Ariane family of launch vehicles

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:French_government
gptkb:space_mission
telecommunications satellites
international commercial customers
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:CNES
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:navigation_system
digital control system
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:debut gptkb:2020
gptkb:Ariane_1
over 40 years of service
over 250 launches
gptkbp:design modular
gptkbp:design_purpose commercial satellite launch
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:development gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Vulcain_engine
gptkb:Aestus_engine
liquid-fueled
Vinci engine
HM7 B engine
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1979
gptkbp:flight_style over 250
gptkbp:fuel_type liquid oxygen and kerosene
gptkbp:future_version gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:guidance_system inertial guidance system
GPS-based guidance
gptkbp:has_tour two-stage or three-stage configurations
gptkbp:has_version gptkb:5
gptkbp:height up to 50 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ariane family of launch vehicles
gptkbp:latest_version gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:launch_date approximately 6 per year
gptkbp:launch_platform Arianespace control center
gptkbp:launch_price approximately $150 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launch_vehicle ELA-3
expendable launch vehicle
ELA-4
ELA-1
Ariane family
ELA-2
gptkbp:launched over 250
multiple configurations available
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Arianespace
gptkb:European_Aeronautic_Defence_and_Space_Company_(EADS)
gptkbp:next_edition gptkb:Ariane_4
gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkb:Ariane_1
gptkbp:notable_achievements first European rocket to reach geostationary orbit
supporting international space missions
launching the Galileo satellites
launching the Hubble Space Telescope
launching the first commercial payloads
contributing to the development of the European space industry
launching the James Webb Space Telescope
launching the Rosetta spacecraft
gptkbp:notable_launches gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Galileo_satellites
gptkb:Ariane_5_ECA
gptkb:Ariane_5_ES
gptkb:Bepi_Colombo
gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
gptkb:Ariane_5_ME
gptkb:Planck_satellite
Ariane 6 maiden flight
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:solid_rocket_boosters
liquid-fueled engine
gptkbp:operational_since gptkb:1979
gptkbp:operational_status active
retired
gptkbp:payload_capacity up to 10,000 kg to GTO
5.4 meters in diameter
fairing diameter of 5.4 meters
two-piece fairing
gptkbp:primary_user gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:propulsion up to 1,000 k N
gptkbp:reliability high
over 95% success rate
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vulcain_2.0
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7