Launch log
2010 - present
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
08/02/2012 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Intelsat 20 & HYLAS 2 |
Ariane 5 marks its 50th consecutive launch success, confirming the vehicle’s reliability and performance, while delivering nearly 10.2 metric tons total mass to geostationary transfer orbit – a world record |
07/05/2012 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
EchoStar XVII and MSG-3 |
Ariane 5 deploys a mixed payload of telecommunications and meteorological spacecraft into geostationary transfer orbit |
05/15/2012 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
JCSAT-13 and VINASAT-2 |
With the two payloads orbited on this flight, Arianespace surpasses the 300th mark for the total number of primary satellite passengers launched from French Guiana |
03/23/2012 |
Ariane 5 ES |
Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Edoardo Amaldi |
Arianespace’s third resupply mission for the International Space Station delivers a record payload lift performance of over 20,000 kg. |
02/13/2012 |
Vega |
LARES, ALMASat-1, and seven cubesats |
Vega’s successful qualification launch, performed under responsibility of the European Space Agency |
Date |
Launcher |
Payload(s) |
Comments |
12/29/2011 |
Soyuz |
Six Globalstar second-generation |
Performed on Arianespace’s behalf by its Starsem affiliate, this flight was the 11th Soyuz launch for Globalstar |
12/17/2011 |
Soyuz ST-A |
Pléiades 1, ELISA (x4) and SSOT |
Arianespace’s second Soyuz mission from the Spaceport demonstrates the launcher’s flexibility by deploying a total of six satellite payloads |
10/21/2011 |
Soyuz ST-B |
Two Galileo IOV (In-Orbit Validation) satellites |
An historic double success for Arianespace: Soyuz performs its inaugural mission from the Spaceport, and orbits Europe’s first Galileo navigation satellites |
09/21/2011 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Arabsat-5C & SES-2 |
The 46th consecutive success for Arianespace’s heavy-lift Ariane 5 orbits a pair of telecommunications satellites for two key customers: the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) and SES |
08/06/2011 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
ASTRA 1N & BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R |
Arianespace launch services continuity: ASTRA 1N is the 34th satellite lofted for the SES Group of companies; BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R marks the 41st Lockheed Martin-built payload orbited, this time on behalf of B-SAT Corporation and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation |
07/13/2011 |
Soyuz |
Six Globalstar second-generation |
The no. 2 mission performed by Starsem on behalf of Arianespace to deploy second-generation satellites for Globalstar’s constellation |
05/20/2011 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
ST-2 and GSAT-8 |
This third heavy-lift Ariane 5 mission of 2011 orbits satellites for Asia and India |
04/22/2011 |
Ariane 5 ECA |
Yahsat Y1A & Intelsat New Dawn |
Ariane 5 sets a new heavy-lift record, orbiting satellites at the service of two new Arianespace customers – the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company and a joint venture of Intelsat and Convergence Partners |
02/16/2011 |
Ariane 5 ES |
Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Johannes Kepler |
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 2 |
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 |
