Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

12/21/99

Ariane 44L

Galaxy XI

10 flights in 1999 despite stand-down due to unavailability of satellites

12/10/99

XMM

Arianespace's first commercial Ariane 5 launch

12/03/99

Ariane 40

Helios 1B & auxiliary payload
(Clementine)

50th consecutive success for Ariane 4 in an unbroken series that began in March 1995

11/13/99

Ariane 44LP

GE-4

10/19/99

Ariane 44LP 

Orion 2

09/25/99

Ariane 44LP 

Telstar 7

09/04/99

Ariane 42P 

KOREASAT 3

08/12/99

Ariane 42P

TELKOM 1

A world record: 45 consecutive successful launches for Ariane 4

04/02/99

Ariane 42P

INSAT 2E

02/26/99

Ariane 44L 

ARABSAT 3A & SKYNET 4E

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

12/21/98

Ariane 42L 

PAS-6B

11th and final launch for 1998

12/05/98

Ariane 42L

SATMEX 5

GTO injection optimized by exploiting Ariane 4's 3rd stage performance reserve.

10/28/98

Ariane 44L

AFRISTAR & GE-5

The paylod of 4,946 kg. (10,881 lb.) sets all-time record for an Ariane 44L

10/28/98

Ariane 503

ARD & MAQSAT 3

Successful qualification flight for Ariane 5 enables the heavy-lift launcher to be declared operational

10/05/98

Ariane 44L

W2 & SIRIUS 3

9/16/98

Ariane 44LP 

PAS-7

12th Arianespace launch for PanAmSat

8/25/98

Ariane 44P 

ST-1

04/28/98

Ariane 44P 

BSAT-1b & NILESAT-101

03/23/98

Ariane 40

SPOT 4

02/27/98

Ariane 42P 

HOT BIRD 4

02/04/98

Ariane 44LP

BRASILSAT B3 & INMARSAT-3F5

The mission brings to 300,000 kg. the total combined weight of satellites orbited by Ariane.

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

12/20/97

Ariane 42L

INTELSAT 804

This mission marks the shortest interval between two commercial launches -- 19 days

12/02/97

Ariane 44P

JCSAT-5 & EQUATOR-S

11/12/97

Ariane 44L

CAKRAWARTA-1 & SIRIUS-2

10/30/97

Ariane 502 

TEAMSAT

09/23/97

Ariane 44L

INTELSAT 803

Ariane reaches 100th flight milestone; last Ariane from P9 production batch

09/02/97

Ariane 44L

HOTBIRD-3 & METEOSAT-7

08/08/97

Ariane 44L

PAS 6

The Ariane 4 marks its 27th consecutive successful launch - a record for the program

06/25/97

Ariane 44L

INTELSAT 802

06/03/97

Ariane 44P

INMARSAT-3F4 & INSAT-2D

04/16/97

Ariane 44L

BSAT-1A & THAICOM 3

02/28/97

Ariane 40

INTELSAT 801

01/30/97

Ariane 44P

GE-2 & NAHUEL 1A

Record payload mass for an
Ariane 4: 4,900 kg.

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

11/13/96

Ariane 44LP

ARABSAT 2B & MEASAT 2

09/10/96

Ariane 44L

ECHOSTAR 2

Rapid launch of a payload signed earlier in 1996 by a new client, Echostar Communicatons Corp.

08/07/96

Ariane 42P

TELECOM 2D & ITALSAT 2

07/09/96

Ariane 42L

ARABSAT 2A & TURKSAT 1C

First flight of the stretched mini-Spelda dual satellite deployment system

06/15/96

Ariane 44P

INTELSAT 709

06/04/96

Ariane 501*

4 CLUSTER

First Ariane 5

05/15/96

Ariane 44L

PALAPA C2 & AMOS

First launch for Indonesia (Palapa C2) and Israel (Amos)

04/20/96

Ariane 42P

MSAT 1

03/14/96

Ariane 44LP

INTELSAT 707

New launch rate record: 14 launches in 11.5 months

02/05/96

Ariane 44P

N-STAR B

01/12/96

Ariane 44L

PAS-3R & MEASAT-1

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

12/06/95

Ariane 44L

TELECOM 2C & INSAT 2C

Record number of launches in a year: 11

11/16/95

Ariane 44P

ISO

10/18/95

Ariane 42L

TELSTAR 402 R

100th telecommunications satellite carried on an Ariane

09/23/95

Ariane 42L 

TELSTAR 402 R

08/29/95

Ariane 44P 

N-STAR A

Total cumulative satellite mass placed in orbit by Ariane passes the 200 metric ton mark

08/03/95

Ariane 42L 

PAS-4

07/07/95

Ariane 40 

HELIOS 1A + 2 auxiliary payloads
(CERISE & UPM/LB SAT)

First military reconnaissance satellite; 50th launch from ELA-2

06/09/95

DBS-3

05/17/95

Ariane 44LP

INTELSAT 706

Intial use of the H10/3 third stage

04/10/95

Ariane 40

ERS-2

Last use of the H10+ third stage

03/28/95

Ariane 44LP 

BRASILSAT B2 & HOTBIRD 1

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

12/01/94

Ariane 42P*

PAS-3

10/31/94

Ariane 42P 

ASTRA 1 D

10/07/94

Ariane 44L 

SOLIDARIDAD 2 & THAICOM 2

09/08/94

Ariane 42L 

TELSTAR 402

08/10/94

Ariane 44LP 

BRASILSAT B1 & TURKSAT 1B

07/08/94

Ariane 44L 

PAS - 2 & BS-3N

A new payload performance record for Ariane, with a combined weight of 4,617 kg. separated into orbit

06/17/94

Ariane 44LP

INTELSAT VII F2 + 2 auxiliary payloads
(STRV 1A & STRV 2A)

01/24/94

Ariane 44LP*

EUTELSAT 2 F5 & TURKSAT 1A

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

12/17/93

Ariane 44L 

DBS-1 & THAICOM 1

11/19/93

Ariane 44LP

SOLIDARIDAD 1 & METEOSAT-6

Ariane's total combined payload mass placed into orbit surpasses the 150 metric ton mark

10/22/93

Ariane 44LP 

INTELSAT VII F1

09/25/93

Ariane 40 

SPOT 3 + 6 auxiliary payloads
(STELLA, ITAMSAT, EYESAT A, KITSAT B, POSAT A & HEALTHSAT 1)

07/22/93

Ariane 44L 

HISPASAT 1 B & INSAT II B

Intial use of the mini-Spelda satellite deployment system

06/24/93

Ariane 42P 

GALAXY IV

05/11/93

Ariane 42L 

ASTRA 1C + 1 auxiliary payload
(ARSENE)

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

12/01/92

Ariane 42P 

SUPERBIRD A1

10/27/92

Ariane 42P

GALAXY VII

First use of the perigee velocity augmentation (PVA) procedure

09/10/92

Ariane 44LP 

HISPASAT 1A & SATCOM C3

08/10/92

Ariane 42P

TOPEX-POSEIDON + 2 auxiliary payloads (KITSAT A & S80/T)

07/09/92

Ariane 44L 

INSAT II A & EUTELSAT 2 F4

04/15/92

Ariane 44L

TELECOM 2B & INMARSAT 2 F4

First launch of an Ariane 4 from the 50-launcher P9 production batch ordered by Arianespace; inital H10+ third stage

02/26/92

Ariane 44L

SUPERBIRD B1& ARABSAT 1C

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

12/16/91

Ariane 44L

TELECOM 2A & INMARSAT 2 F3

10/29/91

Ariane 44L

INTELSAT VI F1

09/29/91

Ariane 44P

08/14/91

Ariane 44L

INTELSAT VI F5

07/16/91

Ariane 40

ERS 1 + four auxilliary payloads
(TUBSAT, SARA, UOSAT F & ORBCOM X)

04/04/91

Ariane 44P

ANIK E2

03/02/91

Ariane 44LP

ASTRA 1B & MOP 2

01/15/91

Ariane 44L

EUTELSAT 2 F2 & ITALSAT 1

Date

Launcher

Payload(s)

Comments

11/20/90

Ariane 42P

SATCOM C1& GSTAR IV

10/12/90

Ariane 42L

GALAXY VI & SBS 6

First mission with 2 satellites built by the same company (Hughes)

08/30/90

Ariane 42LP

EUTELSAT 2 F1& SKYNET 4C

07/24/90

Ariane 44L

DFS2 & TDF 2

02/22/90

Ariane 44L*

SUPERBIRD B & BS-2X

01/21/90

Ariane 40

SPOT 2 + six auxilliary payloads
(MICROSAT A,B,C & D & UOSAT D & E)