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In review: the 35 consecutive successful missions of Ariane 5

December 18, 2009

Today’s Ariane 5 flight with Helios 2B was the 35th back-to-back success for Ariane 5, reinforcing its role as the heavy-lift vehicle of reference for the world’s commercial launch services sector.

During these missions, Ariane 5 orbited a wide variety of payloads, including telecommunications satellites, deep space probes, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle for International Space Station servicing, and military payloads that ranged from observation spacecraft and secure relay platforms to early warning system demonstrators.

The following table provides an overview of the 35 consecutive successes:

Date	Launcher	Payload(s)
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)
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
September 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

Read the Mission Update for a full report on the successful Ariane 5 flight with Helios 2B.
See the press release on the Helios 2B mission.

View the 2009 Feature story archive.

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