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Ariane (earlier) Launches
7,332 orbital launches since 1957
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7,332
Total launches
149
This year
92.8%
Success rate
159
Crewed
1957
Since
Orbital Radar lists 144 every launch of the Ariane (earlier), part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.
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Every orbital launch since 1957 — 7,332 in total, 159 of them crewed — cross-linked to the rockets, operators and satellites involved. The historical record is built on GCAT and enriched with Launch Library 2, then matched to our live satellite catalogue.
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INTELSAT 907 (2003-02-15)NSS 6 (2002-12-17)INTELSAT 906 (2002-09-06)INTELSAT 905 (2002-06-05)SPOT 5 (2002-05-04)NSS 7 (2002-04-16)JCSAT-8 (2002-03-29)INTELSAT 904 (2002-02-23)Insat 3C (2002-01-23)DirecTV-4S (2001-11-27)Atlantic Bird 2 (2001-09-25)INTELSAT 902 (2001-08-30)IS-901 (2001-06-09)SICRAL 1A (2001-02-07)Eurasiasat 1 (2001-01-10)Anik F1 (2000-11-21)EuropeStar FM1 (2000-10-29)Superbird 5 (2000-10-06)Eutelsat W1 (2000-09-06)Brasilsat B4 (2000-08-17)Galaxy IVR (2000-04-19)Superbird 4 (2000-02-18)Galaxy XR (2000-01-25)Galaxy 11 (1999-12-22)Helios 1B (1999-12-03)GE 4 (1999-11-13)Orion 2 (1999-10-19)Telstar 7 (1999-09-25)Koreasat 3 (1999-09-04)Telkom 1 (1999-08-12)Insat 2E (1999-04-02)Arabsat 3A (1999-02-26)PAS 6B (1998-12-22)Satmex 5 (1998-12-06)Afristar (1998-10-28)Eutelsat W2 (1998-10-05)PAS 7 (1998-09-16)Singapore-Taiwan 1 (1998-08-25)Nilesat 101 (1998-04-28)SPOT-4 (1998-03-24)Eutelsat HB4 (1998-02-27)Brasilsat B3 (1998-02-04)INTELSAT 804 (1997-12-22)JCSAT 5 (1997-12-02)Sirius 2 (1997-11-12)INTELSAT 803 (1997-09-23)Eutelsat HB3 (1997-09-02)PAS 6 (1997-08-08)INTELSAT 802 (1997-06-25)INMARSAT III F4 (1997-06-03)Thaicom 3 (1997-04-16)INTELSAT 801 (1997-03-01)GE 2 (1997-01-30)Arabsat 2B (1996-11-13)Echostar II (1996-09-11)Italsat F2 (1996-08-08)Arabsat 2A (1996-07-09)INTELSAT 709 (1996-06-15)Palapa C2 (1996-05-16)MSAT-1 (1996-04-20)INTELSAT 707 (1996-03-14)N-Star b (1996-02-05)Panamsat K4 (1996-01-12)Telecom 2C (1995-12-06)ISO (1995-11-17)Astra 1E (1995-10-19)Telstar 402R (1995-09-24)N-STAR a (1995-08-29)Panamsat K3 (1995-08-03)Helios 1A (1995-07-07)DBS 3 (1995-06-10)INTELSAT 706 (1995-05-17)ERS-2 (1995-04-21)Brasilsat B2 (1995-03-28)Panamsat K2 (1994-12-01)Astra 1D (1994-11-01)Solidaridad 2 (1994-10-08)Telstar 402 (1994-09-09)Brasilsat B1 (1994-08-10)Panamsat K1 (1994-07-08)INTELSAT 702 (1994-06-17)Eutelsat 2 F5 (1994-01-24)DBS 1 (1993-12-18)Solidaridad 1 (1993-11-20)INTELSAT 701 (1993-10-22)SPOT 3 (1993-09-26)Hispasat 1B (1993-07-22)Galaxy IVH (1993-06-25)Astra 1C (1993-05-12)Superbird A1 (1992-12-01)Galaxy VII (1992-10-28)Hispasat 1A (1992-09-10)Topex-Poseidon (1992-08-10)Insat 2A (1992-07-09)Telecom 2B (1992-04-15)Superbird B1 (1992-02-26)Telecom 2A (1991-12-16)INTELSAT VI F-1 (1991-10-29)Anik E1 (1991-09-26)INTELSAT VI F-5 (1991-08-14)ERS-1 (1991-07-17)Anik E2 (1991-04-04)Astra 1B (1991-03-02)Italsat 1 (1991-01-15)Satcom C1 (1990-11-20)SBS 6 (1990-10-12)Skynet 4C (1990-08-30)TDF 2 (1990-07-24)Superbird B (1990-02-22)SPOT 2 (1990-01-22)INTELSAT VI F-2 (1989-10-27)TV-SAT 2 (1989-08-08)Olympus (1989-07-12)Superbird A (1989-06-05)Tele-X (1989-04-02)JCSAT 1 (1989-03-06)INTELSAT VA F15 (1989-01-27)Skynet 4B (1988-12-11)TDF 1 (1988-10-28)Gstar 3 (1988-09-08)Insat 1C (1988-07-21)Meteosat P2 (1988-06-15)INTELSAT VA F13 (1988-05-17)Spacenet 3R (1988-03-11)TV-SAT (1987-11-21)Aussat K3 (1987-09-16)INTELSAT VA F14 (1986-05-31)Gstar 2 (1986-03-28)SPOT (1986-02-22)ECS 3 (1985-09-12)Giotto (1985-07-02)Gstar 1A (1985-05-08)Arabsat 1A (1985-02-08)Spacenet F2 (1984-11-10)ECS 2 (1984-08-04)Spacenet F1 (1984-05-23)INTELSAT V F8 (1984-03-05)INTELSAT V F7 (1983-10-19)ECS 1 (1983-06-16)Marecs B (1982-09-10)Marecs A (1981-12-20)Meteosat F2 (1981-06-19)CAT (1979-12-24)
Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.