List of Ariane launches (2000–2009)

Last updated July 17, 2025

List of Ariane launches
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This is a list of launches performed by Ariane carrier rockets between 2000 and 2009. During this period, the Ariane 4 was retired from service in favour of the Ariane 5.

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

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12

15

2000

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'02

'03

'04

'05

'06

'07

'08

'09

Ariane 4 42L
Ariane 4 42P
Ariane 4 44L
Ariane 4 44P
Ariane 4 44LP
Ariane 5 G
Ariane 5 G+
Ariane 5 GS
Ariane 5 ECA
Ariane 5 ES

Launch outcomes

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6

9

12

15

2000

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'02

'03

'04

'05

'06

'07

'08

'09

Failure
Partial failure
Success

Launch history

Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
2000
V-126	25 January 2000 01:04^[1]^[2]	Ariane 4 42L-3 494	Guiana ELA-2	Galaxy 10R		GTO		Success
V-126
V-127	18 February 2000 01:04^[3]	Ariane 4 44LP 495	Guiana ELA-2	Superbird 4		GTO		Success
V-127
V-128	21 March 2000 23:28^[4]	Ariane 5 G 505	Guiana ELA-3	Insat 3B AsiaStar		GTO		Success
V-128
V-129	19 April 2000 00:29^[1]^[2]	Ariane 4 42L-3 496	Guiana ELA-2	Galaxy 4R		GTO		Success
V-129
V-131	17 August 2000 23:16^[3]	Ariane 4 44LP-3 4097	Guiana ELA-2	Brasilsat B4 Nilesat 102		GTO		Success
V-131
V-132	6 September 2000 22:33^[5]	Ariane 4 44P 4098	Guiana ELA-2	Eutelsat W1		GTO		Success
V-132
V-130	14 September 2000 22:54^[4]	Ariane 5 G 506	Guiana ELA-3	Astra 2B GE-7		GTO		Success
V-130
V-133	6 October 2000 23:00^[1]^[2]	Ariane 4 42L-3 4099	Guiana ELA-2	N-SAT 110		GTO		Success
V-133
V-134	29 October 2000 05:59^[3]	Ariane 4 44LP-3 4100	Guiana ELA-2	EuropeStar F1		GTO		Success
V-134
V-135	16 November 2000 01:07^[4]	Ariane 5 G 507	Guiana ELA-2	PanAmSat-1R Amsat-P3D STRV 1C STRV 1D		GTO		Success
V-135
V-136	21 November 2000 23:56^[6]	Ariane 4 44L-3 4102	Guiana ELA-2	Anik F1		GTO		Success
V-136
V-138	20 December 2000 00:26^[4]	Ariane 5 G 508	Guiana ELA-3	Astra 2D GE-8 LDREX		GTO		Success
V-138
2001
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-137	10 January 2001 22:09^[5]	Ariane 4 44P-3 4101	Guiana ELA-2	Turksat 2A		GTO		Success
V-137
V-139	7 February 2001 23:05^[6]	Ariane 4 44L-3 4103	Guiana ELA-2	Sicral-1 Skynet 4F		GTO		Success
V-139
V-140	8 March 2001 22:51^[4]	Ariane 5 G 509	Guiana ELA-3	Eurobird-1 BSat-2a		GTO		Success
V-140
V-141	9 June 2001 06:45^[6]	Ariane 4 44L-3 4104	Guiana ELA-2	Intelsat 901		GTO		Success
V-141
V-142	12 July 2001 21:58^[4]	Ariane 5 G 510	Guiana ELA-3	Artemis BSat-2b		MEO (achieved) GTO (planned)		Partial failure
V-142	Upper stage underperformed, payloads placed in useless orbit. Artemis raised to correct orbit at expense of operational fuel, BSat unrecoverable
V-143	30 August 2001 06:46^[6]	Ariane 4 44L-3 4105	Guiana ELA-2	Intelsat 902		GTO		Success
V-143
V-144	25 September 2001 23:21^[5]	Ariane 4 44P 4106	Guiana ELA-2	Atlantic Bird 2		GTO		Success
V-144
V-146	27 November 2001 05:59^[3]	Ariane 4 44LP-3 4107	Guiana ELA-2	DirecTV-4S		GTO		Success
V-146
2002
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-147	23 January 2002 23:46^[1]^[2]	Ariane 4 42L-3 4108	Guiana ELA-2	Insat 3C		GTO		Success
V-147	Final flight of Ariane 42L-3
V-148	23 February 2002 06:59^[6]	Ariane 4 44L 4109	Guiana ELA-2	Intelsat 904		GTO		Success
V-148
V-145	1 March 2002 01:07^[4]	Ariane 5 G 511	Guiana ELA-3	Envisat		SSO		Success
V-145
V-149	29 March 2002 01:29^[6]	Ariane 4 44L 4110	Guiana ELA-2	Astra 3A JCSAT-8		GTO		Success
V-149
V-150	16 April 2002 23:02^[6]	Ariane 4 44L-3 4111	Guiana ELA-2	NSS-7		GTO		Success
V-150
V-151	4 May 2002 01:31^[7]	Ariane 4 42P 4112	Guiana ELA-2	SPOT-5 IDEFIX		SSO		Success
V-151
V-152	5 June 2002 06:44^[6]	Ariane 4 44L 4113	Guiana ELA-2	Intelsat 905		GTO		Success
V-152
V-153	5 July 2002 23:22^[4]	Ariane 5 G 512	Guiana ELA-3	Stellat-5 NStar-C		GTO		Success
V-153
V-155	28 August 2002 22:45^[4]	Ariane 5 G 513	Guiana ELA-3	Atlantic Bird 1 MSG-1 MFD		GTO		Success
V-155
V-154	6 September 2002 06:44^[6]	Ariane 4 44L 4114	Guiana ELA-2	Intelsat 906		GTO		Success
V-154
V-157	11 December 2002 22:22^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 517	Guiana ELA-3	Hot Bird 7 Stentor MFD-A MFD-B		GTO (planned)		Failure
V-157	Maiden flight of Ariane 5ECA, first stage engine failure, destroyed by range safety
V-156	17 December 2002 23:04^[6]	Ariane 4 44L 4115	Guiana ELA-2	NSS-6		GTO		Success
V-156
2003
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-159	15 February 2003 07:00^[6]	Ariane 4 44L 4116	Guiana ELA-2	Intelsat 907		GTO		Success
V-159	Final flight of Ariane 4
V-160	9 April 2003 22:52^[4]	Ariane 5 G 514	Guiana ELA-3	Insat 3A Galaxy 12		GTO		Success
V-160
V-161	11 June 2003 22:38^[4]	Ariane 5 G 515	Guiana ELA-3	Optus C1 BSat 2c		GTO		Success
V-161
V-162	27 September 2003 23:14^[4]	Ariane 5 G 516	Guiana ELA-3	Insat 3E eBird-1 SMART-1		GTO		Success
V-162	Final flight of Ariane 5G
2004
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-158	2 March 2004 07:17^[4]	Ariane 5 G+ 518	Guiana ELA-3	Rosetta		Heliocentric		Success
V-158	Maiden flight of Ariane 5G+
V-163	18 July 2004 00:44^[4]	Ariane 5 G+ 519	Guiana ELA-3	Anik F3		GTO		Success
V-163
V-165	18 December 2004 16:26^[4]	Ariane 5 G+ 520	Guiana ELA-3	Helios 2A Essaim-1 Essaim-2 Essaim-3 Essaim-4 PARASOL Nanosat 01		SSO		Success
V-165	Final flight of Ariane 5G+
2005
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-164	12 February 2005 21:03^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 521	Guiana ELA-3	XTAR-EUR Maqsat-B2 Sloshsat-FLEVO		GTO		Success
V-164
V-166	11 August 2005 08:20^[4]	Ariane 5 GS 523	Guiana ELA-3	iPStar-1		GTO		Success
V-166	Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS
V-168	13 October 2005 22:32^[4]	Ariane 5 GS 524	Guiana ELA-3	Syracuse 3A Galaxy 15		GTO		Success
V-168
V-167	16 November 2005 23:46^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 522	Guiana ELA-3	Spaceway-2 Telkom-2		GTO		Success
V-167
V-169	21 December 2005 23:33^[4]	Ariane 5 GS 525	Guiana ELA-3	Insat 4A MSG-2		GTO		Success
V-169
2006
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-170	11 March 2006 22:33^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 527	Guiana ELA-3	Spainsat Hot Bird 7A		GTO		Success
V-170
V-171	27 May 2006 21:09^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 529	Guiana ELA-3	Satmex-6 Thaicom-5		GTO		Success
V-171
V-172	11 August 2006 22:15^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 531	Guiana ELA-3	JCSAT-10 Syracuse 3B		GTO		Success
V-172
V-173	13 October 2006 20:56^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 533	Guiana ELA-3	DirecTV-9S Optus D1 LDREX-2		GTO		Success
V-173
V-174	8 December 2006 22:08^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 534	Guiana ELA-3	WildBlue-1 AMC-18		GTO		Success
V-174
2007
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-175	11 March 2007 22:03^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 535	Guiana ELA-3	Skynet 5A Insat 4B		GTO		Success
V-175
V-176	4 May 2007 22:29^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 536	Guiana ELA-3	Astra 1L Galaxy 17		GTO		Success
V-176
V-177	14 August 2007 23:44^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 537	Guiana ELA-3	Spaceway-3 BSat-3A		GTO		Success
V-177
V-178	5 October 2007 22:02^[4]	Ariane 5 GS 526	Guiana ELA-3	Intelsat 11 Optus D2		GTO		Success
V-178
V-179	14 November 2007 22:03^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 538	Guiana ELA-3	Skynet 5B Star One C1		GTO		Success
V-179
V-180	21 December 2007 21:41^[4]	Ariane 5 GS 530	Guiana ELA-3	Rascom-QAF1 Horizons-2		GTO		Success
V-180
2008
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-181	9 March 2008 04:03^[4]	Ariane 5 ES 528	Guiana ELA-3	Jules Verne ATV		LEO		Success
V-181	Maiden flight of Ariane 5ES
V-182	18 April 2008 22:17^[4]	Ariane 5 ECA 539	Guiana ELA-3	Star One C2 Vinasat-1		GTO		Success
V-182
V-183	12 June 2008 22:05	Ariane 5 ECA 540	Guiana ELA-3	Skynet 5C Turksat 3A		GTO		Success
V-183
V-184	7 July 2008 21:47	Ariane 5 ECA 541	Guiana ELA-3	ProtoStar-1 Badr-6		GTO		Success
V-184
V-185	14 August 2008 20:44	Ariane 5 ECA 542	Guiana ELA-3	Superbird-7 AMC-21		GTO		Success
V-185
V-186	20 December 2008 22:35	Ariane 5 ECA 543	Guiana ELA-3	Hot Bird 9 Eutelsat W2M		GTO		Success
V-186
2009
Flight №	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial №	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
V-187	12 February 2009 22:09	Ariane 5 ECA 545	Guiana ELA-3	Hot Bird 10 NSS-9 Spirale-A Spirale-B		GTO		Success
V-187
V-188	14 May 2009 13:12	Ariane 5 ECA 546	Guiana ELA-3	Herschel Space Observatory Planck		Sun-Earth L₂ point		Success
V-188
V-189	1 July 2009 19:52	Ariane 5 ECA 547	Guiana ELA-3	TerreStar-1		GTO		Success
V-189
V-190	21 August 2009 22:09	Ariane 5 ECA 548	Guiana ELA-3	JCSAT-12 Optus D3		GTO		Success
V-190
V-191	1 October 2009 21:59	Ariane 5 ECA 549	Guiana ELA-3	Amazonas 2 COMSATBw-1		GTO		Success
V-191
V-192	29 October 2009 20:00	Ariane 5 ECA 550	Guiana ELA-3	NSS-12 Thor-6		GTO		Success
V-192
V-193	18 December 2009 16:26	Ariane 5 GS 532	Guiana ELA-3	Helios 2B		SSO		Success
V-193	Final flight of Ariane 5GS

References

Wade, Mark. "Ariane". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.

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1 2 3 4 Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Ariane 44L". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015.
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v t e Arianespace launches
Ariane 5 (list)	V88 (Cluster)^† VA241 (SES-14)^† VA245 (BepiColombo) VA256 (James Webb Space Telescope)
Ariane 6 (list)	VA262 (maiden flight)^†
Soyuz	VS09 (Galileo)^† VS22 (O3b)
Vega (list)	VV01 (LARES) VV15 (FalconEye1)^† VV16 (SSMS) VV22 (Pléiades Neo 5&6)^†
Between parentheses is the main payload only Italics indicate future launches Symbol ^† indicates failure or partial failure

List of Ariane launches (2000–2009)

Contents

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

Launch outcomes

Launch history

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2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

References