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Members of the public view
Ariane 5’s September 21, 2011 ascent from near the Dreyfus Tower

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Arabsat-5C and SES-2 were launched on the
fifth Ariane 5 flight of 2011
(September 21, 2011)

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Ariane 5 clears the launch tower
with the payload of Arabsat-5C & SES-2
(September 21, 2011)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
mission with Arabsat-5C & SES-2
(September 21, 2011)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
mission with ASTRA 1N &
BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R
(August 6, 2011)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
mission with ST-2 & GSAT-8
(May 20, 2011)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
mission with Yahsat Y1A &
Intelsat New Dawn
(April 22, 2011)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ES mission
with Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Johannes Kepler
(February 16, 2011)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
with HISPASAT 1E & KOREASAT 6
(December 29, 2010)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
with Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1
(November 26, 2010)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
with W3B & BSAT-3b
(October 28, 2010)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
with RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201
(August 4, 2010)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
with Arabsat-5A & COMS
(June 26, 2010)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
with ASTRA 3B and COMSATBw-2
(May 21, 2010)

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Launch of Ariane 5 GS
with Helios 2B
(December 18, 2009)

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Launch of Ariane 5 ECA
with NSS-12 & THOR 6
(October 29, 2009)

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Ariane 5 ECA lifts off
with Amazonas 2 &
COMSATBw-1  
(October 1, 2009)

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JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 is
launched by Ariane 5 ECA
(August 21, 2009)

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Ariane 5 ECA mission with
TerreStar-1
(July 1, 2009)

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Ariane 5 ECA mission with
Herschel & Planck
(May 14, 2009)

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Ariane 5 ECA mission with
HOT BIRD™ 10, NSS-9 and two Spirale micro-satellites
(February 12, 2009)

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Ariane 5 ECA mission with
HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M
(December 20, 2008)

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Liftoff of Ariane 5 ECA
with the Superbird-7 &
AMC-21 satellites
(August 14, 2008)

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The liftoff of Ariane 5 ECA
with ProtoStar I and
BADR-6
(July 7, 2008)

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Ariane 5's 25th consecutive success June 12, 2008
with Skynet 5C/Turksat 3A

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Ariane 5 ECA liftoff with Star One C2
and VINASAT-1 satellites
on April 18, 2008

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The Automated Transfer Vehicle was orbited by Ariane 5 on March 9, 2008

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Ariane 5 GS launch with
Horizons-2 & RASCOM-QAF1
(December 21, 2007)

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The liftoff of Ariane 5 ECA with Star One C1 & Skynet 5B
(November 14, 2007

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An Ariane 5 GS orbited the
Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 satellites
(October 5, 2007)

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 ECA with the SPACEWAY 3 & BSAT-3a satellites
(August 14, 2007)

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 with the
ASTRA 1L & Galaxy 17 satellites
(May 4, 2007)

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Ariane 5 with Skynet 5A &
INSAT 4B satellites
(March 11, 2007)

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Ariane 5 ECA with WildBlue-1 & AMC-18 satellites (December 8, 2006)

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 ECA with its DIRECTV 9S, Optus D1 & LDREX-2 payloads (October 13, 2006)

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 ECA that placed JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B into orbit (August 11, 2006)

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SPAINSAT & HOT BIRD 7A are orbited by an Ariane 5 ECA (March 11, 2006)

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 G launcher with INSAT 4A & MSG-2
(December 21, 2005)

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The heavy-lift Ariane 5 ECA begins its ascent with XTAR-EUR & MAQSAT-B2 (February 12, 2005)

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Ariane 5 ECA liftoff with its Spaceway 2 & Telkom 2 payloads
(November 16, 2005)

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 G vehicle with a dual payload of Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 (October 13, 2005)

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The Ariane 5 G lifts off to orbit Telesat's Anik F2 payload in French Guiana
(July 17, 2004)

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Ariane 5 departs from Europe's Spaceport with INSAT 3E, e-BIRD & SMART-1 (September 27, 2003)

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Liftoff of the Ariane 5 G launcher with BSAT-2c & Optus and Defence C1
(June 11, 2003)

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The Ariane 5 G launch vehicle transports INSAT 3A & GALAXY XII
(April 9, 2003)

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Liftoff of Ariane 5, delivering a dual payload of Atlantic Bird 1 and MSG-1 to orbit
(August 28, 2002)

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The Ariane 5 launch vehicle lifts off with Stellat 5 &
N-STAR c
(July 5, 2002)

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The Envisat environmental satellite is orbited by a heavy-lift Ariane 5 launcher (February 28, 2002)