Ariane 5 is a European expendable heavy lift launch vehicle that first flew in 1996 and was operated by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana until its retirement in 2023, serving as the workhorse launcher for European institutional and commercial satellite payloads for over two decades. It carried numerous major scientific missions to orbit, including the James Webb Space Telescope in December 2021, before being succeeded by the Ariane 6.
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Year1996 is the year of Ariane 5's first (failed) test flight, Flight 501; the first successful launch followed in 1997. SignificanceRetired European heavy-lift launch vehicle with an 82-launch consecutive success streak (2003-2017) 1 Connections
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Ariane 5's first test flight (Ariane 5 Flight 501) on 4 June 1996 failed, with the rocket self-destructing 37 seconds after launch because of a malfunction in the control software.
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The launch vehicle had a streak of 82 consecutive successful launches between 9 April 2003 and 12 December 2017.
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Ariane 5 (French: [aʁjan sɛ̃k]) is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was launched from the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in French Guiana.
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While Arianespace handled the operation of the Ariane 5, its parent ArianeGroup is the primary contractor for the manufacture of this launcher.
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