Ariane 5 G

Built & Operated By
ArianeGroup
Commercial · founded 2015
Family
Ariane
variant G
Maiden Flight
4 JUN 1996
About
The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
57 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
737 T
Stages
2
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
16
Successful
13
Failed
3
Consecutive
6
Performance
To LEO
12,200 kg
To GTO
6,900 kg
Apogee
40,000 km