Ariane 5 EFS

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:configuration gptkb:EFS_(Enhanced_Payload_Fairing_System)
gptkbp:debut 1996-2003
gptkbp:design_purpose To enable interplanetary missions
To enhance European space capabilities
To increase payload capacity
To replace Ariane 4
To support larger satellites
gptkbp:development_cost $7 billion
gptkbp:diameter 5.4 meters
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Vulcain
gptkbp:first_flight 1996-06-04
gptkbp:height 50 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ariane 5 EFS
gptkbp:launch_date 2-3 per year
gptkbp:launch_mass 780,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launch_price approximately $150 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Centre_Spatial_Guyanais
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Ariane_5
Heavy-lift launch vehicle
Expendable launch vehicle
gptkbp:launch_window varies by mission
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:mission Geostationary and interplanetary missions
gptkbp:notable_launches gptkb:Herschel
gptkb:Planck
gptkb:Rosetta
gptkb:Mars_Express
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:Cryogenic_Upper_Stage
gptkb:Solid_Rocket_Boosters
2
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:7
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:International_collaborations
Commercial satellite launches
Scientific missions
Government payloads
gptkbp:payload_capacity 4.6 meters in diameter
10,500 kg to geostationary transfer orbit
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:significant_event First commercial launch of Ariane 5
Launch of the Herschel Space Observatory
Launch of the Planck satellite
Launch of the first European Mars mission
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:1
gptkbp:success gptkb:25
gptkbp:success_rate 95%
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ariane_rockets
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5