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{{Short description|European heavy-lift space launch vehicle (1996–2023)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox rocket
| name           = Ariane 5
| image          = Ariane 5 with James Webb Space Telescope Prelaunch (51773093465).jpg
| caption        = Ariane 5 flight [[Ariane flight VA256|VA-256]] on the launch pad with the [[James Webb Space Telescope]] on December 2021

| function       = [[Heavy-lift launch vehicle]]
| manufacturer   = [[ArianeGroup]]
| country-origin = European multi-national{{Efn|The lead manufacturer is from [[France]], but the rocket has significant contributions from companies based in [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Spain]], [[Belgium]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Sweden]].}}


| cpl           = {{€|150–200 million|link=yes}} (2016)<ref name=capabilities>{{cite web|title=Arianespace aims high in Asia-Pacific|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/arianespace-aims-high-in-asia-pacific-425928/
|publisher=Flightglobal|access-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602105116/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/arianespace-aims-high-in-asia-pacific-425928/|archive-date=2 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

| height         = {{cvt|46|-|52|m}}
| diameter       = {{cvt|5.4|m}}
| mass           = {{cvt|777000|kg}}{{Clarify|date=July 2023|reason=which variant of Ariane 5 is this? presumably it varies like the stack height?}}
| stages         = 2.5

| capacities = {{Infobox rocket/payload
  | location     = [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]]
  | altitude     = {{cvt|260|km}} (circular)
  | inclination  = 51.6°
  | kilos        = '''G:''' {{cvt|16000|kg}}<br/>'''ES:''' >{{cvt|20000|kg}}<ref name=ESAA5ES/>
  }}

{{Infobox rocket/payload
  | location     = [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
  | kilos        = {{plainlist|
* '''G:''' {{cvt|6950|kg}}
* '''G+:''' {{cvt|6950|kg}}
* '''GS:''' {{cvt|6100|kg}}
* '''ECA:''' {{cvt|10865|kg}}<ref name=final-10>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Arianespace_begins_building_final_10_Ariane_5s_ahead_of_Ariane_6_operational_debut_999.html|title=Arianespace begins building final 10 Ariane 5s ahead of Ariane 6 operational debut|publisher=Space Daily|access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201014945/http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Arianespace_begins_building_final_10_Ariane_5s_ahead_of_Ariane_6_operational_debut_999.html|archive-date=1 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 
}}
  }}
| family         = [[Ariane (rocket family)|Ariane]]
| derived_from   = [[Ariane 4]]
| derivatives    = [[Ariane 6]]
| comparable    = {{flatlist|
* [[Atlas V]]
* [[Delta IV Heavy]]
* [[Falcon 9 Block 5]]
* [[H-IIB]]
* [[Long March 5]]
* [[LVM3]]
* [[Proton-M]]
}}
|status          = Retired
| sites          = [[Guiana Space Centre]], [[ELA-3]]
| launches       = 117 ('''G:'''&nbsp;16, '''G+:'''&nbsp;3, '''GS:'''&nbsp;6, '''ES:'''&nbsp;8, '''ECA:'''&nbsp;72, '''ECA+:'''&nbsp;12)
| success        = 112 ('''G:'''&nbsp;13, '''G+:'''&nbsp;3, '''GS:'''&nbsp;6, '''ES:'''&nbsp;8, '''ECA:'''&nbsp;70, '''ECA+:'''&nbsp;12) 
| fail           = 2 ('''G:''' 1, '''ECA:''' 1)
| partial        = 3 ('''G:''' 2, '''ECA:''' 1)
| first          = {{plainlist|
* '''G:''' 4 June 1996
* '''G+:''' 2 March 2004
* '''GS:''' 11 August 2005
* '''ECA:''' 11 December 2002
* '''ES:''' 9 March 2008
* '''ECA+:''' 6 August 2019
}}
| last = {{plainlist|
* '''G:''' 27 September 2003
* '''G+:''' 18 December 2004
* '''GS:''' 18 December 2009
* '''ES:''' 25 July 2018
* '''ECA:''' 26 November 2019
* '''ECA+:''' 5 July 2023
}}
| payloads = {{flatlist|
* [[XMM-Newton]]
* [[Envisat]]
* [[Rosetta (spacecraft)|Rosetta]]
* [[Automated Transfer Vehicle|ATV]]
* [[Herschel Space Observatory|Herschel]]
* [[Planck (spacecraft)|Planck]]
* [[Galileo (satellite navigation)|Galileo]]
* [[James Webb Space Telescope]]
}}

|stagedata = {{Infobox rocket/stage
  | type         = booster
  | diff         = G, G+
  | name         = EAP P238
  | solid        = yes
  | number       = 2
  | length       = {{cvt|31.6|m}}
  | diameter     = {{cvt|3.06|m}}
  | empty        = 
  | gross        = {{cvt|270000|kg}}
  | thrust       = {{cvt|6650|kN}}
  | total        = {{cvt|13300|kN}}
  | SI           = <!-- specific impulse of an individual booster, in seconds, optional -->
  | burntime     = 130 seconds
  | fuel         = [[Ammonium perchlorate|AP]], [[Aluminium|Al]], [[Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene|HTPB]]
  }}
  {{Infobox rocket/stage
  | type         = booster
  | diff         = GS, ECA, ES
  | name         = EAP P241
  | solid        = yes
  | number       = 2
  | length       = {{cvt|31.6|m}}
  | diameter     = {{cvt|3.06|m}}
  | empty        = {{cvt|33000|kg}}
  | gross        = {{cvt|273000|kg}}
  | thrust       = {{cvt|7080|kN}}
  | total        = {{cvt|14160|kN}}
  | SI           = <!-- specific impulse of an individual booster, in seconds, optional -->
  | burntime     = 140 seconds
  | fuel         = [[Ammonium perchlorate|AP]], [[Aluminium|Al]], [[Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene|HTPB]]
  }}

  {{Infobox rocket/stage
  | stageno      = First
  | type         = stage
  | diff         = G, G+, GS
  | name         = EPC H158
  | length       = {{cvt|23.8|m}}
  | diameter     = {{cvt|5.4|m}}
  | empty        = {{cvt|12200|kg}}
  | gross        = {{cvt|170500|kg}}
  | engines      = '''G/G+:''' 1 × [[Vulcain (rocket engine)|Vulcain 1]]<br/>'''GS:''' 1 × [[Vulcain (rocket engine)|Vulcain 1B]]
  | thrust       = {{Abbr|vac|in vacuum}}: {{cvt|1015|kN}}
  | SI           = {{Abbr|vac|in vacuum}}: {{cvt|440|isp}}
  | burntime     = 605 seconds
  | fuel         = [[LH2|LH<sub>2</sub>]] / [[LOX]]
  }}
  {{Infobox rocket/stage
  | stageno      = First
  | type         = stage
  | diff         = ECA, ES
  | name         = EPC H173
  | length       = {{cvt|23.8|m}}
  | diameter     = {{cvt|5.4|m}}
  | empty        = {{cvt|14700|kg}}
  | gross        = {{cvt|184700|kg}}
  | engines      = 1 × [[Vulcain (rocket engine)|Vulcain 2]]
  | thrust       = {{Abbr|SL|at sea level}}: {{cvt|960|kN}}<br>{{Abbr|vac|in vacuum}}: {{cvt|1390|kN}}
  | SI           = {{Abbr|SL|at sea level}}: {{cvt|310|isp}}<br>{{Abbr|vac|in vacuum}}: {{cvt|432|isp}}
  | burntime     = 540 seconds
  | fuel         = [[LH2|LH<sub>2</sub>]] / [[LOX]]
  }}

  {{Infobox rocket/stage
  | type         = stage
  | diff         = G
  | stageno      = Second
  | name         = EPS L9.7
  | length       = {{cvt|3.4|m}}
  | diameter     = {{cvt|5.4|m}}
  | empty        = {{cvt|1200|kg}}
  | gross        = {{cvt|10900|kg}}
  | engines      = 1 × [[Aestus]]
  | thrust       = {{cvt|27|kN}}
  | SI           = <!-- specific impulse of an individual stage, in seconds, optional -->
  | burntime     = 1,100 seconds
  | fuel         = [[Monomethylhydrazine|MMH]] / [[Nitrogen tetroxide|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]]
  }}
  {{Infobox rocket/stage
  | type         = stage
  | diff         = G+, GS, ES
  | stageno      = Second
  | name         = EPS L10
  | length       = {{cvt|3.4|m}}
  | diameter     = {{cvt|5.4|m}}
  | empty        = {{cvt|1200|kg}}
  | gross        = {{cvt|11200|kg}}
  | engines      = 1 × [[Aestus]]
  | thrust       = {{cvt|27|kN}}
  | SI           = <!-- specific impulse of an individual stage, in seconds, optional -->
  | burntime     = 1,170 seconds
  | fuel         = [[Monomethylhydrazine|MMH]] / [[Nitrogen tetroxide|N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>]]
  }}
  {{Infobox rocket/stage
  | type         = stage
  | diff         = ECA, ECA+
  | stageno      = Second
  | name         = ESC
  | length       = {{cvt|4.711|m}}
  | diameter     = {{cvt|5.4|m}}
  | empty        = {{cvt|4540|kg}}
  | gross        = {{cvt|19440|kg}}
  | engines      = 1 × [[HM7B]]
  | thrust       = {{cvt|67|kN}}
  | SI           = 446 seconds
  | burntime     = 945 seconds
  | fuel         = [[LH2|LH<sub>2</sub>]] / [[LOX]]
  }}
}}

'''Ariane 5''' is a retired European [[Heavy-lift launch vehicle|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]]. It was used to deliver payloads into [[geostationary transfer orbit]] (GTO), [[low Earth orbit]] (LEO) or further into space. The launch vehicle had a streak of 82 consecutive successful launches between 9 April 2003 and 12 December 2017. In development since 2014,<ref name=ars20210622>{{cite news |last=Berger|first=Eric |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/europes-space-chief-appoints-task-force-to-assess-ariane-6-schedule-concerns/ |title=The Ariane 6 debut is slipping again as Europe hopes for a late 2022 launch |work=Ars Technica |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> [[Ariane 6]], a direct successor system was first launched in 2024.<ref name="mtg-s">{{cite web|last=Krebs|first=Gunter D. |title=MTG-S 1, 2 (Meteosat 13, 16 / Sentinel 4A, 4B)|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=May 13, 2023|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/mtg-s.htm}}</ref>

The system was designed as an expendable launch vehicle by the ''[[Centre national d'études spatiales]]'' (CNES), the [[Government of France|French]] government's space agency, in cooperation with various European partners. Despite not being a direct derivative of its predecessor launch vehicle program, it was classified as part of the [[Ariane (rocket family)|Ariane rocket family]]. [[Aérospatiale]], and later [[ArianeGroup]], was the prime contractor for the manufacturing of the vehicles, leading a multi-country consortium of other European contractors. Ariane 5 was originally intended to launch the [[Hermes (spacecraft)|Hermes]] spacecraft, and thus it was [[Human-rating certification|rated for human space launches]].

Since its first launch, Ariane 5 was refined in successive versions: "G", "G+", "GS", "ECA", and finally, "ES". The system had a commonly used dual-launch capability, where up to two large geostationary belt [[communication satellite]]s can be mounted using a '''SYLDA''' (''Système de Lancement Double Ariane'', meaning "Ariane Double-Launch System") carrier system. Up to three, somewhat smaller, main satellites are possible depending on size using a '''SPELTRA''' (''Structure Porteuse Externe Lancement Triple Ariane'', which translates to "Ariane Triple-Launch External Carrier Structure"). Up to eight secondary payloads, usually small experiment packages or [[miniaturized satellite|minisatellites]], could be carried with an '''ASAP''' (Ariane Structure for Auxiliary Payloads) platform.

Following the launch of 15 August 2020, Arianespace signed the contracts for the last eight Ariane 5 launches, before it was succeeded by the new [[Ariane 6]] launcher, according to Daniel Neuenschwander, director of space transportation at the ESA.<ref name="Ariane6">{{cite web|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/15/debuting-upgrades-ariane-5-rocket-deploys-three-u-s-built-satellites-in-orbit/|title=Debuting upgrades, Ariane 5 rocket deploys three U.S.-built satellites in orbit|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=15 August 2020|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=mtg-s/> Ariane 5 flew its final mission on 5 July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Svenson |first=Adam |date=2023-07-06 |title=Last Ariane 5 Mission Leaves Europe Without Launch Capacity |url=https://airspacenews.net/last-ariane-5-mission-leaves-europe-without-launch-capacity/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=AIR SPACE News}}</ref>

== Vehicle description ==
=== Cryogenic main stage ===
[[File:SNECMA Vulcain II.jpg|thumb|upright|left|[[Vulcain (rocket engine)|Vulcain engine]]]]

Ariane 5's [[Cryogenics|cryogenic]] H173 main stage (H158 for Ariane 5G, G+, and GS) was called the EPC (''Étage Principal Cryotechnique'' — Cryotechnic Main Stage). It consisted of a {{cvt|5.4|m}} diameter by {{cvt|30.5|m}} high tank with two compartments, one for [[liquid oxygen]] and one for [[liquid hydrogen]], and a [[Vulcain (rocket engine)|Vulcain 2]] engine at the base with a vacuum thrust of {{cvt|1390|kN}}. The H173 EPC weighed about {{cvt|189|t|lb}}, including {{cvt|175|t|lb}} of propellant.<ref name=a5dsslr>{{cite web|title=Ariane 5 Data Sheet|url=http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/ariane5.html|publisher=Space Launch Report|access-date=8 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108044627/http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/ariane5.html|archive-date=8 November 2014|url-status=usurped}}</ref> After the main cryogenic stage runs out of fuel, it re-entered the atmosphere for an ocean splashdown.

=== Solid boosters ===
Attached to the sides were two P241 (P238 for Ariane 5G and G+) [[solid rocket booster]]s (SRBs or EAPs from the French ''Étages d'Accélération à Poudre'' — {{Literal translation|Powder Acceleration Stages}}), each weighing about {{cvt|277|t|lb}} full and delivering a thrust of about {{cvt|7080|kN}}. They were fueled by a mix of [[ammonium perchlorate]] (68%) and aluminium fuel (18%) and [[hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene|HTPB]] (14%). They each burned for 130 seconds before being dropped into the ocean. The SRBs were usually allowed to sink to the bottom of the ocean, but, like the [[Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster]]s, they could be recovered with parachutes, and this was occasionally done for post-flight analysis. Unlike Space Shuttle SRBs, Ariane 5 boosters were not reused. The most recent attempt was for the first Ariane 5 ECA mission in 2009. One of the two boosters was successfully recovered and returned to the Guiana Space Center for analysis.<ref name="FranceScience">{{cite web|url=http://www.france-science.org/spip.php?article399#3-ARIANE-5-ECA-BOOSTER-RECOVERED|title=France in Space #387|publisher=Office of Science and Technology Embassy of France in the USA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125213207/http://www.france-science.org/spip.php?article399#3-ARIANE-5-ECA-BOOSTER-RECOVERED|archive-date=25 January 2009}}</ref> Prior to that mission, the last such recovery and testing was done in 2003.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

The French [[M51 (missile)|M51]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile|submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)]] shared a substantial amount of technology with these boosters.<ref>{{cite news |author=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=12 June 2020 |title=French Navy SSBN 'Le Téméraire' Test Fired M51 SLBM In Operational Conditions |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/06/french-navy-ssbn-le-temeraire-test-fired-m51-slbm-in-operational-conditions/ |access-date=March 27, 2023 |website=navalnews.com}}</ref>

In February 2000, the suspected [[nose cone]] of an Ariane 5 booster washed ashore on the [[South Texas]] coast, and was recovered by [[Beachcombing|beachcombers]] before the government could get to it.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 February 2000 |title=Government Loses Unidentified Floating Object |url=http://www.foxnews.com/etcetera/022900/space.sml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010224100038/http://www.foxnews.com/etcetera/022900/space.sml |archive-date=24 February 2001 |website=Fox News |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

=== Second stage ===
[[File:Ariane 5 EPS Upper Stage.jpg|thumb|upright|left|EPS Upper Stage used on Ariane 5ES]]

The second stage was on top of the main stage and below the payload. The original Ariane — Ariane 5G — used the EPS (''Étage à Propergols Stockables'' — Storable Propellant Stage), which was fueled by [[monomethylhydrazine]] (MMH) and [[nitrogen tetroxide]], containing {{cvt|10000|kg}} of [[storable propellant]]. The EPS was subsequently improved for use on the Ariane 5G+, GS, and ES.

The EPS upper stage was capable of repeated ignition, first demonstrated during flight V26 which was launched on 5 October 2007. This was purely to test the engine, and occurred after the payloads had been deployed. The first operational use of restart capability as part of a mission came on 9 March 2008, when two burns were made to deploy the first [[Automated Transfer Vehicle]] (ATV) into a circular parking orbit, followed by a third burn after ATV deployment to de-orbit the stage. This procedure was repeated for all subsequent ATV flights.

Ariane 5ECA used the ESC (''Étage Supérieur Cryotechnique'' — Cryogenic Upper Stage), which was fueled by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The ESC used the [[HM7B]] engine previously used in the Ariane 4 third stage. The propellent load of 14.7 tonne allowed the engine to burn for 945 seconds while providing 6.5 tonne of thrust. The ESC provided roll control during powered flight and full attitude control during payload separation using hydrogen gas thrusters. Oxygen gas thrusters allowed longitudinal acceleration after engine cutoff. The flight assembly included the Vehicle Equipment Bay, with flight electronics for the entire rocket, and the payload interface and structural support.<ref>European Space Agency, "Ariane 5ECA": http://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Launch_vehicles/Ariane_5_ECA2 Discussed in context of other launch vehicles in Gérard Maral, Michel Bousquet, and Zhili Sun, ''Satellite Communications Systems: Systems, Techniques and Technology'', sixth edition, London: Wiley, 2020 {{ISBN|9781119382072}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ESC-A – Cryogenic upper stage |url=https://www.arianespace.com/?popup=ariane-5-4 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227172650/https://www.arianespace.com/?popup=ariane-5-4 |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |access-date=December 27, 2021 |website=Arianespace}}</ref>

=== Fairing ===
The payload and all upper stages were covered at launch by a fairing for aerodynamic stability and protection from heating during supersonic flight and acoustic loads. It was jettisoned once sufficient altitude has been reached, typically above {{Convert|100|km|mi nmi|abbr=on}}. It was made by [[RUAG Space|Ruag Space]] and since flight VA-238 it was composed of 4 panels.<ref>{{cite web|author1=ESA|title=Ariane 5 launch proves reliability and flies new fairing|url=https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane_5_launch_proves_reliability_and_flies_new_fairing|access-date=27 February 2020}}</ref>{{clarify|that's fine for explaining what fairings do, generally. But who makes the Ariane fairing? At what cost? What are any of it's design specifications or design characteristics?|date=September 2019}}

=== Launch preparations ===
With the exception of the solid rocket boosters (for safety and cost reasons), the components were assembled in Europe, and then shipped to French Guyana by boat. Once at Kourou, the components were assembled in the Launcher Integration Building (BIL), then transfered into the Final Assembly Building (BAF) for mating the payload and fairing, before the completed rocket was transfered to the Launch Zone (ZL) for fueling and launch. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/pdf/10.2514/6.2014-1624 |title=Ariane 5 production and integration operations: ten years of continuous efficiency and quality improvement |date=May 2014 |access-date=November 18, 2025}}</ref>

== Variants ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Variant
! Description
|-
| align="center" | '''G'''
| The original version was dubbed Ariane 5G (Generic) and had a launch mass of {{cvt|737|t|lb}}. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was {{cvt|6900|kg}} for a single satellite or {{cvt|6100|kg}} for dual launches. It flew 16 times with one failure and two partial failures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-5g.htm|title=Ariane 5G|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=12 December 2017|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>

|-
| align="center" | '''G+'''
| The Ariane 5G+ had an improved EPS second stage, with a GTO capacity of {{cvt|7100|kg}} for a single payload or {{cvt|6300|kg}} for two. It flew three times in 2004, with no failures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-5g-plus.htm|title=Ariane-5G+|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=12 December 2017|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>

|-
| align="center" | '''GS'''
| At the time of the failure of the first Ariane 5ECA flight in 2002, all Ariane 5 launchers in production were ECA versions. Some of the ECA cores were modified to use the original Vulcain engine and tank volumes while the failure was investigated; these vehicles were designated Ariane 5GS. The GS used the improved EAP boosters of the ECA variant and the improved EPS of the G+ variant, but the increased mass of the modified ECA core compared to the G and G+ core resulted in slightly reduced payload capacity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ariane 5 Evolution|url=http://www.bernd-leitenberger.de/ariane-5-evolution.shtml|access-date=8 November 2014|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025182748/http://www.bernd-leitenberger.de/ariane-5-evolution.shtml|archive-date=25 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Ariane 5GS could carry a single payload of {{cvt|6600|kg}} or a dual payload of {{cvt|5800|kg}} to GTO. The Ariane 5GS flew 6 times from 2005 to 2009 with no failures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-5gs.htm|title=Ariane-5GS|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=12 December 2017|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>

|-
| align="center" | '''ECA'''
| The Ariane 5ECA (''Evolution Cryotechnique type A''), first flown in 2002 but ending in failure, and first successfully flown in 2005, used an improved Vulcain 2 first-stage engine with a longer, more efficient nozzle with a more efficient flow cycle and denser propellant ratio. The new ratio required length modifications to the first-stage tanks. The EPS second stage was replaced by the ESC-A (''Etage Supérieur Cryogénique''-A), which had a dry weight of {{cvt|4540|kg}} and was powered by an [[HM-7B]] engine burning {{cvt|14900|kg}} of cryogenic [[Rocket propellant|propellant]]. The ESC-A used the liquid oxygen tank and lower structure from the Ariane 4's H10 third stage, mated to a new liquid hydrogen tank. Additionally, the EAP booster casings were lightened with new welds and carry more propellant. The Ariane 5ECA started with a GTO launch capacity of {{cvt|9100|kg}} for dual payloads or {{cvt|9600|kg}} for a single payload.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-5eca.htm|title=Ariane-5ECA|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=20 February 2020|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> Later batches: PB+ and PC, increased the max payload to GTO to {{cvt|11115|kg}}.<ref name=final-10/> The Ariane 5 ECA flew 72 times from 2002 to 2019 with one failure and one partial failure.
|-
| align="center" | '''ECA+'''
|The Ariane 5ECA+ (''Evolution Cryotechnique type A+''), first successfully flown in 2019, used an improved ESC-D (''Etage Supérieur Cryogénique''-D).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krebs |first=Gunter D. |title=Ariane-5ECA+ |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-5eca-plus.htm |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Gunter's Space Page |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | '''ES'''
| The Ariane 5ES (''Evolution Storable'') had an estimated LEO launch capacity of {{cvt|21000|kg}}. It included all the performance improvements of Ariane 5ECA core and boosters but replaced the ESC-A second stage with the restartable EPS used on Ariane 5GS variants. It was used to launch the [[Automated Transfer Vehicle]] (ATV) into a {{cvt|260|km}} circular low Earth orbit inclined at 51.6° and was used 3 times to [[List of Galileo satellites|launch 4 Galileo navigation satellites at a time]] directly into their operational orbit.<ref name=ESAA5ES>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-5es.htm|title=Ariane 5ES|publisher=ESA|access-date=27 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903072324/http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Ariane_5_ES|archive-date=3 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ariane 5ES flew 8 times from 2008 to 2018 with no failures.
|- 
| align="center" | '''ME'''<br>(cancelled)
| The Ariane 5ME (''Mid-life Evolution'') was under development until December 2014 when funding was cut in favour of developing [[Ariane 6]]. Last activities for Ariane 5ME were completed at the end of 2015. [[Vinci (rocket engine)|Vinci]] upper stage engine, under development for the 5ME, transferred to Ariane 6.
|}

== Launch pricing and market competition ==
{{asof|2014|11}}, the Ariane 5 commercial launch [[Price#Confusion between prices and costs of production|price]] for launching a "midsize satellite in the lower position" was approximately €50 million,<ref name="aw20140310">{{cite news |last=Svitak |first=Amy |date=1 March 2014 |title=SpaceX Says Falcon 9 To Compete For EELV This Year |url=https://aviationweek.com/space/spacex-says-falcon-9-compete-eelv-year |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115025231/https://aviationweek.com/space/spacex-says-falcon-9-compete-eelv-year |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=4 January 2015 |publisher=Aviation Week |quote=Advertised at US$56.5 million per launch, Falcon 9 missions to GTO cost almost US$15 million less than a ride atop a Chinese Long March 3B and are competitive with the cost to launch a midsize satellite in the lower position on a European Ariane 5ECA}}</ref> competing for commercial launches in an increasingly [[Space launch market competition|competitive market]].

The heavier satellite was launched in the upper position on a typical dual-satellite Ariane 5 launch and was priced higher than the lower satellite,<ref name="sn20131125">{{cite news |last=de Selding |first=Peter B. |date=2 November 2013 |title=SpaceX Challenge Has Arianespace Rethinking Pricing Policies |url=https://spacenews.com/38331spacex-challenge-has-arianespace-rethinking-pricing-policies/ |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=27 November 2013 |publisher=SpaceNews |quote=The Arianespace commercial launch consortium is telling its customers it is open to reducing the cost of flights for lighter satellites on the Ariane 5 rocket in response to the challenge posed by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket...}}</ref>{{clarify|date=January 2015}}<!-- still need to find a source for the specifics on this; for now, just qualitatively "higher" --> on the order of €90 million {{asof|2013|lc=y}}.<ref name="bbc20131203">{{cite news |last=Amos |first=Jonathan |date=3 December 2013 |title=SpaceX launches SES commercial TV satellite for Asia |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25210742 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102045752/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25210742 |archive-date=2 January 2017 |access-date=4 January 2015 |work=BBC News |quote=The commercial market for launching telecoms spacecraft is tightly contested, but has become dominated by just a few companies – notably, Europe's Arianespace, which flies the Ariane 5, and International Launch Services (ILS), which markets Russia's Proton vehicle. SpaceX is promising to substantially undercut the existing players on price, and SES, the world's second-largest telecoms satellite operator, believes the incumbents had better take note of the California company's capability. "The entry of SpaceX into the commercial market is a game-changer...}}</ref><ref name=sn20150105/>

Total launch price of an Ariane 5 – which could transport up to two satellites to space, one in the "upper" and one in the "lower" positions – was around €150 million {{as of|2015|1|lc=on}}.<ref name=sn20150105>{{cite web|url=http://spacenews.com/with-eye-on-spacex-cnes-begins-work-on-reusable-rocket-stage/|title=With Eye on SpaceX, CNES Begins Work on Reusable Rocket Stage|publisher=SpaceNews|date=5 January 2015|access-date=6 January 2015}}</ref>

== Cancelled plans for future developments ==
[[File:Belgian components for the Ariane 5 rocket.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Belgian components produced for the Ariane 5 European heavy-lift launch vehicle explained]]

=== Ariane 5 ME ===
The Ariane 5 '''ME''' (Mid-life Evolution) was in development into early 2015, and was seen as a stopgap between Ariane 5ECA/Ariane 5ES and the new [[Ariane 6]]. With first flight planned for 2018, it would have become ESA's principal launcher until the arrival of the new Ariane 6 version. ESA halted funding for the development of Ariane 5ME in late 2014 to prioritize development of Ariane 6.<ref name=slr20141203/>

The Ariane 5ME was to use a new upper stage, with increased propellant volume, powered by the new [[Vinci (rocket engine)|Vinci engine]]. Unlike the HM-7B engine, it was to be able to restart several times, allowing for complex orbital maneuvers such as insertion of two satellites into different orbits, direct insertion into geosynchronous orbit, planetary exploration missions, and guaranteed upper stage deorbiting or insertion into [[graveyard orbit]].<ref name="AdaptedME">{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Adapted_Ariane_5_ME|title=ESA – Adapted Ariane 5ME|access-date=23 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114600/http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Launch_vehicles/Adapted_Ariane_5_ME|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=sfn-20121121/> The launcher was also to include a lengthened fairing up to {{cvt|20|m}} and a new dual launch system to accommodate larger satellites. Compared to an Ariane 5ECA model, the payload to GTO was to increase by 15% to {{cvt|11500|kg}} and the cost-per-kilogram of each launch was projected to decline by 20%.<ref name="AdaptedME"/>

==== Development ====
Originally known as the Ariane 5'''ECB''', Ariane 5ME was to have its first flight in 2006. However, the failure of the first ECA flight in 2002, combined with a deteriorating satellite industry, caused ESA to cancel development in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/esa-cancels-plans-for-uprated-ariane-5-ecb-160882/|title=ESA cancels plans for uprated Ariane 5 ECB|access-date=27 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730171835/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/esa-cancels-plans-for-uprated-ariane-5-ecb-160882/|archive-date=30 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Development of the Vinci engine continued, though at a lower pace. The ESA Council of Ministers agreed to fund development of the new upper stage in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dlr.de/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1/86_read-14434/|title=ESA's Council of Ministers decides the future of European space exploration|access-date=27 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120013953/http://www.dlr.de/dlr/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10002/|archive-date=20 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009, [[EADS Astrium]] was awarded a €200 million contract,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/21ariane/|title=ESA signs contract for Ariane 5 rocket enhancements|access-date=22 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091225120206/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0912/21ariane/|archive-date=25 December 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> and on 10 April 2012 received another €112 million contract to continue development of the Ariane 5ME <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacenews.com/launch/120410-astrium-contract-ariane5.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202194628/http://www.spacenews.com/launch/120410-astrium-contract-ariane5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2013|title=ESA Gives Astrium US$150 million To Continue Ariane 5ME Work|publisher=SpaceNews}}</ref> with total development effort expected to cost €1 billion.<ref name=parabolicarc-ariane5-cost>{{cite web|last=Messier|first=Dough|title=ESA Faces Large Cost for Ariane 5 Upgrade|date=18 January 2014|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2014/01/18/esa-faces-large-cost-ariane-5-upgrade-ariane-6-rocket/|publisher=Parabolic Arc|access-date=9 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505235200/http://www.parabolicarc.com/2014/01/18/esa-faces-large-cost-ariane-5-upgrade-ariane-6-rocket/|archive-date=5 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 21 November 2012, ESA agreed to continue with the Ariane 5ME to meet the challenge of lower priced competitors. It was agreed the Vinci upper stage would also be used as the second stage of a new Ariane 6, and further commonality would be sought.<ref name=sfn-20121121/> Ariane 5ME qualification flight was scheduled for mid-2018, followed by gradual introduction into service.<ref name="AdaptedME"/>

On 2 December 2014, ESA decided to stop funding the development of Ariane 5ME and instead focus on Ariane 6, which was expected to have a lower cost per launch and allow more flexibility in the payloads (using two or four P120C solid boosters depending on total payload mass).<ref name=slr20141203>{{cite web|url=http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/ariane6.html|title=Ariane 6|publisher=Space Launch Report|first1=Ed |last1=Kyle|date=3 December 2014|access-date=17 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530225452/http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/ariane6.html|archive-date=30 May 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

=== Solid propellant stage ===
Work on the Ariane 5 EAP motors was continued in the [[Vega (launcher)|Vega]] programme. The Vega 1st stage engine – the [[P80 (stage)|P80]] engine – was a shorter derivation of the EAP.<ref name="ESPPhandbook">{{cite book|title=European Space Policy and Programs Handbook|first1=Usa Ibp|last1=Usa|publisher=Int'l Business Publications|year=2010|isbn=9781433015328|page=29}}</ref> The P80 booster casing was made of filament wound graphite epoxy, much lighter than the current stainless steel casing. A new composite steerable nozzle was developed while new thermal insulation material and a narrower throat improved the expansion ratio and subsequently the overall performance. Additionally, the nozzle had electromechanical actuators which replaced the heavier hydraulic ones used for thrust vector control.

These developments could maybe have made their way back into the Ariane programme, but this was most likely an inference based on early blueprints of the Ariane 6 having a central P80 booster and 2-4 around the main one.<ref name="sfn-20121121">{{cite news |author=Clark |first=Stephen |date=21 November 2012 |title=European ministers decide to stick with Ariane 5, for now |url=http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1211/21ariane/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127202631/http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1211/21ariane/ |archive-date=27 November 2012 |access-date=22 November 2012 |publisher=Spaceflight Now}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMTHGD4VUE_Expanding_0.html|title=Successful firing of Vega's first-stage motor in Kourou|date=30 November 2006|publisher=ESA|access-date=30 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305173010/http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMTHGD4VUE_Expanding_0.html|archive-date=5 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The incorporation of the ESC-B with the improvements to the solid motor casing and an uprated Vulcain engine would have delivered {{cvt|27000|kg}} to LEO. This would have been developed for any lunar missions but the performance of such a design might not have been possible if the higher [[Max Q|Max-Q]] for the launch of this launch vehicle would have posed a constraint on the mass delivered to orbit.<ref name="ariane upgrades">{{cite web |author=Iranzo-Greus |first=David |date=23 March 2005 |title=Ariane 5—A European Launcher for Space Exploration |url=http://www.astron.nl/p/news/LO/Iranzo_Ariane5_LOFARworkshop.ppt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911061500/http://www.astron.nl/p/news/LO/Iranzo_Ariane5_LOFARworkshop.ppt |archive-date=11 September 2008 |access-date=10 April 2008 |publisher=EADS SPACE Transportation}}</ref>

== Ariane 6 ==
{{main|Ariane 6}}

The design brief of the next generation launch vehicle [[Ariane 6]] called for a lower-cost and smaller launch vehicle capable of launching a single satellite of up to {{cvt|6500|kg}} to GTO.<ref name=sfn201403327>{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Stephen|title=Germany calls for redesign of next-generation Ariane|date=27 March 2014|url=http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/27ariane6/#.U2v3InLSW-M |publisher=Spaceflight Now|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512223359/http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1403/27ariane6/#.U2v3InLSW-M|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, after several permutations the finalized design was nearly identical in performance to the Ariane 5,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/ariane-6/|title=Ariane 6 |publisher=Arianespace|access-date=11 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019213706/http://www.arianespace.com/ariane-6/|archive-date=19 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> focusing instead on lowering fabrication costs and launch prices. {{asof|2014|03}}, Ariane 6 was projected to be launched for about €70 million per flight, about half of the Ariane 5 price.<ref name=sfn201403327/>

Initially development of Ariane 6 was projected to cost €3.6 billion.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.esa.int/For_Media/Press_Releases/Media_backgrounder_for_ESA_Council_at_Ministerial_Level|title=Media backgrounder for ESA Council at Ministerial Level|publisher=ESA|date=27 November 2014|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> In 2017, the ESA set 16 July 2020 as the deadline for the first flight.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Amos |first1=Jonathan |date=22 June 2017 |title=Full thrust on Europe's new rocket |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40366736 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322110946/http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40366736 |archive-date=22 March 2018 |access-date=2022-01-25 |work=BBC News}}</ref> The Ariane 6 successfully completed its maiden flight on 9 July 2024.

== Notable launches ==
[[File:Ariane 5 10 2007.ogv|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Launch of the 34th Ariane 5 from [[Guiana Space Centre]]]]

Ariane 5's first test flight ([[Ariane flight V88|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.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2005/11/historys-worst-software-bugs/|magazine=Wired|title=History's Worst Software Bugs|access-date=3 September 2009|last1=Garfinkel|first1=Simson}}</ref> A data conversion from 64-[[bit]] [[floating-point arithmetic|floating-point]] value to 16-bit [[signedness|signed]] [[integer]] value to be stored in a variable representing horizontal bias caused a processor trap (operand error)<ref name="esamultimedia.esa.int"/> because the floating-point value was too large to be represented by a 16-bit signed integer. The software had been written for the [[Ariane 4]] where efficiency considerations (the computer running the software had an 80% maximum workload requirement<ref name="esamultimedia.esa.int"/>) led to four variables being protected with a [[Exception handling|handler]] while three others, including the horizontal bias variable, were left unprotected because it was thought that they were "physically limited or that there was a large margin of safety".<ref name="esamultimedia.esa.int"/> The software, written in [[Ada (programming language)|Ada]], was included in the Ariane 5 through the reuse of an entire Ariane 4 subsystem despite the fact that the particular software containing the bug, which was just a part of the subsystem, was not required by the Ariane 5 because it has a different preparation sequence than the Ariane 4.<ref name="esamultimedia.esa.int"/>

The second test flight (L502, on 30 October 1997) was a partial failure. The Vulcain nozzle caused a roll problem, leading to premature shutdown of the core stage. The upper stage operated successfully, but it could not reach the intended orbit. A subsequent test flight (L503, on 21 October 1998) proved successful and the first commercial launch (L504) occurred on 10 December 1999 with the launch of the [[XMM-Newton]] X-ray observatory satellite.<ref>{{cite web|title=X-ray Satellite XMM-Newton Celebrates 20 Years in Space|date=December 10, 2019|url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/x-ray-satellite-xmm-newton-celebrates-20-years-in-space|publisher=NASA|access-date=March 27, 2023}}</ref>

Another partial failure occurred on 12 July 2001, with the delivery of two satellites into an incorrect orbit, at only half the height of the intended GTO. The ESA [[Artemis (satellite)|Artemis]] [[telecommunications satellite]] was able to reach its intended orbit on 31 January 2003, through the use of its experimental [[ion propulsion]] system.

The next launch did not occur until 1 March 2002, when the [[Envisat]] [[environmental satellite]] successfully reached an orbit of {{cvt|800|km}} above the [[Earth]] in the 11th launch. At {{cvt|8111|kg}}, it was the heaviest single payload until the launch of the [[Jules Verne ATV|first ATV]] on 9 March 2008, at {{cvt|19360|kg}}.

The first launch of the ECA variant on 11 December 2002 ended in failure when a main booster problem caused the rocket to veer off-course, forcing its self-destruction three minutes into the flight. Its payload of two communications satellites ([[STENTOR (satellite)|STENTOR]] and [[Hot Bird 7]]), valued at about €630 million, was lost in the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The fault was determined to have been caused by a leak in coolant pipes allowing the nozzle to overheat. After this failure, [[Arianespace|Arianespace SA]] delayed the expected January 2003 launch for the [[Rosetta space probe|Rosetta]] mission to 26 February 2004, but this was again delayed to early March 2004 due to a minor fault in the foam that protects the cryogenic tanks on the Ariane 5. The failure of the first ECA launch was the last failure of an Ariane 5 until [[Ariane flight VA241|flight 241]] in January 2018.

On 27 September 2003, the last Ariane 5G boosted three satellites (including the first European lunar probe, [[SMART-1]]), in Flight 162. On 18 July 2004, an Ariane 5G+ boosted what was at the time the heaviest telecommunication satellite ever, [[Anik (satellite)|Anik F2]], weighing almost {{cvt|6000|kg}}.

The first successful launch of the Ariane 5ECA took place on 12 February 2005. The payload consisted of the [[XTAR-EUR]] military communications satellite, a 'SLOSHSAT' small scientific satellite and a MaqSat B2 payload simulator. The launch had been scheduled for October 2004, but additional testing and a military launch (of a [[Helios 2 (satellite)|Helios 2A]] observation satellite) delayed the attempt.

On 11 August 2005, the first Ariane 5GS (featuring the Ariane 5ECA's improved solid motors) boosted [[Thaicom 4]], the heaviest telecommunications satellite to date at {{cvt|6505|kg}},<ref>{{cite web |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ipstar-1.htm|title=iPStar 1 (Thaicom 4, MEASAT 5, Synertone 1)|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=6 February 2018|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> into orbit.

On 16 November 2005, the third Ariane 5ECA launch (the second successful ECA launch) took place. It carried a dual payload consisting of [[Spaceway-2|Spaceway F2]] for [[DirecTV]] and [[Telkom-2]] for [[Telkom Indonesia|PT Telekomunikasi]] of [[Indonesia]]. This was the launch vehicle's heaviest dual payload to date, at more than {{cvt|8000|kg}}.

On 27 May 2006, an Ariane 5ECA launch vehicle set a new commercial payload lifting record of {{cvt|8200|kg}}. The dual-payload consisted of the [[Thaicom 5]] and [[Eutelsat 113 West A|Satmex 6]] satellites.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5024352.stm|title=Ariane lifts record dual payload|date=27 May 2006|publisher=BBC News|access-date=28 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926153440/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5024352.stm|archive-date=26 September 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 4 May 2007, the Ariane 5ECA set another new commercial record, lifting into transfer orbit the [[Astra 1L]] and [[Galaxy 17]] communication satellites with a combined weight of {{cvt|8600|kg}}, and a total payload weight of {{cvt|9400|kg}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMOPTU681F_index_0.html|title=Ariane 5 – second launch of six in 2007|date=5 May 2007|publisher=ESA|access-date=6 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509043608/http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMOPTU681F_index_0.html|archive-date=9 May 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> This record was again broken by another Ariane 5ECA, launching the [[Skynet 5B]] and [[Star One C1]] satellites, on 11 November 2007. The total payload weight for this launch was of {{cvt|9535|kg}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9V953R8F_index_0.html|title=Ariane 5 – fifth launch of six in 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117205227/http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9V953R8F_index_0.html |archive-date=17 November 2007|url-status=live|publisher=ESA|date=11 November 2007|access-date=19 November 2007}}</ref>

On 9 March 2008, the first Ariane 5ES-ATV was launched to deliver the first [[Automated Transfer Vehicle|ATV]] called ''[[Jules Verne ATV|Jules Verne]]'' to the [[International Space Station]] (ISS). The ATV was the heaviest payload ever launched by a European launch vehicle, providing supplies to the space station with necessary propellant, water, air and dry cargo. This was the first operational Ariane mission which involved an engine restart in the upper stage. The ES-ATV Aestus EPS upper stage was restartable while the ECA HM7-B engine was not.

On 1 July 2009, an Ariane 5ECA launched [[TerreStar-1]] (now EchoStar T1), which was then, at {{cvt|6910|kg}}, the largest and most massive commercial telecommunication satellite ever built at that time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/604.asp|title=Integration of Ariane 5 is completed for its upcoming heavy-lift launch with TerreStar-1|publisher=Arianespace|date=2 June 2009 |access-date=1 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223091918/http://www.arianespace.com/news-mission-update/2009/604.asp|archive-date=23 February 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> until being overtaken by [[Telstar 19V|Telstar 19 Vantage]], at {{cvt|7080|kg}}, launched aboard [[Falcon 9]]. The satellite was launched into a lower-energy orbit than a usual GTO, with its initial apogee at roughly {{cvt|17900|km}}.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Graham|first1=William|title=SpaceX Falcon 9 sets new record with Telstar 19V launch from SLC-40|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/07/spacex-falcon-9-telstar-19v-launch/|access-date=15 September 2018|publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com|date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722100004/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/07/spacex-falcon-9-telstar-19v-launch/|archive-date=22 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 28 October 2010, an Ariane 5ECA launched [[Eutelsat]]'s [[Eutelsat W3B|W3B]] (part of its [[W series (satellites)|W Series]] of satellites) and [[Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation]] (B-SAT)'s [[BSAT-3b]] satellites into orbit. But the W3B satellite failed to operate shortly after the successful launch and was written off as a total loss due to an oxidizer leak in the satellite's main propulsion system.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Eutelsat Communications|date=29 October 2010|title=EUTELSAT STATEMENT on LOSS OF W3B SATELLITE|url=http://www.eutelsat.com/news/compress/en/2010/html/PR4810W3Bloss-post-launch/PR4810W3Bloss-post-launch.html|access-date=30 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101210414/http://www.eutelsat.com/news/compress/en/2010/html/PR4810W3Bloss-post-launch/PR4810W3Bloss-post-launch.html|archive-date=1 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The BSAT-3b satellite, however, is operating normally.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2010/1104-SS-bsatOK.html|title=All Systems Are Nominal Aboard Lockheed Martin Bsat-3b Satellite Following 28 October 2010 Launch|date=4 November 2010 |publisher=Lockheed Martin|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113042031/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2010/1104-SS-bsatOK.html|archive-date=13 November 2010}}</ref>

The [[Ariane flight VA253|VA253]] launch on 15 August 2020 introduced two small changes that increased lift capacity by about {{cvt|85|kg}}; these were a lighter avionics and guidance-equipment bay, and modified pressure vents on the payload fairing, which were required for the subsequent launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. It also debuted a location system using [[Galileo (satellite navigation)|Galileo navigation satellites]].<ref name=sfn-20200815>{{cite news|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/08/15/debuting-upgrades-ariane-5-rocket-deploys-three-u-s-built-satellites-in-orbit/|title=Debuting upgrades, Ariane 5 rocket deploys three U.S.-built satellites in orbit|last=Clark|first=Stephen|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=15 August 2020|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>

On 25 December 2021, [[Ariane flight VA256|VA256]] launched the [[James Webb Space Telescope]] towards a [[Lagrange point#L2 point|Sun–Earth L<sub>2</sub>]] [[halo orbit]].<ref name=BBC1>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59914936 |title=James Webb telescope completes epic deployment sequence |last=Amos |first=Jonathan |date=January 9, 2022 |website=www.bbc.com |publisher=[[BBC News]]  |access-date=January 10, 2022 }}</ref> The precision of trajectory following launch led to fuel savings credited with potentially doubling the lifetime of the telescope by leaving more [[Hydrazine#Rocket fuel|hydrazine propellant]] on board for [[Orbital station-keeping#Lagrange points|station-keeping]] than was expected.<ref name=BBC1/><ref name="Ars1">{{cite web|last=Berger|first=Eric|date=10 January 2022|title=All hail the Ariane 5 rocket, which doubled the Webb telescope's lifetime|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/all-hail-the-ariane-5-rocket-which-doubled-the-webb-telescopes-lifetime/|access-date=25 January 2022|website=www.arstechnica.com|publisher=[[Ars Technica]]}}</ref> According to Rudiger Albat, the program manager for Ariane 5, efforts had been made to select components for this flight that had performed especially well during pre-flight testing, including "one of the best Vulcain engines that we've ever built."<ref name="Ars1" />

=== GTO payload weight records ===
On 22 April 2011, the Ariane 5ECA flight VA-201 broke a commercial record, lifting [[Yahsat 1A]] and [[New Dawn (satellite)|Intelsat New Dawn]] with a total payload weight of {{cvt|10064|kg}} to transfer orbit.<ref name="arianespace1">{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/4-22-2011-mission-success.asp|title=Arianespace launch a success: Yahsat Y1A and Intelsat New Dawn in orbit|date=22 April 2011|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=23 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055404/http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/4-22-2011-mission-success.asp|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> This record was later broken again during the launch of Ariane 5ECA flight VA-208 on 2 August 2012, lifting a total of {{cvt|10182|kg}} into the planned geosynchronous transfer orbit,<ref name="ariane_va-208">{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/va208-success.asp|title=Arianespace launch a success: Ariane 5ECA orbits INTELSAT 20 and HYLAS 2 satellites|date=2 August 2012|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=3 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031042037/http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/va208-success.asp|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> which was broken again 6 months later on flight VA-212 with {{cvt|10317|kg}} sent towards geosynchronous transfer orbit.<ref name="ariane_va-212">{{cite web |url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/2-7-2013-VA212-launch.asp|title=Arianespace orbits Amazonas-3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a satellites; First Ariane 5ECA mission in 2013 a success|date=7 February 2013|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916002230/http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/2-7-2013-VA212-launch.asp|archive-date=16 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, the GTO record was raised to {{cvt|10730|kg}},<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Arianespace_makes_history_on_its_latest_Ariane_5_mission_999.html|title=Arianespace makes history on its latest Ariane 5 mission|date=18 June 2016|publisher=Space Daily |access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808120305/http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Arianespace_makes_history_on_its_latest_Ariane_5_mission_999.html|archive-date=8 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> on the first rocket in history that carried a satellite dedicated to financial institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/bri-launches-brisat-first-satellite-owned-operated-bank/|title=BRI Launches BRISat: First Satellite Owned and Operated by a Bank|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623080103/http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/bri-launches-brisat-first-satellite-owned-operated-bank|archive-date=23 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The payload record was pushed a further {{cvt|5|kg}}, up to {{cvt|10735|kg}} on 24 August 2016 with the launch of [[Intelsat 33e]] and [[Intelsat 36]].<ref name=sf101-20160824>{{cite news |url=http://spaceflight101.com/ariane-5-va232-launch-success/|title=Intelsat Pair lifted into Orbit in Record-Setting Ariane 5 Launch|publisher=Spaceflight 101|date=24 August 2016|access-date=25 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827043320/http://spaceflight101.com/ariane-5-va232-launch-success/|archive-date=27 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 June 2017, the payload record was broken again to {{cvt|10865|kg}} carrying [[ViaSat-2]] and [[Eutelsat|Eutelsat-172B]].<ref name=pr-20170601>{{cite press release|url=http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/arianespace-marks-its-2017-mid-year-launch-milestone-with-a-record-setting-ariane-5-mission-at-the-service-of-viasat-and-eutelsat/|title=Arianespace marks its 2017 mid-year launch milestone with a record-setting Ariane 5 mission at the service of ViaSat and Eutelsat|publisher=Arianespace|date=1 June 2017|access-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606065332/http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/arianespace-marks-its-2017-mid-year-launch-milestone-with-a-record-setting-ariane-5-mission-at-the-service-of-viasat-and-eutelsat/|archive-date=6 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021 VA-255 put 11,210&nbsp;kg into GTO.

=== VA241 anomaly ===
{{main|Ariane flight VA241}}

On 25 January 2018, an Ariane 5ECA launched [[SES-14]] and [[Al Yah Satellite Communications|Al Yah 3]] satellites. About 9 minutes and 28 seconds after launch, a telemetry loss occurred between the launch vehicle and the ground controllers. It was later confirmed, about 1 hour and 20 minutes after launch, that both satellites were successfully separated from the upper stage and were in contact with their respective ground controllers,<ref>{{cite web |author=Clark |first=Stephen |date=2 January 2018 |title=Live coverage: Ariane 5 launches with SES 14 and Al Yah 3 telecom satellites |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/25/va-241-mission-status-center/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126004614/https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/25/va-241-mission-status-center/ |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |publisher=Spaceflight Now}}</ref> but that their orbital inclinations were incorrect as the guidance systems might have been compromised. Therefore, both satellites conducted orbital procedures, extending commissioning time.<ref name="va241-yahoo">{{cite news |date=26 January 2018 |title=Ariane 5 satellites in orbit but not in right location |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ariane-5-satellites-orbit-not-location-031339516.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126042057/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ariane-5-satellites-orbit-not-location-031339516.html |archive-date=26 January 2018 |access-date=26 January 2018 |work=Yahoo! News |agency=AFP News}}</ref> SES-14 needed about 8 weeks longer than planned commissioning time, meaning that entry into service was reported early September instead of July.<ref>{{cite web|title=SES-14 Goes Operational to Serve the Americas|url=https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-14-goes-operational-serve-americas|access-date=26 September 2018 |publisher=SES|date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904230118/https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-14-goes-operational-serve-americas|archive-date=4 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, SES-14 is still expected to be able to meet the designed lifetime. This satellite was originally to be launched with more propellant reserve on a [[Falcon 9]] launch vehicle since the Falcon 9, in this specific case, was intended to deploy this satellite into a high inclination orbit that would require more work from the satellite to reach its final geostationary orbit.<ref>{{cite news|title=SES Swaps SES-12 and SES-14 Launches|url=https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-swaps-ses-12-and-ses-14-launches|access-date=17 February 2018|publisher=SES|date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201030540/https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-swaps-ses-12-and-ses-14-launches|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The Al Yah 3 was also confirmed healthy after more than 12 hours without further statement, and like SES-14, Al Yah 3's maneuvering plan was also revised to still fulfill the original mission.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yahsat confirms launch of Al Yah 3 mission Satellite to greatly increase its global coverage|url=http://www.journeyofpride.com/yahsat-confirms-launch-of-al-yah-3-mission-satellite-to-greatly-increase-its-global-coverage/ |website=journeyofpride.com|access-date=26 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127093940/http://www.journeyofpride.com/yahsat-confirms-launch-of-al-yah-3-mission-satellite-to-greatly-increase-its-global-coverage/|archive-date=27 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 16 February 2018, Al Yah 3 was approaching the intended geostationary orbit, after series of recovery maneuvers had been performed.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=964284086503247872 |user=planet4589 |title=The Al Yah 3 satellite put in the wrong orbit by the last Ariane launch is now approaching GEO; current orbit 22.5 hr period, 20828 x 47262 km x 6.2° |first1=Jonathan |last=McDowell |date=16 February 2018 |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref> The investigation showed that invalid inertial units' azimuth value had sent the vehicle 17° off course but to the intended altitude, they had been programmed for the standard geostationary transfer orbit of 90° when the payloads were intended to be 70° for this supersynchronous transfer orbit mission, 20° off norme.<ref name="arianespace.com">{{cite web|title=Independent Enquiry Commission announces conclusions concerning the launcher trajectory deviation during Flight VA241|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/independent-enquiry-commission-announces-conclusions-concerning-the-launcher-trajectory-deviation-during-flight-va241/|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=23 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223182356/http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/independent-enquiry-commission-announces-conclusions-concerning-the-launcher-trajectory-deviation-during-flight-va241/|archive-date=23 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> This mission anomaly ended the 82 consecutive launch success streak from 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Neiberlien |first1=Henry |date=29 January 2018 |title=After 16 years, Ariane 5 finally fails |url=http://theavion.com/after-16-years-ariane-5-finally-fails/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204259/http://theavion.com/after-16-years-ariane-5-finally-fails/ |archive-date=30 January 2018 |access-date=30 January 2018 |work=The Avion}}</ref>

== Launch history ==
=== Launch statistics ===
Ariane 5 launch vehicles had accumulated 117 launches, 112 of which were successful, yielding a {{percent|112|117|1}} success rate. Between April 2003 and December 2017, Ariane 5 flew 83 consecutive missions without failure, but the launch vehicle [[Ariane flight VA241|suffered a partial failure]] in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2018/02/23/investigation-pinpoints-ariane-5-partial-failure/|title=Investigation Pinpoints Cause of Ariane 5 Partial Failure|publisher=Parabolic Arc|access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>

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=== Rocket configurations ===
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=== Launch outcomes ===
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=== List of launches ===
{{more|List of Ariane launches}}
All launches are from [[Guiana Space Centre]], [[ELA-3]].

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{| class="wikitable  sticky-header sortable mw-collapsible plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" | Flight no.
! scope="col" | Date<br>Time ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])
! scope="col" | {{Nowrap|Rocket type}}<br>Serial no.
! scope="col" | Payload
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Total payload mass (including launch adapters and SYLDA)
! scope="col" | Orbit
! scope="col" | Customers
! scope="col" | Launch<br>outcome
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}1
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Ariane flight V88|V-88]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_europeen/ariane/ariane5/AR501/V88_AR501.htm|title=V88 Ariane 501|language=fr|year=1997|access-date=24 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721103716/http://www.capcomespace.net/dossiers/espace_europeen/ariane/ariane5/AR501/V88_AR501.htm|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> 
| 4 June 1996<br/>12:34
| G<br/>501
| [[Cluster (spacecraft)|Cluster]]
| 
| 
| 
| {{Failure}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" | 
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}2
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-101
| 30 October 1997<br/>13:43
| G<br/>502
| [[MaqSat-H]], [[TEAMSAT]], [[MaqSat-B]], [[Young Engineers' Satellite|YES]]
| 
| 
| 
| {{Partial failure}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/esaCP/Pr_14_1998_p_EN.html|title=Ariane 502—Results of detailed data analysis|publisher=ESA|date=8 April 1998|access-date=22 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415155856/http://www.esa.int/esaCP/Pr_14_1998_p_EN.html|archive-date=15 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" | 
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}3
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-112
| 21 October 1998<br/>16:37
| G<br/>503
| [[MaqSat 3]], [[Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator|ARD]]
| ~6,800&nbsp;kg
| GTO
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" | 
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}4
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-119
| 10 December 1999<br/>14:32
| G<br/>504
| [[XMM-Newton]]
| 3,800&nbsp;kg
| [[Highly elliptical orbit|HEO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}5
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-128
| 21 March 2000<br/>23:28<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>505
| [[INSAT-3B]]<br/>[[AsiaStar]]
| ~5,800&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" | 
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}6
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-130
| 14 September 2000<br/>22:54<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>506
| [[Astra 2B]]<br/>[[AMC-7|GE-7]]
| ~4,700&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" | 
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}7
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-135
| 16 November 2000<br/>01:07<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>507
| [[Intelsat 1R|PanAmSat-1R]]<br/>[[OSCAR 40|Amsat-P3D]]<br/>[[Space Technology Research Vehicle|STRV 1C]]<br/>[[Space Technology Research Vehicle|STRV 1D]]
| ~6,600&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}8
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-138
| 20 December 2000<br/>00:26<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>508
| [[Astra 2D]]<br/>[[AMC-8|GE-8]]<br/>[[LDREX]]
| ~4,700&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | {{0}}9
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-140
| 8 March 2001<br/>22:51<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>509
| [[Eutelsat 33C|Eurobird-1]]<br/>[[BSAT-2a]]
| ~5,400&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 10
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-142
| 12 July 2001<br/>21:58<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>510
| [[Artemis (satellite)|Artemis]]<br/>[[BSAT-2b]]
| ~5,400&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]] (planned)<br/>[[Medium Earth orbit|MEO]] (achieved)
| 
| {{Partial failure}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Upper stage underperformed, payloads were placed in an unusable orbit. Artemis was raised to its target orbit at the expense of operational fuel; BSAT-2b was not recoverable.
|-

| rowspan=2 | 11
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-145
| 1 March 2002<br/>01:07<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>511
| [[Envisat]]
| 8,111&nbsp;kg
| [[Sun-synchronous orbit|SSO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 12
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-153
| 5 July 2002<br/>23:22<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>512
| [[Eutelsat 5 West A|Stellat 5]]<br/>[[N-STAR c]]
| ~6,700&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 13
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-155
| 28 August 2002<br/>22:45<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>513
| [[Atlantic Bird 1]]<br/>[[Meteosat 8|MSG-1]]<br/>[[Modular Fitting Dummy|MFD]]
| ~5,800&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 14
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-157
| 11 December 2002<br/>22:22<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>517
| [[Hot Bird 7]]<br/>[[STENTOR (satellite)|STENTOR]]<br/>[[Modular Fitting Dummy|MFD-A]]<br/>[[Modular Fitting Dummy|MFD-B]]
| 
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]] (planned)
| 
| {{Failure}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Maiden flight of Ariane 5ECA, first stage engine failure, rocket destroyed by [[range safety]].
|-

| rowspan=2 | 15
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-160
| 9 April 2003<br/>22:52<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>514
| [[INSAT-3A]]<br/>[[Galaxy (satellite)|Galaxy 12]]
| ~5,700&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 16
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-161
| 11 June 2003<br/>22:38<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>515
| [[Optus C1]]<br/>[[BSAT-2c]]
| ~7,100&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 17
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-162
| 27 September 2003<br/>23:14<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G<br/>516
| [[INSAT-3E]]<br/>[[eBird-1]]<br/>[[SMART-1]]
| ~5,600&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Final flight of Ariane 5G
|-

| rowspan=2 | 18
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-158
| 2 March 2004<br/>07:17<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G+<br/>518
| [[Rosetta (spacecraft)|Rosetta]]<br />[[Philae (spacecraft)|Philae]]
| 3,011&nbsp;kg
| [[Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Maiden flight of Ariane 5G+
|-

| rowspan=2 | 19
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-163
| 18 July 2004<br/>00:44<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G+<br/>519
| [[Anik (satellite)#Anik F2|Anik F2]]
| 5,950&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 20
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-165
| 18 December 2004<br/>16:26<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| G+<br/>520
| [[Helios 2A]]<br/>[[Essaim (satellite)|Essaim-1]]<br/>[[Essaim (satellite)|Essaim-2]]<br/>[[Essaim (satellite)|Essaim-3]]<br/>[[Essaim (satellite)|Essaim-4]]<br/>[[PARASOL]]<br/>[[Nanosat 01]]
| 4,200&nbsp;kg
| [[Sun-synchronous orbit|SSO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Final flight of Ariane 5G+
|-

| rowspan=2 | 21
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-164
| 12 February 2005<br/>21:03<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>521
| [[XTAR-EUR]]<br/>[[Maqsat]]-B2<br/>[[Sloshsat-FLEVO]]
| ~8,400&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 22
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-166
| 11 August 2005<br/>08:20<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| GS<br/>523
| [[Thaicom 4]]
| 6,485&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Maiden flight of Ariane 5GS
|-

| rowspan=2 | 23
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-168
| 13 October 2005<br/>22:32<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| GS<br/>524
| [[Syracuse 3A]]<br/>[[Galaxy 15]]
| ~6,900&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 24
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-167
| 16 November 2005<br/>23:46<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>522
| [[Spaceway-2]]<br/>[[Telkom-2]]
| ~9,100&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 25
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-169
| 21 December 2005<br/>23:33<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| GS<br/>525
| [[INSAT-4A]]<br/>[[MSG-2]]
| 6,478&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 26
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-170
| 11 March 2006<br/>22:33<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>527
| [[Spainsat]]<br/>[[Hot Bird 7A]]
| ~8,700&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 27
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-171
| 27 May 2006<br/>21:09<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>529
| [[Eutelsat 113 West A|Satmex-6]]<br/>[[Thaicom 5]]
| 9,172&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 28
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-172
| 11 August 2006<br/>22:15<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>531
| [[JCSAT-10]]<br/>[[Syracuse 3B]]
| ~8,900&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 29
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-173
| 13 October 2006<br/>20:56<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>533
| [[AT&T satellite fleet|DirecTV-9S]]<br/>[[Optus D1]]<br/>[[LDREX-2]]
| ~9,300&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 30
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-174
| 8 December 2006<br/>22:08<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>534
| [[Viasat, Inc.|WildBlue-1]]<br/>[[AMC-18]]
| ~7,800&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 31
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-175
| 11 March 2007<br/>22:03<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>535
| [[Skynet 5A]]<br/>[[INSAT-4B]]
| ~8,600&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 32
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-176
| 4 May 2007<br/>22:29<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>536
| [[Astra 1L]]<br/>[[Galaxy 17]]
| 9,402&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 33
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-177
| 14 August 2007<br/>23:44<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>537
| [[Spaceway-3]]<br/>[[BSAT-3a]]
| 8,848&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 34
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-178
| 5 October 2007<br/>22:02<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| GS<br/>526
| [[Intelsat 11]]<br/>[[Optus (satellite)|Optus D2]]
| 5,857&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 35
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-179
| 14 November 2007<br/>22:03<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>538
| [[Skynet 5B]]<br/>[[Star One C1]]
| 9,535&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 36
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-180
| 21 December 2007<br/>21:41<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| GS<br/>530
| [[Regional African Satellite Communication Organization|Rascom-QAF1]]<br/>[[Horizons-2]]
| ~6,500&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 37
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-181
| 9 March 2008<br/>04:03<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ES<br/>528
| [[Jules Verne ATV]]
| 
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ([[International Space Station|ISS]])
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Maiden flight of Ariane 5ES
|-

| rowspan=2 | 38
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-182
| 18 April 2008<br/>22:17<ref name="EA-A5"/>
| ECA<br/>539
| [[Star One C2]]<br/>[[Vinasat-1]]
| 7,762&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 39
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-183
| 12 June 2008<br/>22:05
| ECA<br/>540
| [[Skynet 5C]]<br/>[[Türksat 3A]]
| 8,541&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 40
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-184
| 7 July 2008<br/>21:47
| ECA<br/>541
| [[ProtoStar|ProtoStar-1]]<br/>[[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Badr-6]]
| 8,639&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 41
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-185
| 14 August 2008<br/>20:44
| ECA<br/>542
| [[SKY Perfect JSAT|Superbird-7]]<br/>[[AMC-21]]
| 8,068&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 42
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-186
| 20 December 2008<br/>22:35
| ECA<br/>543
| [[Hot Bird 13C|Hot Bird 9]]<br/>[[Afghansat 1|Eutelsat W2M]]
| 9,220&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 43
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-187
| 12 February 2009<br/>22:09
| ECA<br/>545
| [[Eutelsat 33E|Hot Bird 10]]<br/>[[NSS-9]]<br/>[[Spirale]]-A<br/>[[Spirale]]-B
| 8,511&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 44
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-188
| 14 May 2009<br/>13:12
| ECA<br/>546
| [[Herschel Space Observatory]]<br/>[[Planck (spacecraft)|Planck]]
| 3,402&nbsp;kg
| Sun–Earth {{L2}}
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 45
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-189
| 1 July 2009<br/>19:52
| ECA<br/>547
| [[TerreStar-1]]
| 7,055&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 46
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-190
| 21 August 2009<br/>22:09
| ECA<br/>548
| [[JSAT (satellite constellation)|JCSAT-12]]<br/>[[Optus D3]]
| 7,655&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 47
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-191
| 1 October 2009<br/>21:59
| ECA<br/>549
| [[Hispasat|Amazonas 2]]<br/>[[COMSATBw-1]]
| 9,087&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 48
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-192
| 29 October 2009<br/>20:00
| ECA<br/>550
| [[List of SES satellites|NSS-12]]<br/>[[Thor (satellite)|Thor-6]]
| 9,462&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 49
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-193
| 18 December 2009<br/>16:26
| GS<br/>532
| [[Helios 2 (satellite)|Helios 2B]]
| 5,954&nbsp;kg
| [[Sun-synchronous orbit|SSO]]
| 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Final flight of Ariane 5GS
|-

| rowspan=2 | 50
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-194
| 21 May 2010<br/>22:01
| ECA<br/>551
| [[Astra 3B]]<br/>[[COMSATBw-2]]
| 9,116&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[SES (company)|SES]]<br/>MilSat Services
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 51
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-195
| 26 June 2010<br/>21:41
| ECA<br/>552
| [[Arabsat-5A]]<br/>[[Chollian]]
| 8,393&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat]]<br/>[[Korea Aerospace Research Institute|KARI]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 52
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-196
| 4 August 2010<br/>20:59
| ECA<br/>554
| [[Nilesat 201]]<br/>[[Regional African Satellite Communication Organization|RASCOM-QAF 1R]]
| 7,085&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Nilesat]]<br/>[[Regional African Satellite Communication Organization|RASCOM]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 53
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-197
| 28 October 2010<br/>21:51
| ECA<br/>555
| [[Eutelsat|Eutelsat W3B]]<br/>[[BSAT-3b]]
| 8,263&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Eutelsat]]<br/>[[Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Eutelsat W3B suffered a leak in the propulsion system shortly after launch and was declared a total loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-w3b.htm|title=Eutelsat W3B, W3C, W3D / Eutelsat 3D, 16A|last1=Krebs|first1=Gunter|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=21 July 2019|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> BSAT-3b is operating normally.
|-

| rowspan=2 | 54
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-198
| 26 November 2010<br/>18:39
| ECA<br/>556
| [[Intelsat|Intelsat 17]]<br/>[[HYLAS-1]]
| 8,867&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]]<br/>[[Avanti Communications]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 55
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-199
| 29 December 2010<br/>21:27
| ECA<br/>557
| [[Koreasat 6]]<br/>[[Hispasat|Hispasat-1E]]
| 9,259&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[KT Corporation]]<br/>[[Hispasat]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 56
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | V-200
| 16 February 2011<br/>21:50
| ES<br/>544
| [[Johannes Kepler ATV]]
| 20,050&nbsp;kg
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ([[International Space Station|ISS]])
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 57
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-201
| 22 April 2011<br/>21:37
| ECA<br/>558
| [[Yahsat 1A]]<br/>[[Intelsat 28|New Dawn]]
| 10,064&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Al Yah Satellite Communications]]<br/>[[Intelsat]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Launch was scrubbed from 30 March 2011, aborted in the last seconds before liftoff due to a gimbal malfunction in the Vulcain main engine.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ariane 5 Suffers Rare On-Pad Abort after Engine Ignition|url=http://spaceflight101.com/ariane-5-suffers-rare-on-pad-abort-after-engine-ignition/|access-date=16 March 2018 |publisher=Spaceflight 101|date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316214140/http://spaceflight101.com/ariane-5-suffers-rare-on-pad-abort-after-engine-ignition/|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 58
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-202
| 20 May 2011<br/>20:38
| ECA<br/>559
| [[ST-2]]<br/>[[GSAT-8]]
| 9,013&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Singtel|Singapore Telecom]]<br/>[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 59
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-203
| 6 August 2011<br/>22:52
| ECA<br/>560
| [[Astra 1N]]<br/>[[BSAT-3c]] / [[BSAT-3c|JCSAT-110R]]
| 9,095&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[SES (company)|SES]]<br/>[[Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 60
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-204
| 21 September 2011<br/>21:38
| ECA<br/>561
| [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat-5C]]<br/>[[SES-2]] 
| 8,974&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization]]<br/>[[SES (company)|SES]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 61
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-205
| 23 March 2012<br/>04:34
| ES<br/>553
| [[Edoardo Amaldi ATV]]
| 20,060&nbsp;kg
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ([[International Space Station|ISS]])
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 62
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-206
| 15 May 2012<br/>22:13
| ECA<br/>562
| [[JSAT (satellite constellation)|JCSAT-13]]<br/>[[Vinasat-2]]
| 8,381&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[SKY Perfect JSAT]]<br/>[[Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group|VNPT]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 63
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-207
| 5 July 2012<br/>21:36
| ECA<br/>563
| [[EchoStar XVII]]<br/>[[Meteosat|MSG-3]]
| 9,647&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[EchoStar]]<br/>[[European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites|EUMETSAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 64
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-208
| 2 August 2012<br/>20:54
| ECA<br/>564
| [[Intelsat 20]]<br/>[[HYLAS 2]] 
| 10,182&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]]<br/>[[Avanti Communications]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 65
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-209
| 28 September 2012<br/>21:18
| ECA<br/>565
| [[Astra 2F]]<br/>[[GSAT-10]] 
| 10,211&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[SES (company)|SES]]<br/>[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| {{success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 66
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-210
| 10 November 2012<br/>21:05
| ECA<br/>566
| [[Eutelsat 21B]]<br/>[[Star One C3]]
| 9,216&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Eutelsat]]<br/>[[Star One (satellite operator)|Star One]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 67
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-211
| 19 December 2012<br/>21:49
| ECA<br/>567
| [[Skynet 5D]]<br/>[[Mexsat-3]]
| 8,637&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Astrium]]<br/>[[Mexican Satellite System]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 68
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-212
| 7 February 2013<br/>21:36
| ECA<br/>568
| [[Amazonas 3]]<br/>[[Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a]]
| 10,350&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Hispasat]]<br/>[[Azercosmos]]<ref name="Azercosmos-Arianespace">{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/azerspaceafricasat-1a-is-prepared-for-arianespaces-first-ariane-5-launch-in-2013-2 |title=Azerspace/Africasat-1a is prepared for Arianespace's first Ariane 5 launch in 2013|access-date=29 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212128/http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/azerspaceafricasat-1a-is-prepared-for-arianespaces-first-ariane-5-launch-in-2013-2/|archive-date=29 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> 
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 69
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-213
| 5 June 2013<br/>21:52
| ES<br/>592
| [[Albert Einstein ATV]]
| 20,252&nbsp;kg
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ([[International Space Station|ISS]])
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 70
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-214
| 25 July 2013<br/>19:54
| ECA<br/>569
| [[Alphabus|Alphasat I-XL]]<br/>[[INSAT-3D]]
| 9,760&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Inmarsat]]<br/>[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 71
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-215
| 29 August 2013<br/>20:30
| ECA<br/>570
| [[Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1]]<br/>[[GSAT-7]]
| 9,790&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Eutelsat]]<br/>[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 72
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-217
| 6 February 2014<br/>21:30
| ECA<br/>572
| [[ABS-2]]<br/>[[Athena-Fidus]]
| 10,214&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[ABS (satellite operator)]]<br/>[[DIRISI]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 73
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-216
| 22 March 2014<br/>22:04
| ECA<br/>571
| [[Astra 5B]]<br/>[[Amazonas 4A]]
| 9,579&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[SES (company)|SES]]<br/>[[Hispasat]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 74
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-219
| 29 July 2014<br/>23:47
| ES<br/>593
| [[Georges Lemaître ATV]]
| 20,293&nbsp;kg
| [[Low Earth orbit|LEO]] ([[International Space Station|ISS]])
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 75
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-218
| 11 September 2014<br/>22:05
| ECA<br/>573
| [[MEASAT-3b]]<br/>[[Optus (satellite)|Optus 10]]
| 10,088&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[MEASAT Satellite Systems]]<br/>[[Optus]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 76
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-220
| 16 October 2014<br/>21:43
| ECA<br/>574
| [[Intelsat|Intelsat 30]]<br/>[[ARSAT-1]]
| 10,060&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]]<br/>[[ARSAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 77
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-221
| 6 December 2014<br/>20:40
| ECA<br/>575
| [[T14 (satellite)|DirecTV-14]]<br/>[[GSAT-16]]
| 10,210&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[DirecTV]]<br/>[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 78
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | {{nobr|VA-222}}
| 26 April 2015<br/>20:00
| ECA<br/>576
| [[Thor (satellite)|Thor 7]]<br/>[[Syracuse (satellite)|SICRAL-2]]
| 9,852&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[British Satellite Broadcasting]]<br/>[[French Armed Forces]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 79
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-223
| 27 May 2015<br/>21:16
| ECA<br/>577
| [[AT&T satellite fleet|DirecTV-15]]<br/>[[Sky México|SKY Mexico 1]]
| 9,960&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[DirecTV]]<br/>[[Sky México]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 80
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-224
| 15 July 2015<br/>21:42
| ECA<br/>578
| [[Star One C4]]<br/>[[Meteosat|MSG-4]]
| 8,587&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Star One (satellite operator)|Star One]]<br/>[[European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites|EUMETSAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 81
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-225
| 20 August 2015<br/>20:34
| ECA<br/>579
| [[Eutelsat|Eutelsat 8 West B]]<br/>[[Intelsat 34]]
| 9,922&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Eutelsat]]<br/>[[Intelsat]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 82
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-226
| 30 September 2015<br/>20:30
| ECA<br/>580
| [[Sky Muster|NBN Co 1A]]<br/>[[ARSAT-2]]
| 10,203&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[National Broadband Network]]<br/>[[ARSAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 83
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-227
| 10 November 2015<br/>21:34
| ECA<br/>581
| [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat 6B]]<br/>[[GSAT-15]]
| 9,810&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat]]<br/>[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 84
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-228
| 27 January 2016<br/>23:20
| ECA<br/>583
| [[Intelsat 29e]]
| 6,700&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 85
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-229
| 9 March 2016<br/>05:20
| ECA<br/>582
| [[Eutelsat 65 West A]]
| 6,707&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Eutelsat]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 86
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-230
| 18 June 2016<br/>21:38
| ECA<br/>584
| [[EchoStar|EchoStar 18]]<br/>[[BRISat]]
| 10,730&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[EchoStar]]<br/>[[Bank Rakyat Indonesia]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | This mission carried the first satellite owned by a financial institution.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dorimulu|first1=Primus|title=BRI Launches BRISat: First Satellite Owned and Operated by a Bank|url=http://jakartaglobe.id/bankingfinance/bri-launches-brisat-first-satellite-owned-operated-bank/|publisher=Jakarta Globe|access-date=16 March 2018|date=20 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151830/http://jakartaglobe.id/bankingfinance/bri-launches-brisat-first-satellite-owned-operated-bank/|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 87
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-232
| 24 August 2016<br/>22:16
| ECA<br/>586
| [[Intelsat 33e]]<br/>[[Intelsat 36]]
| 10,735&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Intelsat 33e's [[LEROS]] apogee engine, which supposed to perform orbit raising, failed soon after its successful launch, forcing to use the experimentation of low-thrust reaction control system which extended the commissioning time 3 months longer than expected.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Stephen|title=Intelsat satellite in service after overcoming engine trouble|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/30/intelsat-satellite-in-service-after-overcoming-engine-trouble/|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=30 January 2017|access-date=3 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626192216/https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/01/30/intelsat-satellite-in-service-after-overcoming-engine-trouble/|archive-date=26 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, it suffered other thruster problems which cut its operational lifetime by about 3.5 years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Henry|first1=Caleb|title=Intelsat-33e propulsion problems to cut service life by 3.5 years |url=http://spacenews.com/intelsat-33e-propulsion-problems-to-cut-service-life-by-3-5-years/|publisher=SpaceNews|date=1 September 2017|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 88
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-231
| 5 October 2016<br/>20:30
| ECA<br/>585
| [[National Broadband Network|NBN Co 1B]]<br/>[[GSAT-18]]
| 10,663&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[National Broadband Network]]<br/>[[INSAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 89
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-233
| 17 November 2016<br/>13:06
| ES<br/>594
| [[Galileo (satellite navigation)|Galileo]] FOC-M6<br/>[[List of Galileo satellites|(satellites FM-7, 12, 13, 14)]]
| 3,290&nbsp;kg
| [[Medium-Earth orbit|MEO]]
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 90
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-234
| 21 December 2016<br/>20:30
| ECA<br/>587
| [[Star One D1]]<br/>[[JCSAT-15]]
| 10,722&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Star One (satellite operator)|Star One]]<br/>[[SKY Perfect JSAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 91
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-235
| 14 February 2017<br/>21:39
| ECA<br/>588
| [[List of Intelsat satellites|Intelsat 32e]] / [[SKY Brasil|SkyBrasil-1]]<br/>[[Telkom Indonesia|Telkom-3S]]
| 10,485&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]], [[Vrio Corp.|DirecTV Latin America]]<br/>[[Telkom Indonesia]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | This mission carried the first Intelsat Epic<sup>NG</sup> high-throughput satellite based on the [[Eurostar E3000]] platform, while other Intelsat Epic<sup>NG</sup> satellites were based on [[Boeing 702|BSS-702MP]] platform.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Krebs|first1=Gunter|title=SkyBrasil-1 (Intelsat 32e)|url=http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/intelsat-32.htm|website=space.skyrocket.de |publisher=Gunter's Space Page|access-date=16 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205122138/http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/intelsat-32.htm|archive-date=5 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 92
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-236
| 4 May 2017<br/>21:50
| ECA<br/>589
| [[KT Corporation|Koreasat 7]]<br/>[[Brazilian space program|SGDC-1]]
| 10,289&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[KT Corporation]]<br/>[[Brazilian space program|SGDC]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | The launch was delayed from March 2017 due to transportation to the launch site being restricted by a blockade erected by striking workers.<ref name="verge-a5cancelled">{{cite web|title=A rocket's launch from French Guiana has been delayed indefinitely due to protests|date=23 March 2017|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/23/15040086/arianespace-ariane-5-rocket-launch-postponed-french-guiana-protests|publisher=The Verge|access-date=23 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323215748/http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/23/15040086/arianespace-ariane-5-rocket-launch-postponed-french-guiana-protests|archive-date=23 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 93
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-237
| 1 June 2017<br/>23:45
| ECA<br/>590
| [[ViaSat-2]]<br/>[[Eutelsat|Eutelsat 172B]]
| 10,865&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Viasat (American company)|ViaSat]]<br/>[[Eutelsat]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Heaviest and most expensive commercial payload ever put into orbit,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Stephen|title=Ariane 5 succeeds in launch of two high-value communications satellites|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/02/ariane-5-succeeds-in-launch-of-two-high-value-communications-satellites/|access-date=16 February 2018|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626164159/https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/02/ariane-5-succeeds-in-launch-of-two-high-value-communications-satellites/|archive-date=26 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> valued at approximately €675 million (~€844 million including the launch vehicle),<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Stephen|title=Two high-power broadband satellites set for record-breaking launch on Ariane 5 rocket|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/01/two-high-power-broadband-satellites-set-for-record-breaking-launch-on-ariane-5-rocket/|date=1 June 2017|access-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626164231/https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/01/two-high-power-broadband-satellites-set-for-record-breaking-launch-on-ariane-5-rocket/|archive-date=26 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> until 12 June 2019, when Falcon 9 delivered [[RADARSAT Constellation]] with three Canadian satellites, valued almost €844 million (not including the launch vehicle), into orbit.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ralph|first1=Eric|title=SpaceX Falcon 9 and US$1 billion satellite trio set for first California launch in months|date=5 June 2019 |url=https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-readies-falcon-9-radarsat-california-launch/|publisher=Teslarati|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref> ViaSat-2 suffered antenna glitch, which cut about 15% of its intended throughput.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Henry|first1=Caleb|title=Viasat says ViaSat-2 business plan intact despite antenna glitch|url=http://spacenews.com/viasat-says-viasat-2-business-plan-intact-despite-antenna-glitch/|publisher=Space News|date=15 February 2018|access-date=16 February 2018}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 94
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-238
| 28 June 2017<br/>21:15
| ECA<br/>591
| [[Hellas Sat 3|EuropaSat]] / [[Hellas Sat 3]]<br/>[[GSAT-17]]
| 10,177&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Inmarsat]] / [[Hellas Sat]]<br/>[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 95
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | VA-239
| 29 September 2017<br/>21:56
| ECA<br/>5100
| [[List of Intelsat satellites|Intelsat 37e]]<br/>[[BSAT-4a]]
| 10,838&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]]<br/>[[Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation|B-SAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Launch was scrubbed from 5 September 2017 due to electrical fault in one of the solid rocket boosters that caused launch abort in the last seconds before liftoff.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Stephen|title=Electrical problem prompted Ariane 5 countdown abort|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/09/electrical-problem-prompted-ariane-5-countdown-abort/|access-date=16 March 2018|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310085412/https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/09/electrical-problem-prompted-ariane-5-countdown-abort/|archive-date=10 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 96
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Ariane flight VA240|VA-240]]
| 12 December 2017<br/>18:36
| ES<br/>595
| [[Galileo (satellite navigation)|Galileo]] FOC-M7<br/>[[List of Galileo satellites|(satellites FM-19, 20, 21, 22)]]
| 3,282&nbsp;kg
| [[Medium-Earth orbit|MEO]]
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="display:none;" |
|-

| rowspan=2 | 97
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Ariane flight VA241|VA-241]]
| 25 January 2018<br/>22:20
| ECA<br/>5101
| [[SES-14]] with [[Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk|GOLD]]<br/>[[Al Yah Satellite Communications|Al Yah 3]]
| 9,123&nbsp;kg
| [[Supersynchronous orbit|GTO]]
| [[SES (company)|SES]], [[NASA]]<br/>[[Al Yah Satellite Communications|AlYahsat]]
| {{Partial failure}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Telemetry from the launch vehicle was lost after 9 minutes 30 seconds into the flight, after launch vehicle trajectory went off course due to invalid inertial units' azimuth value.<ref name="arianespace.com"/> Satellites later found to have separated from the upper stage and entered an incorrect orbit with large inclination deviations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Launch VA241: Ariane 5 delivers SES-14 and Al Yah 3 to orbit|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/launch-va241-ariane-5-delivers-ses-14-and-al-yah-3-to-orbit/|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126163059/http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/launch-va241-ariane-5-delivers-ses-14-and-al-yah-3-to-orbit/|archive-date=26 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Clark|first1=Stephen|title=Probe into off-target Ariane 5 launch begins, SES and Yahsat payloads healthy|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/26/probe-into-off-target-ariane-5-launch-begins-ses-and-yahsat-payloads-declared-healthy/|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=26 January 2018|access-date=16 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506112542/https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/01/26/probe-into-off-target-ariane-5-launch-begins-ses-and-yahsat-payloads-declared-healthy/|archive-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> However, they were able to reach the planned orbit with small loss of on board propellant for SES-14 and still expected to meet the designed lifetime,<ref>{{cite web|title=SES-14 in good health and on track despite launch anomaly|date=26 January 2018 |url=https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-14-good-health-and-track-despite-launch-anomaly|publisher=SES|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128052705/https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-14-good-health-and-track-despite-launch-anomaly|archive-date=28 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> but with significant loss on Al Yah 3 (up to 50% of its intended operational life).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Forrester|first1=Chris|title=YahSat to make 50% insurance claim|url=https://advanced-television.com/2018/03/12/yahsat-to-make-50-insurance-claim/|publisher=Advanced Television|date=12 March 2018|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192547/https://advanced-television.com/2018/03/12/yahsat-to-make-50-insurance-claim/|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=pbdes|number=976106958204915712|title=Yahsat expected to file US$108 million claim for loss of life on Al Yah 3 satellite because of @Arianespace @ArianeGroup Ariane 5 off-target orbital injection|date=20 March 2018|access-date=21 March 2018}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 98
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Ariane flight VA242|VA-242]]
| 5 April 2018<br/>21:34
| ECA<br/>5102
| [[Superbird-8]] / [[Superbird-B3]]<br/>[[HYLAS-4]]
| 10,260&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Ministry of Defense (Japan)|Japanese MoD]], [[SKY Perfect JSAT]]<br/>[[Avanti Communications]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Return-to-flight mission after VA-241 mishap on 25 January 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bergin|first1=Chris|title=Ariane 5 to return with DSN-1/Superbird-8 and HYLAS 4|url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/04/ariane-5-dsn-1-superbird-8-and-hylas-4/|publisher=NASASpaceFlight.com|date=5 April 2018|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406102741/https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/04/ariane-5-dsn-1-superbird-8-and-hylas-4/|archive-date=6 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| rowspan=2 | 99
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Ariane flight VA244|VA-244]]
| 25 July 2018<br/>11:25
| ES<br/>596
| [[Galileo (satellite navigation)|Galileo]] FOC-M8<br/>[[List of Galileo satellites|(satellites FM-23, 24, 25, 26)]]
| 3,379&nbsp;kg
| [[Medium-Earth orbit|MEO]]
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Final flight of Ariane 5ES.
|-

| rowspan=2 | 100
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Ariane flight VA243|VA-243]]
| 25 September 2018<br/>22:38
| ECA<br/>5103
| [[Horizons-3e]]<br/>[[Azerspace-2]] / Intelsat 38
| 10,827&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]], [[SKY Perfect JSAT]]<br/>[[Azercosmos]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4; | Hundredth Ariane 5 mission.<ref name=sfn-20180703>{{cite news|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/07/03/arianespace-aims-for-busy-second-half-of-2018/ |title=Arianespace aims for busy second half of 2018|publisher=Spaceflight Now|first=Stephen|last=Clark|date=3 July 2018|access-date=4 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714160518/https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/07/03/arianespace-aims-for-busy-second-half-of-2018/|archive-date=14 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Flight VA-243 was delayed from 25 May 2018 due to issues with [[GSAT-11]], which was eventually replaced by Horizons-3e.<ref name=va243-delay>{{cite press release|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/launch-delay-for-va243/|title=Launch delay for VA243|publisher=Arianespace|date=24 April 2018|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140515/http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/launch-delay-for-va243/|archive-date=22 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| 101
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA245|VA-245]]
| 20 October 2018<br/>01:45
| ECA<br/>5105
| [[BepiColombo]]
| 4,081&nbsp;kg
| [[Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric]]
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]<br/>[[JAXA]]
| {{Success}}
|-

| 102
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA246|VA-246]]
| 4 December 2018<br/>20:37
| ECA<br/>5104
| {{plainlist|
* [[GSAT-11]]<ref name=gsat-11>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/gsat-11.htm|title=GSat 11|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=26 December 2018|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>
* [[GEO-KOMPSAT 2A]]<ref name=gunter-gk2a>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/geo-kompsat-2a.htm|title=GEO-KOMPSAT 2A (GK 2A, Cheollian 2A)|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|publisher=Gunter's Space Page |date=19 February 2020|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref><ref name=geo-kompsat>{{cite web|url=https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/sub03_02_02.do#link|title=Geostationary Korea Multi Purpose Satellite (GEO-KOMPSAT, Cheollian)|publisher=Korea Aerospace Research Institute|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013070244/https://www.kari.re.kr/eng/sub03_02_02.do#link|archive-date=13 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| 10,298&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| {{plainlist|
* [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
* [[Korea Aerospace Research Institute|KARI]]
}}
| {{Success}}
|-

| 103
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA247|VA-247]]
| 5 February 2019<br/>21:01
| ECA<br/>5106
| {{plainlist|
* [[GSAT-31]]
* [[SaudiGeoSat-1/HellasSat-4]]<ref name=sfn-20150429>{{cite news|url=http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/04/29/arabsat-contracts-go-to-lockheed-martin-arianespace-and-spacex/|title=Arabsat contracts go to Lockheed Martin, Arianespace and SpaceX|last1=Clark|first1=Stephen|publisher=Spaceflight Now|date=29 April 2015|access-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823071044/https://spaceflightnow.com/2015/04/29/arabsat-contracts-go-to-lockheed-martin-arianespace-and-spacex/|archive-date=23 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| 10,018&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| {{plainlist|
* [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
* [[Hellas Sat]]
}}
| {{Success}}
|-

| 104
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA248|VA-248]]
| 20 June 2019<br/>21:43
| ECA<br/>5107
| {{plainlist|
* [[AT&T satellite fleet|DirecTV-16]]
* [[Eutelsat|Eutelsat 7C]]
}}
| 10,594&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| {{plainlist|
* [[DirecTV]]
* [[Eutelsat]]
}}
| {{Success}}
|-

| 105 
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA249|VA-249]]
| 6 August 2019<br/>19:30
| ECA<br/>5108 
| {{plainlist|
* [[European Data Relay System|EDRS-C]] / [[Avanti Communications|HYLAS-3]]<ref name=gunter-edrsc>{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/edrs-c.htm|title=EDRS C / HYLAS 3|first=Gunter|last=Krebs |publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=19 February 2020|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref><ref name=EDRS-C>{{cite news|title=Arianespace selected by Airbus Defence and Space to launch EDRS-C satellite |url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-selected-by-airbus-defence-and-space-to-launch-edrs-c-satellite/|access-date=4 October 2015|publisher=Arianespace|date=19 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211050423/http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-selected-by-airbus-defence-and-space-to-launch-edrs-c-satellite/|archive-date=11 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[List of Intelsat satellites|Intelsat 39]]<ref name=intelsat-39>{{cite press release|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-intelsat-39/|title=Arianespace to launch Intelsat 39 |publisher=Arianespace|date=4 January 2017|access-date=8 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109184025/http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-intelsat-39/|archive-date=9 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| 10,594&nbsp;kg
| [[Geosynchronous transfer orbit|GTO]]
| {{plainlist|
* [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
* [[Avanti Communications]]
* [[Intelsat]]
}}
| {{Success}}
|-

| 106
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA250|VA-250]]
| 26 November 2019<br/>21:23<ref>{{cite web|last=Henry|first=Caleb|url=https://spacenews.com/ariane-5-launches-satellites-for-egypt-inmarsat/|title=Ariane 5 launches satellites for Egypt, Inmarsat |publisher=SpaceNews|date=26 November 2019|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
| ECA<br/>5109
| [[Inmarsat|Inmarsat-5 F5]] (GX 5)<ref name="arianespace102717">{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-inmarsats-fifth-global-xpress-satellite/|title=Arianespace to launch Inmarsat's fifth Global Xpress satellite|publisher=Arianespace|date=27 October 2017|access-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027081738/http://www.arianespace.com/press-release/arianespace-to-launch-inmarsats-fifth-global-xpress-satellite/|archive-date=27 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="inmarsat-5-f5">{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/inmarsat-5-5.htm|title=Inmarsat-5 F5 (GX 5)|first=Gunter|last=Krebs|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=3 December 2019|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref><br>TIBA-1<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/inmarsat-global-xpress-preparations/|title=Fifth Global Xpress satellite readied for Ariane 5 launch|publisher=Arianespace|date=2 October 2019|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>
| 10,495&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Inmarsat]]<br/>[[Politics of Egypt|Government of Egypt]]
| {{Success}}<ref name=success-va250>{{cite press release|url=https://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va250/|title=Ariane Flight VA 250|publisher=Arianespace|date=26 November 2019|access-date=26 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126234043/https://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va250/|archive-date=26 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-

| 107
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA251|VA-251]]
| 16 January 2020<br/>21:05
| ECA<br/>5110
| [[Eutelsat Konnect]] (African Broadband Satellite)<ref name="gunter-konnect">{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/eutelsat-konnect.htm|title=Eutelsat Konnect|publisher=Gunter's Space Page |first=Gunter|last=Krebs|date=25 February 2020|access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref><br>[[GSAT-30]]
| 7,888&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Eutelsat]]<br/>[[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| {{Success}}
|-

| 108
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA252|VA-252]]
| 18 February 2020<br/>22:18
| ECA<br/>5111
| [[JCSAT-17]]<br/>[[GEO-KOMPSAT 2B]]
| 9,236&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[SKY Perfect JSAT]]<br/>[[Korea Aerospace Research Institute|KARI]]
| {{Success}}
|-

| 109
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA253|VA-253]]
| 15 August 2020<br/>22:04
| ECA<br/>5112
| [[Galaxy (satellite)|Galaxy 30]]<br/>[[Mission Extension Vehicle|MEV-2]]<br/>[[BSAT-4b]]
| 10,468&nbsp;kg<ref name=SD-3-2020>[https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ariane_5s_third_launch_of_2020_999.html third launch of 2020]</ref><br/>including 765&nbsp;kg of support structures.
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]]<br/>[[Northrop Grumman]]<br/>[[Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation|B-SAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-

| 110
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA254|VA-254]]
| 30 July 2021<br/>21:00
| ECA<br/>5113
| [[Eutelsat Quantum]]<br/>[[Star One D2]]
| 10,515&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Eutelsat]]<br/>[[Star One (satellite operator)|Star One]]
| {{Success}}
|-

| 111
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA255|VA-255]]
| 24 October 2021<br/>02:10
| ECA<br/>5115
| [[SES-17]]<br/>[[Syracuse (satellite)|Syracuse 4A]]
| 11,210&nbsp;kg<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ariane Flight VA255|url=https://www.arianespace.com/mission/ariane-flight-va255/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Arianespace|language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[SES (company)|SES]]<br/>[[Direction générale de l'armement|DGA]]
| {{Success}}
|-

| 112
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA256|VA-256]]
| 25 December 2021<br/>12:20
| ECA<br/>5114
| [[James Webb Space Telescope]]
| {{cvt|6161.4|kg}}
| Sun–Earth {{L2}}
| [[NASA]] / [[European Space Agency|ESA]] / [[Canadian Space Agency|CSA]] / [[Space Telescope Science Institute|STScI]]
| {{Success}}
|-

| 113
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA257|VA-257]]
| 22 June 2022<br/>21:50
| ECA<br/>5116
| [[MEASAT|MEASAT-3d]]<br/>[[GSAT-24]]
| 9,829&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[MEASAT]]<br/>[[NSIL]] / [[Tata Play]]
| {{Success}}
|-

|114
! scope="row" |VA-258
| 7 September 2022<br/>21:45
| ECA<br/>5117
| [[Eutelsat Konnect VHTS]]
| 6,400&nbsp;kg
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Eutelsat]]
| {{Success}}
|-

|115
! scope="row" |VA-259
| 13 December 2022<br/>20:30
| ECA<br/>5118
| [[Galaxy (satellite)|Galaxy 35]]<br/>[[Galaxy (satellite)|Galaxy 36]]<br/>[[MTG-I1]]
| 10,972&nbsp;kg<ref>{{Cite web|title=DutchSpace on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/1603010450765004804|access-date=2022-12-14|website=Twitter|language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Intelsat]]<br/>[[European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites|EUMETSAT]]
| {{Success}}
|-

|116
! scope="row" | [[Ariane flight VA260|VA-260]]
| 14 April 2023<br/>12:14
| ECA<br/>5120
| ''[[Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer]]'' (JUICE)
| 5,963&nbsp;kg
| [[Heliocentric orbit|Heliocentric]]
| [[European Space Agency|ESA]]
| {{Success}}
|-

|rowspan=2|117
! scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Ariane flight VA261|VA-261]]
| 5 July 2023<br/>22:00
| ECA<br/>5119
| [[Syracuse (satellite)|Syracuse 4B]] (Comsat-NG 2)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=10 September 2019 |title=Airbus and Telespazio to sell excess capacity on Syracuse 4 satellites |url=https://spacenews.com/airbus-and-telespazio-to-sell-excess-capacity-on-syracuse-4-satellites/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |website=[[SpaceNews]]}}</ref> <br />[[Heinrich Hertz (satellite)|Heinrich Hertz]] (H2Sat)
| 7,679.8&nbsp;kg<ref>{{Cite web|title=DutchSpace on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/DutchSpace/status/1676707641182101505|access-date=2023-08-06|website=Twitter|language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Geostationary transfer orbit|GTO]]
| [[Direction générale de l'armement|DGA]]<br />[[Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt|DLR]]
| {{Success}}
|-
| colspan=7 style="background-color:#e9e4e4;|Ariane 5's last mission.
|}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Spaceflight}}
{{Commons category|Ariane 5}}
* [[List of Ariane launches]]
* [[Ariane 6]], two initial variants
* [[Heavy-lift launch vehicle]]
* [[Comparison of orbital launchers families]]
* [[Comparison of orbital launch systems]]
* [[Future Launchers Preparatory Programme]] (ESA, beyond Ariane 5)

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==References==
<references>

<ref name="esamultimedia.esa.int">{{cite web |url=http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/esa-x-1819eng.pdf |title=Ariane 5 Flight 501 Failure, Report by the Inquiry Board |website=esamultimedia.esa.int |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815230639/http://www.esrin.esa.it/htdocs/tidc/Press/Press96/ariane5rep.html |archive-date=15 August 2000}}</ref>

<ref name="EA-A5">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.astronautix.com/a/ariane5.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013130033/http://www.astronautix.com/a/ariane5.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 October 2016 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Astronautica |title=Ariane 5}}</ref>

</references>

== External links ==
* [https://www.arianespace.com/vehicle/ariane-5/ Ariane 5 Overview] at Arianespace
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120119142614/http://www.astrium.eads.net/en/programme/ariane-5.html Ariane 5 Programme Information] at Astrium

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