Ariane 5
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Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency. It was launched from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana. It was used to deli
Ariane 5 flight VA-256 on the launch pad with the James Webb Space Telescope in December 2021
Vulcain 1 engine, used for Ariane 5G, G+, and GS
Vulcain 2 engine, used for Ariane 5ECA, ECA+, and ES
EPS Upper Stage used on Ariane 5ES
Ariane (rocket family)
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Ariane is a series of European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. The name comes from the French spelling of the mythological character Ariadne. France first proposed the Ariane
Ariane 5
…with various European partners. Despite not being a direct derivative of its predecessor launch vehicle program, it was classified as part of the Ariane rocket family. Aérospatiale, and later ArianeGroup, was the prime contractor for the manufacturing of the vehicles, leading a multi-country consortium of other…
The first ever Ariane 4 launch from Kourou on June 14, 1988
Ariane 5 rocket at Le Bourget Air and Space Museum, Paris
Ariane 6 on pad