List of Ariane flights

This list is exhaustiv until August 22, 2009

Sources : http://www.cnes.fr - http://www.arianespace.com - http://www.astrium.eads.net
Num. of flight

Date

L01
L02
L03
L04
L05
L06
L07
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

December 24, 1979

May 23, 1980
June 19, 1981
December 20, 1981
September 9, 1982
June 16, 1983
October 19, 1983
March 4, 1984
May 22, 1984
August 4, 1984
November 10, 1984
February 8, 1985
May 8, 1985
July 2, 1985
September 12, 1985
February 22, 1986
March 28, 1986
May 31, 1986
September 16, 1987
November 22, 1987

21
23
22
24
25
26
27

March 11, 1988

May 17, 1988
June 15, 1988
July 21, 1988
September 8, 1988
October 28, 1988
December 11, 1988

28
29
30
31
32
33
34

January 27, 1989

March 6, 1989
April 2, 1989
June 6, 1989
July 12, 1989
August 8, 1989
October 27, 1989

35
36
37
38
39
40

January 22, 1990

February 22, 1990
July 24, 1990
August 30, 1990
October 12, 1990
November 20, 1990

41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48

January 15, 1991

March 3, 1991
April 4, 1991
July 16, 1991
August 14, 1991
September 26, 1991
October 29, 1991
December 16, 1991

49
50
51

February 26, 1992

April 15, 1992
July 9, 1992

Launcher type
Useful load(s)
From 1979 to 1987
Ariane 1
Techno and CAT/BALLAST
Ariane 1
Firewhell and Oscar 9
Ariane 1
Mtosat, Apple and CAT
Ariane 1
Marecs A
Ariane 1
Marecs B and Sirio 2
Ariane 1
ECS 1 and AMSAT 3 (also called Oscar 10)
Ariane 1
Intelsat V F7
Ariane 1
Intelsat V F8
Ariane 1
Spacenet F1
Ariane 3
ECS 2 and Telecom 1A
Ariane 3
Spacenet F2 and Marecs B2
Ariane 3
Arabsat A and Brasilsat 1
Ariane 3
Gstar 1 and Telecom 1B
Ariane 1
Giotto
Ariane 3
ECS 3 and Spacenet F3
Ariane 1
Spot 1 and Viking
Ariane 3
Brasilsat S2 and Gstar II
Ariane 2
Intelsat V F14
Ariane 3
Aussat K3 and ECS 4
Ariane 2
TV-SAT 1
1988
Ariane 3
Spacenet III and Telecom 1C
Ariane 2
Intelsat VF13
Ariane 44LP
Meteosat P2, Amsat IIIC and PAS1
Ariane 3
Insat 1C and ECS 5
Ariane 3
Gstar III and SBS-5
Ariane 2
TDF 1
Ariane 44LP
Skynet 4B and Astra 1A
1989
Ariane 2
Intelsat V F15
Ariane 44LP
JCSAT 1 and MOP 1
Ariane 2
TELE-X
Ariane 44L
Superbird A and DFS Kopernikus 1
Ariane 3
Olympus 1
Ariane 44LP
Hipparcos and TVSAT 2
Ariane 44L
Intelsat VI F2
1990
Ariane 40
Spot2, UOSAT D, E and MICROSAT A,B,C, D
Ariane 44L
Superbird B and BS-2X
Ariane 44L
TDF 2, DFS 2
Ariane 44LP
Skynet 4C and Eutelsat II F1
Ariane 44L
SBS 6 and GALAXY VI
Ariane 42P
Satcom C-1 and Gstar IV
1991
Ariane 44L
Italsat 1 and Eutelsat II-F2
Ariane 44LP
Astra 1B and MOP 2
Ariane 44P
Anik E2
Ariane 40
ERS 1 and 4 auxiliary platforms
Ariane 44L
Intelsat VI F5
Ariane 44P
Anik E1
Ariane 44L
Intelsat VI F1
Ariane 44L
Telecom 2A and Inmarsat 2 F3
1992
Ariane 44L
Superbird B2 and Arabsat 1C
Ariane 44L
Telecom 2B and Inmarsat 2 F4
Ariane 44L
Insat-2A and Eutelsat II-F

Remarks

Failure

Failure

Failure

Failure

Failure

52
53
54
55

August 10, 1992

September 10, 1992
October 27, 1992
December 1, 1992

Ariane 42P
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 42P
Ariane 42P

56
57
58
59
60
61
62

May 11, 1993

June 24, 1993
July 22, 1993
September 25, 1993
October 22, 1993
November 19, 1993
December 17, 1993

Ariane 42L
Ariane 42P
Ariane 44L
Ariane 40
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44L

63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70

January 24, 1994

June 17, 1994
July 8, 1994
August 10, 1994
September 8, 1994
October 7, 1994
October 31, 1994
December 1, 1994

Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44L
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 42L
Ariane 44L
Ariane 42P
Ariane 42P

71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81

March 28, 1995

April 20, 1995
May 17, 1995
June 9, 1995
July 7, 1995
August 3, 1995
August 29, 1995
September 23, 1995
October 18, 1995
November 16, 1995
December 6, 1995

Ariane 44LP
Ariane 40
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 42P
Ariane 40
Ariane 42L
Ariane 44P
Ariane 42L
Ariane 42L
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44L

82
83
84
85
86
88
87
89
90
91
92

January 12, 1996

February 5, 1996
March 14, 1996
April 20, 1996
May 15, 1996
June 4, 1996
June 15, 1996
July 9, 1996
August 7, 1996
September 10, 1996
November 13, 1996

Ariane 44L
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 42P
Ariane 44L
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44L
Ariane 44L
Ariane 42P
Ariane 44L

93
94
95
97
96
98
99
100
101
102
103
104

January 30, 1997

February 28, 1997
April 16, 1997
June 3, 1997
June 25, 1997
August 8, 1997
September 2, 1997
September 23, 1997
October 30, 1997
November 12, 1997
December 2, 1997
December 21, 1997

Ariane 44L
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44L
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 42L
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44L
Ariane 44P
Ariane 42L

105
106
107
108
109

February 4, 1998
February 27, 1998
March 23, 1998
April 28, 1998
August 25, 1998

Ariane 44LP
Ariane 42P
Ariane 40
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44P

Topex-Poseidon, Kitsat A and S 80 T

Hispasat 1A and Satcom C
Galaxy VII
Superbird A1
1993
Astra 1C and Arsen
Galaxy IV
Hispasat 1B and Insat 2B
SPOT 3, Stella and 5 microsatellites
Intelsat VII F1
Solidaridad 1 and Meteosat 6
DBS 1 and Thaicom 1
1994
Eutelsat II F5 and Turksat 1A
Intelsat VII F2 and STRV 1A and 2A
Panamsat 2 and BS-3N
Brasilsat B1 and Turksat 1B
Telstar 402
Solidaridad-2 and Thaicom 2
Astra 1D
Panamsat 3
1995
Brasilsat B2 and Hot Bird 1
ERS-2
Intelsat 706
DBS-3
Helios 1A, Cerise and UPM/SAT 1
Panamsat 4
N-STAR A
Telstar 402R
Astra 1E
ISO
Telecom 2C and Insat 2C
1996
PAS 3-R and Measat 1
N-STAR B
Intelsat 707
M-Sat 1
Palapa C2 and Amos
4 Clusters
Intelsat 709
Arabsat 2A and Turksat 1C
Telecom 2D and Italsat 2
Echostar 2
Arabsat 2B and Measat 2
1997
GE 2 and Nahuel 1A
Intelsat 801
Thaicom 3 and BSAT 1A
Inmarsat 3F4 and Insat 2D
Intelsat 802
PAS-6
Hot Bird 3 and Meteosat 7
Intelsat 803
Maqsat H, Maqsat B and Teamsat
Sirius 2 and Cakrawarta 1
JCSAT 5 and Equator-S
Intelsat 804
1998
Brasilsat B3 and Inmarsat 3F5
Hot Bird 4
Spot 4
Nilesat 101 and BSAT 1B
ST1

Failure

Failure

Failure

Partial failure

110
111
112
113
114
115

September 16, 1998

October 5, 1998
October 21, 1998
October 28, 1998
December 5, 1998
December 21, 1998

Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44L
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44L
Ariane 42L
Ariane 42L

116
117
118
120
121
122
123
124
119
125

February 26, 1999

April 2, 1999
August 12, 1999
September 4, 1999
September 25, 1999
October 19, 1999
November 13, 1999
December 3, 1999
December 10, 1999
December 21, 1999

Ariane 44L
Ariane 42P
Ariane 42P
Ariane 42P
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 40
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44L

126
127
128
129
131
132
130
133
134
135
136
138

January 24, 2000

February 17, 2000
March 21, 2000
April 18, 2000
August 17, 2000
September 6, 2000
September 14, 2000
October 6, 2000
October 29, 2000
November 15, 2000
November 20, 2000
December 19, 2000

Ariane 42L
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 5G
Ariane 42L
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 44P
Ariane 5G
Ariane 42L
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44L
Ariane 5G

137
139
140
141
142
143
144
146

January 10, 2001

February 7, 2001
March 8, 2001
June 9, 2001
July 12, 2001
August 30, 2001
September 25, 2001
November 26, 2001

Ariane 44P
Ariane 44L
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44L
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44L
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44LP

147
148
145
149
150
151
152
153
155
154
157
156

January 23, 2002

February 23, 2002
February 28, 2002
March 28, 2002
April 16, 2002
May 3, 2002
June 5, 2002
July 5, 2002
August 28, 2002
September 6, 2002
December 11, 2002
December 17, 2002

Ariane 42L
Ariane 44L
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44L
Ariane 44L
Ariane 42P
Ariane 44L
Ariane 5G
Ariane 5G
Ariane 44L
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 44L

159
160
161
162

February 15, 2003

April 9, 2003
June 11, 2003
September 27, 2003

Ariane 44L
Ariane 5G
Ariane 5G
Ariane 5G

158
163
165

March 2, 2004
July 18, 2004
December 18, 2004

Ariane 5G+
Ariane 5G+
Ariane 5G+

164
166

February 12, 2005

August 11, 2005

Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5GS

Panamsat 7
W2 and Sirius 3
ARD and Maqsat 3
Afristar and GE 5
Satmex 5
PAS 6B

Last test

1999
Arabsat 3A and Skynet 4E
Insat 2E
Telkom 1
Koreasat 3
Telestar 7
Orion 2
GE 4
Helios 1 B
XMM
Galaxy XI
2000
Galaxy XR
Superbird 4
Asiastar and Insat 3B
Galaxy IV R
Brasilsat B4 and Nilesat 102
Eutelsat W1
Astra 2B and GE 7
N-SAT 110
Europestar 1
PAS 1R, STRV 1C and STRV 1D
Anik F1
Astra 2d, Ge8, Aurora III and LDREX
2001
Turskat 2A and Eurasiasat 1
Sicral and Skynet 4F
Eurobird and BSAT 2A
Intelsat 901
Artemis and BSAT 2B
Intelsat 902
Atlantic Bird TM 2
Direct TV-4S
2002
Insat 3C
Intelsat 904
Envisat
JCSTA 8 and Astra 3A
NSS 7
Spot 5
Intelsat 905
Stellat 5 and N-Star C
MSG 1 and Atlantic Bird TM 1
Intelsat 906
Stentor and HotbirdTM 7
NSS 6
2003
Intelsat 907
Insat 3A and Galaxy XII
BSAT 2C, Optus C1
Insat 3E, e-BIRD and Smart 1
2004
Rosetta
Anik F2
Hlios IIA, Parasol, Nanosat and Essaim 1-4
2005
XTAR-EUR, Sloshsat and Maqsat-B2
Thacom 4 (also called IPSTAR)

Orbit problem

Failure

168
167
169

October 13, 2005

November 16, 2005
December 21, 2005

Ariane 5GS
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5GS

Syracuse 3A and Galaxy 15

Spaceway F2 and Telkom 2
Insat 4A and MSG 2

170
171
172
173
174

March 11, 2006

May 27, 2006
August 11, 2006
October 13, 2006
December 8, 2006

Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA

175
176
177
178
179
180

March 11, 2007

May 4, 2007
August 14, 2007
October 5, 2007
November 14, 2007
December 21, 2007

Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5GS
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5GS

181
182
183
184
185
186

March 9, 2008
April 18, 2008
June 12, 2008
July 7, 2008
August 14, 2008
December 20, 2008

Ariane 5ES
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA

187
188

February 12, 2009

May 14, 2009

Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5E/CA

189

July 1, 2009

Ariane 5E/CA

TerreStar-1

190

August 21, 2009

Ariane 5E/CA

JCSAT-12 and Optus D3

2006
Spainsat and Hot Bird 7A
Satmex 6 and Thaicom 5
JCSAT-10 and Syracuse 3B
Direct TV-9S, Optus D1 and LDREX-2
AMC-18 and WildBlue-1
2007
Skynet 5A and Insat 4B
Astra 1L and Galaxy 17
Spaceway 3 and BSAT 3A
Intelsat 11 and Optus D2
Skynet 5B and Star One C1
Rascom-QAF1 and Horizons-2
2008
ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle)
Star One C2 and Vinasat-1
Skynet 5C and Turksat 3A
Protostar I and BADR-6
Superbird-7 and AMC-21
Hot Bird 9 and W2M
2009
Hot Bird 10, NSS-9 and Spiral A and B
Herschel and Planck
Heaviest satellite ever
launched (6902 kg)

Launcher
Ariane 1-3
Ariane 1
Ariane 2
Ariane 3
Ariane 4
Ariane 40
Ariane 42L
Ariane 42P
Ariane 44L
Ariane 44P
Ariane 44LP
Ariane 5
Ariane 5G
Ariane 5G+
Ariane 5E/CA
Ariane 5GS
Ariane 5ES
Ariane 5ECB

Flights
28
11
6
11
116
7
13
15
40
15
26
46
16
3
21
5
1

First flight Last flight

December 24, 1979 July 12, 1989
December 24, 1979 Februay 22, 1986
May 31, 1986 - April 2, 1989
August 4, 1984 July 12, 1989
June 15, 1988 February 15, 2003
January 22, 1990 December 3, 1999
May 11, 1993 January 23, 2002
November 20, 1990 May 3, 2002
June 6, 1989 February 15, 2003
April 4, 1991 September 25, 2001
June 15, 1988 November 26, 2001
June 4, 1996 - ?
June 4, 1996 September 27, 2003
March 2, 2004 December 18, 2004
December 11, 2002 - ?
August 11, 2005 - ?
March 9, 2008 - ?
This program is currently stopped