Ariane rocket

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:collaboration with ESA member states
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:France
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1980
gptkb:Ariane_1
gptkbp:design_purpose commercial satellite launch
gptkbp:development gptkb:1973
gptkbp:development_cost $7 billion
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Vulcain_engine
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1979
gptkb:2020
gptkbp:fuel_type liquid oxygen and hydrogen
gptkbp:has_version gptkb:5
gptkbp:height 30 meters
gptkbp:historical_achievement first commercial launch in 1980
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ariane rocket
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Falcon_9
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Saturn_V
gptkbp:innovation reusable components
gptkbp:key_feature high reliability
gptkbp:latest_version gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:launch_date approximately 1-2 per year
gptkbp:launch_event gptkb:1
over 250
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:launch_price $150 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launch_statistics over 250 launches conducted
gptkbp:launch_vehicle Ariane
expendable launch vehicle
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Kourou
over 250
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:notable_achievements launching the first European probe to Mars.
launching the first European satellite
gptkbp:notable_launches gptkb:Ariane_5_ECA
gptkbp:notable_technology gptkb:solid_rocket_boosters
gptkbp:number_of_stages 2
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:operational_period 1979-2020
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:Herschel_Space_Observatory
10,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit
4.6 meters in diameter
gptkbp:primary_use gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkbp:propulsion 1300 k N
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:success 253 missions
gptkbp:success_rate over 95%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saturn_V
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4