Ariane rocket family

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rocket family
gptkbp:design heavy-lift launch vehicle
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Arianespace
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Vulcain_engine
gptkbp:firstAwarded solid rocket boosters
gptkbp:firstClaim optional
gptkbp:firstFlight 1979
gptkbp:firstMatch liquid-fueled engine
gptkbp:fuelType liquid oxygen and hydrogen
gptkbp:futurePlans gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:hasCompetitors gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance_Atlas_V
gptkb:SpaceX_Falcon_9
gptkb:Chinese_Long_March
gptkb:Russian_Soyuz
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:Ariane_5_ECA
5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ariane rocket family
gptkbp:internationalCooperation ESA_and_CNES
gptkbp:launchDate over 250 launches
gptkbp:launched over 95%
varies by mission
approximately 6 per year
Arianespace control center
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Guiana_Space_Centre
gptkbp:launchVehicle expendable launch vehicle
gptkbp:majorRivers over 250
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:notableEvent launching_the_Galileo_satellites
launching_the_Hubble_Space_Telescope
launching_the_James_Webb_Space_Telescope
launching_the_Rosetta_spacecraft
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Ariane_4
gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkb:Ariane_5
gptkb:Ariane_1
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1979
active
gptkbp:passenger_traffic fairing for satellite protection
gptkbp:payloadCapacity up to 10,000 kg to GTO
gptkbp:primaryMission commercial satellite deployment
gptkbp:provides inertial guidance system
gptkbp:reliability high
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ariane_6
gptkbp:usedFor satellite launch