Ariane launch vehicle programme
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The Ariane launch vehicle programme is a series of European expendable rockets developed to provide independent and reliable access to space for commercial, scientific, and governmental payloads.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ariane family of launch vehicles | 1 |
| Ariane launch vehicle program | 1 |
| Ariane rocket program | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European space programme
ⓘ
space launch vehicle programme ⓘ |
| commercialization | operated commercially by Arianespace ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Europe ⓘ |
| developer | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| geopoliticalRole | ensuring European autonomy in access to space ⓘ |
| launchServiceProvider | Arianespace ⓘ |
| launchSite |
ELA-1
ⓘ
ELA-2 ⓘ ELA-3 ⓘ ELA-4 ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily |
Ariane 1
ⓘ
Ariane 2 ⓘ Ariane 3 ⓘ Ariane 4 ⓘ Ariane 5 ⓘ Ariane 6 ⓘ |
| managedBy | European Space Agency ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
commercial launch market
ⓘ
institutional launch market ⓘ |
| notableMissionLaunched |
BepiColombo mission
ⓘ
surface form:
BepiColombo spacecraft
James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ Rosetta mission ⓘ
surface form:
Rosetta spacecraft
|
| notableVariant |
Ariane 1
ⓘ
Ariane 2 ⓘ Ariane 3 ⓘ Ariane 4 ⓘ Ariane 5 ⓘ Ariane 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Arianespace ⓘ |
| primaryContractor | Arianespace ⓘ |
| primaryLaunchSite | Guiana Space Centre ⓘ |
| primaryLaunchSiteLocation |
Kourou
ⓘ
surface form:
Kourou, French Guiana
|
| propellantTypesUsed |
cryogenic propellants
ⓘ
hypergolic propellants ⓘ solid propellants ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial payload launch
ⓘ
governmental payload launch ⓘ independent European access to space ⓘ scientific payload launch ⓘ |
| regionServed | global ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| technologyType | expendable launch system ⓘ |
| typicalOrbitTypes |
geostationary transfer orbit
ⓘ
low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| typicalPayloads |
Earth observation satellites
ⓘ
communications satellites ⓘ interplanetary probes ⓘ scientific spacecraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ariane family of launch vehicles
this entity surface form:
Ariane launch vehicle program
this entity surface form:
Ariane rocket program