Ariane 5 ECA

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:collaboration ESA and CNES
gptkbp:configuration Evolved
gptkbp:debut 2002-2013
30 successful launches
gptkbp:design_purpose heavy-lift launch vehicle
gptkbp:designed_for heavy payloads
gptkbp:development gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:development_cost 7 billion euros
gptkbp:diameter 5.4 meters
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Vulcain_2
gptkbp:engine_configuration Single Vulcain 2 engine
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Vulcain_2
gptkbp:first_flight July 4, 2013
2013-10-25
December 11, 2002
2002-12-12
gptkbp:fuel_type Liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen
gptkbp:guidance_system Inertial navigation system
gptkbp:height 50 meters
50.5 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ariane 5 ECA
gptkbp:launch_date approximately 30 minutes
approximately 2 per year
gptkbp:launch_event 100% for commercial missions
gptkbp:launch_mass 780,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:launch_price 150 million euros
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Centre_Spatial_Guyanais
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
2
Expendable launch vehicle
Expendable launch system
Evolved version of Ariane 5
gptkbp:launched gptkb:the_Planck_satellite
gptkb:30
gptkb:Kourou,_French_Guiana
multiple satellites
the Herschel Space Observatory
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:mass 780,000 kg
gptkbp:mission Launch of the Alphasat satellite.
gptkbp:notable_achievements First launch of a European satellite to GTO
gptkbp:notable_launches gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkb:Planck_satellite
gptkbp:notable_mission launching the Amazonas satellites
launching the Astra satellites
launching the Bepi Colombo mission
launching the Eutelsat satellites
launching the Galileo satellites
launching the Hispasat satellites
launching the Intelsat satellites
launching the MEASAT satellites
launching the SES satellites
launching the Turksat satellites
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:Cryogenic_Upper_Stage
gptkb:Solid_Rocket_Boosters
2
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:operational_period 2002-2013
11 years
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:operational_use commercial satellite launches
gptkbp:orbital_inclination gptkb:GTO
gptkbp:part_of Ariane family
gptkbp:payload_capacity Geostationary orbit
10,500 kg
4.6 meters
6,900 kg
gptkbp:payload_configuration Single or dual payloads
gptkbp:primary_use gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:propulsion 1,000 k N
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:retired gptkb:2013
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:0
gptkbp:success gptkb:25
gptkbp:success_rate 95%
gptkbp:successfully_completed_missions gptkb:30
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:used_for satellite launches
gptkbp:weight 780,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4