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Ariane 5 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 117 every launch of the Ariane 5, part of 7,332 orbital launches catalogued since 1957. Every entry links to the rocket, the operator and the satellites it deployed.

2020s 2010s SpaceX Falcon 9 Soyuz Failures Cape Canaveral ⬡ Crewed only

Featured & milestone launches

117 launches
DateMissionVehicleOperatorLaunch sitePayloadsOrbitOutcome
2023-07-05Heinrich Hertz/Syracuse2023-093Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2023-04-14JUICE2023-053Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
2022-12-13Galaxy 35/36/MTG-I12022-170Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗LEOsuccess
2022-09-07Eutelsat Konnect VHTS2022-110Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2022-06-22Measat 3D/GSAT-242022-067Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2021-12-25JWST2021-130Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—HEOsuccess
2021-10-24SES-17/Syracuse 4A2021-095Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2021-07-30Star One D2/Eutelsat Q2021-069Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2020-08-15Galaxy 30/MEV2/BSAT-4b2020-056Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2020-02-18JCSAT-17/GEO-Kompsat 2B2020-013Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2020-01-16Eutelsat Konnect/GSAT-302020-005Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2019-11-26TIBA-1/Inmarsat GX52019-080Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2019-08-06EDRS-C/IS-392019-049Ariane 5ECA+ArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2019-06-20T-16/Eutelsat 7C2019-034Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2019-02-05SGS-1/GSAT-312019-007Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2018-12-04GSAT-11/GEO-Kompsat 2A2018-100Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2018-10-20BepiColombo2018-080Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—HEOsuccess
2018-09-25Horizons-3e/Azerspace-22018-074Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2018-07-25Galileosat 23-262018-060Ariane 5ESArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2018-04-05Superbird 8/Hylas 42018-033Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2018-01-25SES-14/Al Yah 32018-012Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2017-12-12Galileosat 19-222017-079Ariane 5ESArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2017-09-29IS-37e/BSAT-4a2017-059Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-06-28HellasSat 3/GSAT 172017-040Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-06-01Viasat 2/Eutelsat 172B2017-029Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗HEOsuccess
2017-05-04SDGC/Koreasat 72017-023Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2017-02-14SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S2017-007Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-12-21JCSAT-15/Star One D12016-082Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-11-17GalileoSat 15-182016-069Ariane 5ESArianespaceGuiana Space Centre5 payloads ↗MEOsuccess
2016-10-05Sky Muster/GSAT2016-060Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-08-24IS-33e/IS-362016-053Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre38 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-06-18Echostar 18/BRISAT2016-039Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-03-09Eutelsat 65 West A2016-014Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2016-01-27Intelsat 29e2016-004Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-11-10Badr 7/GSAT 152015-065Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-09-30NBN Co.1/ARSAT 22015-054Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-08-20Eutelsat 8WB/IS-342015-039Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-07-15Star One C4/MSG 42015-034Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-05-27DirecTV-15/SKYM-12015-026Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2015-04-26Sicral 2/Thor 72015-022Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre2 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2014-12-06DirectTV-14/GSAT-162014-078Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2014-10-16IS-30/Arsat 12014-062Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2014-09-11Measat 3B/Optus 102014-054Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2014-07-29ATV 52014-044Ariane 5ES/ATVArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
2014-03-22Astra 5B/Amazonas 4A2014-011Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2014-02-06ABS-2/Athena-Fidus2014-006Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2013-08-29Es'hail/GSAT-72013-044Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre4 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2013-07-25Alphasat/Insat-3D2013-038Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess
2013-06-05ATV 42013-027Ariane 5ES/ATVArianespaceGuiana Space Centre—LEOsuccess
2013-02-07Amazonas 3/Azerspace2013-006Ariane 5ECAArianespaceGuiana Space Centre3 payloads ↗GEOsuccess

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About this database

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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By year

2026 1492025 3302024 2632023 2232022 1862021 1462020 1142019 103

By vehicle

Soyuz 1,177Falcon 9 653Long March 653Kosmos 622Atlas 436Proton 425Thor 331Molniya 320

By operator

Soviet Rocket Forces 1,537Soviet Space Forces 905SpaceX 682CASC 644NASA 462Arianespace 305US Air Force 277Russian Aerospace Forces 272

By outcome / site

Successful 6,805Failed 525Unconfirmed 2Plesetsk Cosmodrome 1,644Baikonur Cosmodrome 1,558Cape Canaveral 1,093
Full launch index (117 launches)
Heinrich Hertz/Syracuse (2023-07-05)JUICE (2023-04-14)Galaxy 35/36/MTG-I1 (2022-12-13)Eutelsat Konnect VHTS (2022-09-07)Measat 3D/GSAT-24 (2022-06-22)JWST (2021-12-25)SES-17/Syracuse 4A (2021-10-24)Star One D2/Eutelsat Q (2021-07-30)Galaxy 30/MEV2/BSAT-4b (2020-08-15)JCSAT-17/GEO-Kompsat 2B (2020-02-18)Eutelsat Konnect/GSAT-30 (2020-01-16)TIBA-1/Inmarsat GX5 (2019-11-26)EDRS-C/IS-39 (2019-08-06)T-16/Eutelsat 7C (2019-06-20)SGS-1/GSAT-31 (2019-02-05)GSAT-11/GEO-Kompsat 2A (2018-12-04)BepiColombo (2018-10-20)Horizons-3e/Azerspace-2 (2018-09-25)Galileosat 23-26 (2018-07-25)Superbird 8/Hylas 4 (2018-04-05)SES-14/Al Yah 3 (2018-01-25)Galileosat 19-22 (2017-12-12)IS-37e/BSAT-4a (2017-09-29)HellasSat 3/GSAT 17 (2017-06-28)Viasat 2/Eutelsat 172B (2017-06-01)SDGC/Koreasat 7 (2017-05-04)SkyBrasil-1/Telkom-3S (2017-02-14)JCSAT-15/Star One D1 (2016-12-21)GalileoSat 15-18 (2016-11-17)Sky Muster/GSAT (2016-10-05)IS-33e/IS-36 (2016-08-24)Echostar 18/BRISAT (2016-06-18)Eutelsat 65 West A (2016-03-09)Intelsat 29e (2016-01-27)Badr 7/GSAT 15 (2015-11-10)NBN Co.1/ARSAT 2 (2015-09-30)Eutelsat 8WB/IS-34 (2015-08-20)Star One C4/MSG 4 (2015-07-15)DirecTV-15/SKYM-1 (2015-05-27)Sicral 2/Thor 7 (2015-04-26)DirectTV-14/GSAT-16 (2014-12-06)IS-30/Arsat 1 (2014-10-16)Measat 3B/Optus 10 (2014-09-11)ATV 5 (2014-07-29)Astra 5B/Amazonas 4A (2014-03-22)ABS-2/Athena-Fidus (2014-02-06)Es'hail/GSAT-7 (2013-08-29)Alphasat/Insat-3D (2013-07-25)ATV 4 (2013-06-05)Amazonas 3/Azerspace (2013-02-07)Skynet 5D (2012-12-19)Star One C3 (2012-11-10)Astra 2F (2012-09-28)Intelsat IS-20 (2012-08-02)Jupiter 1 (2012-07-05)JCSAT 13 (2012-05-15)ATV 3 (2012-03-23)SES-2 (2011-09-21)Astra 1N (2011-08-06)INSAT-4G (2011-05-20)Intelsat New Dawn (2011-04-22)ATV 2 (2011-02-16)Hispasat 1E (2010-12-29)Hylas (2010-11-26)Eutelsat W3B (2010-10-28)Nilesat 201 (2010-08-04)COMS-1 (2010-06-26)Astra 3B (2010-05-21)Helios 2B (2009-12-18)NSS 12 (2009-10-29)Amazonas 2 (2009-10-01)JCSAT 12 (2009-08-21)Terrestar 1 (2009-07-01)Herschel (2009-05-14)NSS 9 (2009-02-12)Hot Bird 9 (2008-12-20)Superbird 7 (2008-08-14)Protostar 1 (2008-07-07)Skynet 5C (2008-06-12)Vinasat (2008-04-18)ATV 1 (2008-03-09)Rascom 1 (2007-12-21)Star One C1 (2007-11-14)Optus D2 (2007-10-05)Spaceway 3 (2007-08-14)Astra 1L (2007-05-04)Insat 4B (2007-03-11)WildBlue 1 (2006-12-08)DirecTV 9S (2006-10-13)JCSAT 10 (2006-08-11)Satmex 6 (2006-05-27)Spainsat (2006-03-11)Insat 4A (2005-12-21)Telkom 2 (2005-11-16)Galaxy 15 (2005-10-13)iPSTAR 1 (2005-08-11)XTAR-EUR (2005-02-12)Helios 2A (2004-12-18)Anik F2 (2004-07-18)Rosetta (2004-03-02)e-Bird (2003-09-27)BSAT-2c (2003-06-11)Insat 3A (2003-04-09)Hot Bird 7 (2002-12-11)Atlantic Bird 1 (2002-08-28)Stellat 5 (2002-07-05)Envisat PPF (2002-03-01)Artemis (2001-07-12)Eurobird (2001-03-08)Astra 2D (2000-12-20)PAS 1R (2000-11-16)Astra 2B (2000-09-14)Asiastar (2000-03-21)XMM (1999-12-10)Maqsat-3 (1998-10-21)TEAMSAT (1997-10-30)Cluster F1-F4 (1996-06-04)

Last updated 2026-06-21 · Data: GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org) · Launch Library 2 / The Space Devs — enriched & cross-linked by Orbital Radar.