How many times has Ariane 5 ECA flown?

Ariane 5 ECA has flown 73 orbital missions, with 71 successes and 2 failures.

What is Ariane 5 ECA's success rate?

Ariane 5 ECA has a success rate of 97.3%, from 71 successful flights out of 73 attempts.

When is the next Ariane 5 ECA launch?

Ariane 5 ECA has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.

How much can Ariane 5 ECA lift to orbit?

Ariane 5 ECA is rated for an unpublished payload to low Earth orbit and 10,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.

Is Ariane 5 ECA reusable?

No. Ariane 5 ECA is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.

Vehicle file · LV-20

Ariane 5 ECA

ArianeGroup · Ariane · RETIRED

Ariane 5 ECA is an expendable orbital launch vehicle built by ArianeGroup. It stands 57.7 m tall, first flew on 11 December 2002. It has flown 73 times with 71 successes, a success rate of 97.3%. It has no flight on the public manifest at the moment.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

OPS-12/SPEC

PUBLISHED

Height57.7 m

Diameter5.4 m

Payload to LEONOT PUBLISHED

Payload to GTO10,500 kg

Maiden flight11 December 2002

ReusableNo — expendable

Launch costNOT PUBLISHED

StatusRetired

Flight record

Reliability

OPS-12/STAT

ON RECORD

Total flights73

Successful71

Failed2

Success rate97.3%

Landing attempts0

Landing successN/A

Scheduled0

VariantECA

About Ariane 5 ECA

Ariane 5 is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, part of the Ariane rocket family.

Upcoming flights

Manifest

OPS-12/MAN

EMPTY

No Ariane 5 ECA flight is filed in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

All upcoming launches

Common questions

How many times has Ariane 5 ECA flown?: Ariane 5 ECA has flown 73 orbital missions, with 71 successes and 2 failures.
What is Ariane 5 ECA's success rate?: Ariane 5 ECA has a success rate of 97.3%, from 71 successful flights out of 73 attempts.
When is the next Ariane 5 ECA launch?: Ariane 5 ECA has no flight on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as a launch date is filed.
How much can Ariane 5 ECA lift to orbit?: Ariane 5 ECA is rated for an unpublished payload to low Earth orbit and 10,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. These are the operator's published maximums and assume an expendable or fully optimised configuration.
Is Ariane 5 ECA reusable?: No. Ariane 5 ECA is expendable: every stage is discarded during flight and nothing is recovered for reflight.