protect Centre Spatial Guyanais employees, all launch activities were suspended on 16 March 2020.[3][4][5] Operations for Vega flight VV16 and Ariane 5 flight VA253 could not resume until 28 April 2020.[6][7][8] VA253 activities were listed among the top priorities at the reopening of the Guiana Space Center on 11 May 2020.[9] The launch was rescheduled for end of July 2020[7][10][11] to place the satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit from which they will eventually be placed into geostationary orbit through their own propulsion. The flight was again aborted on 28 July 2020, due to a "red" warning in the system, resulting from a sensor problem related to LH2 tank on the core stage. American satellite operator Intelsat and Japanese Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) are the customers for Ariane flight VA253.[12][13] Galaxy 30 is a communications satellite built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (formerly Orbital ATK) on the GEOStar-2 platform for Intelsat. It has C-band, Ku-band, Ka-band payloads, as well as a WAAS payload for a mass of 3,325 kilograms (7,330 lb).[14] Built in satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia, it will primarily serve video markets in North America.[15] As per Intelsat/Arianespace contract announced in January 2018,[16] Galaxy 30 would share the upper berth of the Ariane 5 ECA rocket with MEV-2, which is a Northrop Grumman second satellite servicing vehicle, identical to MEV-1. With a mass of 2,326 kilograms (5,128 lb), it would begin a five-year mission to extend the lifetime of Intelsat 10-02.[17] MEV-2 received FCC authorization on 25 March 2020.[18] BSAT-4b is the second communications satellite of the fourth generation B-SAT, built by SSL (company) on its SSL 1300 platform. It has 24 Ku-band transponders and mass of 3,520 kilograms (7,760 lb).[19] | ||||||||
2021
| Flight No. | Date Time (UTC) | Rocket type Serial No. | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customers | Launch outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA254 | 30 July 2021 21:00 | Ariane 5 ECA 5113 | Kourou ELA-3 | Eutelsat Quantum Star One D2 | 10,515 kg | GTO | Eutelsat Star One | Success |
| Brazilian Satellite operator Embratel and European Eutelsat were customers on the VA254 flight.[20] Eutelsat Quantum is a European re-programmable telecommunications satellite equipped with Ku-band payload, developed in a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency (ESA), Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space.[17] It had a launch mass of approximately 3,461 kilograms (7,630 lb) and a design lifetime of 15 years.[21] Star One D2 is a telecommunications satellite equipped with C-, Ku-, Ka- and X-band payloads for high-speed telecommunications, television broadcast and fast broadband in South America, Mexico, Central America, and parts of the Atlantic Ocean.[14] It had a launch mass of approximately 6,190 kilograms (13,650 lb) and a design lifetime of 15 years.[21] The target orbit was a geosynchronous transfer orbit with an apogee altitude of 250 kilometres (160 mi) and a perigee altitude of 35,726 kilometres (22,199 mi), at an inclination of 3°.[21] The mission was planned to last 36 minutes and 24 seconds.[21][a] | ||||||||
| VA255 | 24 October 2021 02:10 | Ariane 5 ECA 5115 | Kourou ELA-3 | SES-17 Syracuse 4A | 10,264 kg | GTO | SES S.A. DGA | Success |
| SES S.A. communications satellite and Direction générale de l'armement military communications satellite. | ||||||||
| VA256 | 25 December 2021 12:20 | Ariane 5 ECA 5114 | Kourou ELA-3 | James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) | 6,161.4 kg | Sun–Earth L2 | NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI | Success |
| James Webb Space Telescope. | ||||||||
2022
| Flight No. | Date Time (UTC) | Rocket type Serial No. | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customers | Launch outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA257 | 22 June 2022 21:50 | Ariane 5 ECA 5116 | Kourou ELA-3 | MEASAT-3d GSAT-24 | 9,829 kg | GTO | MEASAT NSIL / Tata Play | Success |
| MEASAT communications satellite and NSIL communications satellite. | ||||||||
| VA258 | 7 September 2022 21:45 | Ariane 5 ECA 5117 | Kourou ELA-3 | Eutelsat Konnect VHTS | 6,400 kg | GTO | Eutelsat | Success |
| Eutelsat communications satellite. | ||||||||
| VA259 | 13 December 2022 20:30 | Ariane 5 ECA 5118 | Kourou ELA-3 | Galaxy 35 Galaxy 36 MTG-I1 | 10,972 kg | GTO | Intelsat EUMETSAT | Success |
| Intelsat communications satellite and EUMETSAT meteorological satellite. | ||||||||
2023
| Flight No. | Date Time (UTC) | Rocket type Serial No. | Launch site | Payload | Payload mass | Orbit | Customers | Launch outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA260 | 14 April 2023 12:14 | Ariane 5 ECA 5120 | Kourou ELA-3 | Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) | 5,963 kg | Jovicentric | ESA | Success |
| Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer. | ||||||||
| VA-261 | 5 July 2023 22:00 | Ariane 5 ECA | Kourou ELA-3 | Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2)[23] Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) | 6950 kg[24] | GTO | DGA DLR | Success |
| Ariane 5's last mission. | ||||||||
Future launches
| Date Time (UTC) | Rocket type Serial No. | Payload | Orbit | Customers | Launch status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2024[25] | Ariane 62 | Multiple rideshare payloads[26] | LEO | PTS, TU Berlin, ArianeGroup, BarcelonaTech, NASA, TUKE, University of Lisbon | Scheduled |
| Q4 2024[27] | Ariane 62 | CSO-3 | SSO | CNES / DGA | Planned |
| H1 2025[28] | Ariane 64 | MTG-S1[29] | GTO | EUMETSAT | Planned |
| 2025[27][30] | Ariane 62 | Galileo FOC FM 29, 30 | MEO | ESA | Planned |
| 2025[27][30] | Ariane 62 | Galileo FOC FM 31, 32 | MEO | ESA | Planned |
| 2025[30] | Ariane 62 | Galileo FOC FM 33, 34 | MEO | ESA | Planned |
| 2025[31] | Ariane 64 | Intelsat-41, 44 | GTO | Intelsat | Planned |
| 2025[27][32] | Ariane 64 | Optus-11 | GTO | Optus | Planned |
| 2025[27][33][34] | Ariane 64 | Uhura-1 (Node-1)[35] | GTO | Skyloom | Planned |
| 2025[36] | Ariane 6 | Galileo G2 1 | MEO | ESA | Planned |
| 2025[37] | Ariane 6 | Hellas Sat 5 | GTO | Hellas Sat | Planned |
| Q2 2026[28] | Ariane 64[38] | MTG-I2[39] | GTO | EUMETSAT | Planned |
| H1 2026[40] | Ariane 64 | Intelsat 45 | GTO | Intelsat | Planned |
| Q4 2026[41] | Ariane 64 | Multi-Launch Service (MLS) #1 rideshare mission | GTO | TBA | Planned |
| 2026[42] | Ariane 62[43] | PLATO | Sun–Earth L2 | ESA | Planned |
| Q4 2027[41] | Ariane 64 | MLS #2 rideshare mission | GTO | TBA | Planned |
| 2027[44] | Ariane 64 | Earth Return Orbiter | Areocentric | ESA | Planned |
| Q4 2028[41] | Ariane 64 | MLS #3 rideshare mission | GTO | TBA | Planned |
| Q3 2029[41] | Ariane 64 | MLS #4 rideshare mission | GTO | TBA | Planned |
| 2029[45] | Ariane 62 | ARIEL, Comet Interceptor | Sun–Earth L2 | ESA | Planned |
| 2030[46][47] | Ariane 64 | Argonaut (lunar lander) | TLI | ESA | Planned |
| 2035[48] | Ariane 64[49] | Athena | Sun–Earth L2, Halo orbit | ESA | Planned |
| 2035[50] | Ariane 6 | LISA | Heliocentric | ESA | Planned |
| TBD[51] | Ariane 64 | 18 launches of Project Kuiper (35–40 satellites)[52] | LEO | Kuiper Systems | Planned |
| TBD[53] | Ariane 62 | Electra | GTO | SES S.A. / ESA | Planned |
| TBD[53] | Ariane 62 | Eutelsat ×5 | GTO | Eutelsat | Planned |
References
- Wade, Mark. "Ariane". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.