Launch log
2000 - present
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
02/16/2011 |
Ariane 5 ES |
Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) |
Arianespace’s second mission for servicing of the International Space Station; the heaviest payload ever orbited by Ariane 5, and the historic 200th mission of an Ariane family vehicle |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/29/2010 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Hispasat 1E & KOREASAT 6 |
Arianespace wraps up its 2010 launch activity with an on-target flight, bringing Ariane 5’s payload lift performance for the year to 45,235 kg. with the 12 satellites launched in six missions |
11/26/2010 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Intelsat 17 & HYLAS 1 |
Intelsat 17 marks the 51st satellite launched by Arianespace for Intelsat; HYLAS 1 is the first ever spacecraft orbited for Avanti Communications |
10/28/2010 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
W3B & BSAT-3b |
The 39th consecutive success for Ariane 5 lofts a dual-satellite payload for Europe and Japan |
10/20/2010 |
Soyuz |
Six Globalstar second-generation satellites |
Conducted by Arianespace’s Starsem affiliate from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, this Soyuz flight successfully orbited the initial cluster of Globalstar second-generation satellites |
08/04/2010 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
RASCOM-QAF1R & NILESAT 201 |
Ariane 5 orbits two Thales Alenia Space-built satellites for telecommunications service to Africa and the Middle East |
06/26/2010 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Arabsat-5A & COMS |
Arabsat-5A is the seventh Arabsat satellite orbited by Ariane; COMS becomes a new Arianespace-launched payload for South Korea |
05/21/2010 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
ASTRA 3B & COMSATBw-2 |
Ariane 5’s 50th flight confirms its role as the heavy-lift workhorse for the commercial launch services industry |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/18/2009 |
Ariane
5 GS |
Helios 2B |
Arianespace’s year-ending flight with Helios 2B brings the number of consecutive mission successes for its workhorse launcher to 35 during seven years of operation |
10/29/2009 |
Ariane
5 ECA |
NSS-12 & THOR 6 |
THOR 6, for new customer Telenor Satellite Broadcasting AS, and SES WORLD SKIES’ NSS-12 – the 32nd spacecraft from the SES group of companies entrusted for an Ariane launch – are lofted by Ariane 5 during its sixth mission success of 2009 |
10/01/2009 |
Ariane
5 ECA |
Amazonas 2 & COMSATBw-1 |
Ariane 5’s fifth mission of 2009 successfully orbits a mixed civilian/military telecom satellite payload: Amazonas 2 for Spain’s HISPASAT and COMSATBw-1 for the German armed forces |
08/21/2009 |
Ariane
5 ECA |
JCSAT-12 & Optus D3 |
Two U.S.-built payloads are lofted for two key Arianespace Asia-Pacific customers: SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation of Japan, and Optus D3 for Australia’s Optus telecommunications provider |
07/01/2009 |
Ariane
5 ECA |
TerreStar-1 |
TerreStar-1, the world’s heaviest commercial satellite with a liftoff mass of nearly 6,910 kg., is orbited on Ariane 5’s 31st consecutive mission success |
05/14/2009 |
Ariane
5 ECA |
Herschel & Planck |
Ariane 5 launches two payloads on trajectories to Sun-Earth system’s second Lagrange point (L2) for missions to help unlock mysteries of the universe |
02/12/2009 |
Ariane
5 ECA |
HOT BIRD™ 10,
NSS-9 and |
Another mission success for two of the world’s leading satellite communications operators: Eutelsat and SES |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/20/2008 |
Ariane
5 ECA |
HOT BIRD™ 9 and W2M |
Arianespace completes another successful year with Ariane 5’s 28th consecutive success |
08/14/2008 |
Ariane
5 ECA |
Superbird-7 & AMC-21 |
9th mission of an Ariane 5 performed during a 12-month period |
07/07/2008 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
ProtoStar I & BADR-6 |
40th Ariane 5 launch; the fourth mission in 2008 |
06/12/2008 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Skynet 5C & Turksat 3A |
25th success in a row for Ariane 5 |
04/18/2008 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Star One C2 & VINASAT-1 |
38th Ariane 5 launch; 24th success in a row |
03/09/2008 |
Ariane 5 ES |
Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) |
The first mission for Arianespace and Ariane 5 in support of the International Space Station |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/21/2007 |
Ariane 5 GS |
Horizons-2 & RASCOM-QAF1 | A record for Ariane 5: six launches in one year |
11/14/2007 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Star One C1 & Skynet 5B | A new payload weight record for Ariane 5 |
10/05/2007 |
Ariane 5GS |
Intelsat 11 & Optus D2 | 34th Ariane 5 launch, 20th success in a row |
08/14/2007 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
SPACEWAY 3 & BSAT-3a | The first launch for Hughes Network Systems; 38th Lockheed Martin-built platform orbited by Arianespace |
05/04/2007 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
ASTRA 1L & Galaxy 17 | The 26th SES family satellite launched by Ariane, and the 45th for Intelsat since 1983 |
03/11/2007 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Skynet 5A & INSAT 4B | Arianespace opens another year of commercial launch services with Ariane 5 |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/27/2006 |
Soyuz (Starsem) |
COROT | A successful inaugural flight of the enhanced Soyuz 2-1b launcher |
12/08/2006 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
WildBlue-1 & AMC-18 | Ariane 5's fifth mission of 2006, and the launcher's 16th consecutive success |
10/13/2006 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
DIRECTV 9S / Optus D1 / LDREX-2 | 29th Ariane 5 launch |
08/11/2006 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
JCSAT-10 & Syracuse 3B | 14th consecutive success for Ariane 5 |
05/27/2006 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Satmex 6 & Thaicom 5 | A record-setting dual-satellite payload of more than 8,200 kg. delivered to GTO |
03/11/2006 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
HOT BIRD™ 7A & SPAINSAT | First Ariane 5 manufactured under complete control of prime contractor EADS Space Transportation |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/21/2005 |
Ariane 5G |
INSAT 4A & MSG-2 | Another year of back-to-back Ariane 5 launch successes |
11/16/2005 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Spaceway 2 & Telkom 2 | Record payload into orbit |
10/13/2005 |
Ariane 5G |
Syracuse 3A & Galaxy 15 | |
08/14/2005 |
Soyuz-Fregat |
Galaxy 14 | Payload switched from Ariane 5 as part of launcher family cooperation between |
08/11/2005 |
Ariane 5G |
THAICOM 4 (IPSTAR) | Heaviest commercial satellite ever delivered to geosynchronous orbit |
02/12/2005 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
XTAR-EUR /
Sloshsat /
Maqsat-B2 | Successful commercial service entry for the increased performance Ariane 5 ECA |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/18/2004 |
Ariane 5G |
Helios IIA + six supplemental payloads |
|
07/17/2004 |
Ariane 5G |
Anik F2 | Anik F2 is the heaviest commercial telecom satellite ever launched |
03/02/2004 |
Ariane 5G |
Rosetta |
|
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/28/2003 |
Soyuz/Fregat |
AMOS 2 | Joint mission with Starsem |
09/27/2003 |
Ariane 5G |
INSAT 3E / e-BIRD™/ SMART-1 | Three-satellite mission, with SYLDA 5 and special-purpose payload dispensers |
06/11/2003 |
Ariane 5G |
Optus Defence C1 & BSAT-2c |
|
04/09/2003 |
Ariane 5G |
INSAT 3A & GALAXY XII |
|
02/15/2003 |
Ariane 44L |
Intelsat 907 | Ariane 4's final mission |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/17/2002 |
Ariane 44L |
NSS-6 |
|
12/11/2002 |
Ariane 5* |
HOT BIRD™7 & STENTOR | Launch failure |
09/06/2002 |
Ariane 44L |
Intelsat 906 |
|
08/28/2002 |
Ariane 5 |
ATLANTIC BIRD™1 & MSG 1 | Dual payload of telecom and weather satellites |
07/05/2002 |
Ariane 5 |
Stellat 5 & N-STAR c |
|
06/05/2002 |
Ariane 44L |
Intelsat 905 |
|
05/03/2002 |
Ariane 42P |
Spot 5 | Spot 5 is 200th payload launched by Arianespace |
04/16/2002 |
Ariane
44L |
NSS-7 |
The 150th flight of an Ariane launcher |
03/28/2002 |
Ariane 44L |
JCSAT-8 & ASTRA 3A |
Two Boeing-built satellites |
02/28/2002 |
Ariane 5 |
Envisat |
Payload weight and size record for Arianespace |
02/23/2002 |
Ariane 44L |
Intelsat 904 |
|
01/23/2002 |
Ariane 42L |
INSAT-3C |
66th consecutive successful Ariane 4 flight; world's first commercial space launch of 2002 |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
11/26/2001 |
Ariane 44LP |
DirecTV-4S |
|
09/25/2001 |
Ariane 44P |
Atlantic Bird 2 | 15th Ariane launch of a Eutelsat satellite |
08/30/2001 |
Ariane 44L |
Intelsat 902 | 19th Intelsat payload launched by Ariane |
07/12/2001 |
Ariane 5* |
Artemis & BSAT-2b | Lower than expected orbit |
06/07/2001 |
Ariane 44L |
Intelsat 901 | Intelsat's first Intelsat IX series satellite |
03/08/2001 |
Ariane 5 |
Eurobird & BSAT-2a |
|
02/07/2001 |
Ariane 44L |
Skynet 4F & Sicral | First dual military satellite payload carried on the same Ariane |
01/10/2001 |
Ariane 44P |
Türksat 2A & Eurasiasat 1 | First launch of 2001 |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/19/2000 |
Ariane 5 |
Astra 2D / GE-8 / Aurora III / LDREX | Another year of 100 percent successful launches, with 12 missions performed |
11/12/2000 |
Ariane 44L |
Anik F 1 | Fourth Canadian satellite to be launched by Arianespace; second Ariane mission in six days |
11/15/2000 |
Ariane 5 |
PAS 1R ( Amsat P3D, STRV 1D) | First use the Ariane 5 ASAP platform for auxiliary payloads; initial launch from the no. 2 Ariane 5 mobile launch table |
10/29/2000 |
Ariane 44LP |
Europe*Star 1 | 100th Ariane 4 launched |
10/06/2000 |
Ariane 42L |
N-SAT-110 | 14th Japanese satellite launched by Arianepace |
09/14/2000 |
Ariane 5 |
Astra 2B & GE-7 | Sixth mission of the Ariane 5 launcher |
09/06/2000 |
Ariane 44P |
Eutelsat W1 | 13th Eutelsat satellite carried by Ariane |
08/17/2000 |
Ariane 44LP |
Brasilsat B4 & Nilesat 102 | 55th consecutive successful launch of an Ariane 4 |
04/18/2000 |
Ariane 42L |
Galaxy IVR |
|
03/21/2000 |
Ariane 5 |
AsiaStar & Insat 3B |
|
02/17/2000 |
Ariane 44LP |
SUPERBIRD-4 |
|
01/24/2000 |
Ariane 42L |
Galaxy XR |
|
* Unsuccessful launch
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