Ariane family
Ariane 5 ECA+
Ariane 5 ECA+ is a variant of the Ariane 5 heavy-lift vehicle, with a taller ECA-D upper stage.
Flights flown11
Success rate100%11/11
Maiden flight2019-08-07
Peak year20213 flights
Ariane 5 ECA+ is built by ArianeGroup of France. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 6 August 2019 and last flew on 5 July 2023.
Flight record
100% success rate11 of 11 flown
2019peak 2021 · 3 flights2023
First flight2019-08-06
Latest flight2023-07-05
Failures0
Consecutive successes11
Fastest turnaround62d 10h
Payload
| Geostationary transfer orbit | 10,200kg |
|---|
Vehicle
| Stages | 2 |
|---|---|
| Length | 57.7m |
| Diameter | 5.4m |
| Launch mass | 780t |
| Liftoff thrust | 11,400kN |
| Maiden flight | 2019-08-07 |
| Reusable | No |
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Geostationary Transfer Orbit9Heliocentric N/A1Sun-Earth L21
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-05 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Syracuse 4B & Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat) | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2023-04-14 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Heliocentric N/A | Success |
| 2022-12-13 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Galaxy 35 & 36, MTG-I1 | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-09-07 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Eutelsat Konnect VHTS | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2022-06-22 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Measat-3d & GSAT 24 | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-12-25 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Sun-Earth L2 | Success |
| 2021-10-24 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | SES-17 & Syracuse 4A | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2021-07-30 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Star One D2 & Eutelsat Quantum | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-08-15 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Galaxy 30, MEV-2 & BSAT-4B | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2020-02-18 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | JCSAT-17 & GEO-KOMPSAT-2B | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
| 2019-08-06 | Ariane 5 ECA+ | Intelsat 39 & EDRS-C/HYLAS 3 | Ariane Launch Area 3 | Geostationary Transfer Orbit | Success |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.
Further reading: Wikipedia