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Ariane 5 G+

In-active Ariane 5

ArianeGroup (AG)

March 2, 2004

Description

The Ariane 5 G+ had an improved EPS second stage, with a GTO capacity of 7,100 kg (15,700 lb) for a single payload or 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) for two. It flew three times in 2004, with no failures.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
55.0 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Fairing Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
750 T
Thrust
12000 kN

Family

Name
Ariane 5 G+
Family
Ariane 5
Variant
G+
Alias
―
Full Name
Ariane 5 G+

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
―
Low Earth Orbit
―
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
7100 kg
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
―

ArianeGroup

Commercial

CEO: André-Hubert Roussel

AG 2015

ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.

Previous Flights

flew on three previous launch(es).

Ariane 5 G+ | Helios 2A, Essaim 1, 2, 3, 4, PARASOL, Nanosat 01

ArianeGroup | FRA
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 18, 2004, 4:26 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Helios and Essaim are French miltary satellites for observation of Earth. Parasol is an Earth Observation research satellite.Nanosat 01 is a small technologu demonstator for the spanish space agency INTA.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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Ariane 5 G+ | Anik F2

ArianeGroup | FRA
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 18, 2004, 12:44 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

The Anik satellites are a series of geostationary communications satellites launched by Telesat Canada for television in Canada.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

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Ariane 5 G+ | Rosetta

ArianeGroup | FRA
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 2, 2004, 7:17 a.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Rosetta is a space probe built by the ESA, along with Philae, its lander, it intends to survery and study comet 67P/Churyumov-Garasimenko.

Heliocentric N/A

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