Ariane 5 ECA

E59340
expendable launch system heavy-lift launch vehicle launch vehicle

Ariane 5 ECA is a heavy-lift European expendable launch vehicle variant renowned for launching major payloads such as the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Ariane 5 1
Ariane 5 (via JWST) 1
Ariane 5ECA 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf expendable launch system ⓘ
heavy-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
launch vehicle ⓘ
boosterType solid rocket booster ⓘ
configuration two-stage ⓘ
coreStageDiameter 5.4 m ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Europe ⓘ
developedFor CNES ⓘ
European Space Agency ⓘ
fairingDiameter 5.4 m ⓘ
family Ariane 5 ECA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ariane 5
firstFlightDate 2002-12-11 ⓘ
firstFlightMission V157 ⓘ
firstFlightOutcome failure ⓘ
firstStageEngine Vulcain 2 ⓘ
firstStagePropellant liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
gtoPayloadCapacity about 10000 kg ⓘ
height about 53 m ⓘ
improvementOver Ariane 5 G in GTO performance ⓘ
lastFlightDate 2023-07-05 ⓘ
lastFlightMission VA261 ⓘ
launchAzimuthRange equatorial and low-inclination orbits from Kourou ⓘ
launchMass about 780000 kg ⓘ
launchPad ELA-3 ⓘ
launchRecord high reliability after 2005 ⓘ
launchServiceMarket commercial ⓘ
institutional ⓘ
launchSite Guiana Space Centre ⓘ
leoPayloadCapacity about 21000 kg ⓘ
manufacturer Airbus ⓘ
surface form: Airbus Defence and Space

ArianeGroup ⓘ
Safran ⓘ
notableFeature dual-payload capability with SYLDA adapter ⓘ
notablePayload BepiColombo mission ⓘ
surface form: BepiColombo

James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ
Rosetta (on earlier Ariane 5 variant family) ⓘ
numberOfBoosters 2 ⓘ
operationalFrom 2005 ⓘ
operator Arianespace ⓘ
predecessor Ariane 5 G ⓘ
primaryMissionType geostationary transfer orbit communications satellites ⓘ
propellantType cryogenic ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor Ariane 6 ⓘ
upperStageEngine HM7B ⓘ
upperStagePropellant liquid hydrogen ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
upperStageType ESC-A ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ariane 5 ECA → family → Ariane 5 ECA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ariane 5
BepiColombo mission → launchVehicle → Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
subject surface form: BepiColombo
Fine Guidance Sensor → launchVehicle → Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ariane 5ECA
JUICE mission → launchVehicle → Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
MIRI → launchVehicle → Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ariane 5 (via JWST)
NIRSpec → launchVehicle → Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ
Planck spacecraft → launchVehicle → Ariane 5 ECA ⓘ