List of Ariane launches (1990–1999)

This is a list of launches performed by Ariane carrier rockets between 1990 and 1999. The Ariane 4 was in service throughout this period, and conducted most launches, with the Ariane 5 making its first four flights in the second half of the decade.

Date (GMT) Variant Configuration Serial No Payload Orbit Outcome Remarks
22 January 1990, 01:35[1] Ariane 4 40 V-35 SPOT-2
Oscar 14
Oscar 15
Oscar 16
Oscar 17
Oscar 18
Oscar 19		 SSO Successful
22 February 1990, 23:17[2] Ariane 4 44L V-36 Superbird-B
BS-2X		 GTO (planned) Failure Exploded due to blocked water line
24 July 1990, 22:25[2] Ariane 4 44L V-37 TDF-2
DFS-2		 GTO Successful
30 August 1990, 22:46[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-38 Skynet 4C
Eutelsat 2F1		 GTO Successful
12 October 1990, 22:58[2] Ariane 4 44L V-39 SBS-6
Galaxy-6		 GTO Successful
20 November 1990, 23:11[4] Ariane 4 42P V-40 Satcom C1
GStar-4		 GTO Successful
15 January 1991, 23:10[2] Ariane 4 44L V-41 Italsat-1
Eutelsat 2F2		 GTO Successful
2 March 1991, 23:36[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-42 Astra 1B
Meteosat 5		 GTO Successful
4 April 1991, 23:33[5] Ariane 4 44P V-43 Anik E2 GTO Successful
17 July 1991, 01:46[1] Ariane 4 40 V-44 ERS-1
Oscar 22
Orbcomm-X
Tubsat-A
SARA		 SSO Successful
14 August 1991, 23:15[2] Ariane 4 44L V-45 Intelsat 605 GTO Successful
26 September 1991, 23:43[5] Ariane 4 44P V-46 Anik E1 GTO Successful
29 October 1991, 23:08[2] Ariane 4 44L V-47 Intelsat 6AF1 GTO Successful
16 December 1991, 22:19[2] Ariane 4 44L V-48 Telecom 2A
Inmarsat 2F3		 GTO Successful
26 February 1992, 23:58[2] Ariane 4 44L V-49 Superbird-B1
Arabsat-1C		 GTO Successful
15 April 1992, 23:25[2] Ariane 4 44L+ V-50 Telecom 2B
Inmarsat-2F4		 GTO Successful
9 July 1992, 22:42[2] Ariane 4 44L V-51 Insat-2A
Eutelsat 2F4		 GTO Successful
10 August 1992, 23:08[4] Ariane 4 42P V-52 TOPEX/Poseidon
Oscar 23
S80/T		 SSO Successful
10 September 1992, 23:04[3] Ariane 4 44LP+ V-53 Hispasat 1A
Satcom C3		 GTO Successful
28 October 1992, 00:15[4] Ariane 4 42P+ V-54 Galaxy-7 GTO Successful
1 December 1992, 22:48[4] Ariane 4 42P+ V-55 Superbird A1 GTO Successful
12 May 1993, 00:56[6][7] Ariane 4 42L V-56 Astra 1C
Arsene		 GTO Successful Only launch of Ariane 42L
25 June 1993, 00:18[4] Ariane 4 42P+ V-54 Galaxy-4 GTO Successful
22 July 1993, 22:58[2] Ariane 4 44L V-58 Hispasat 1B
Insat-2B		 GTO Successful
26 September 1993, 01:45[1] Ariane 4 40 V-59 SPOT-3
Stella
Kitsat-2
Posat-1
Healthsat-2
ITAMsat
Eyesat-1		 SSO Successful
22 October 1993, 06:46[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-60 Intelsat 701 GTO Successful
20 November 1993, 01:17[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-61 Solidaridad 1
Meteosat 6		 GTO Successful
18 December 1993, 01:27[2] Ariane 4 44L V-62 DBS-1
Thaicom-1		 GTO Successful
24 January 1994, 21:37[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-63 Eutelsat 2F5
Turksat 1A		 GTO (planned) Failure Third stage turbopump malfunction
17 June 1994, 07:07[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-64 Intelsat 702
STRV-1		 GTO Successful
8 July 1994, 23:05[2] Ariane 4 44L V-65 Panamsat-2
Yuri-3N		 GTO Successful
10 August 1994, 23:05[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-66 Brasilsat B1
Turksat 1B		 GTO Successful
9 September 1994, 00:29[7][8] Ariane 4 42L+ V-67 Telstar 402 GTO Successful Only launch of Ariane 42L+
8 October 1994, 01:07[2] Ariane 4 44L V-68 Solidaridad-2
Thaicom-2		 GTO Successful
1 November 1994, 00:37[4] Ariane 4 42P V-69 Astra 1D GTO Successful
1 December 1994, 22:57[4] Ariane 4 42P V-70 Panamsat-3 GTO Failure Third stage gas generator malfunction
28 March 1995, 11:19[3] Ariane 4 44LP+ V-71 Brasilsat B2
Hot Bird 1		 GTO Successful
10 June 1995, 00:24[4] Ariane 4 42P V-74 DBS-3 GTO Successful
21 April 1995, 01:44[1] Ariane 4 40+ V-72 ERS-2 SSO Successful
17 May 1995, 06:34[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-73 Intelsat 706 GTO Successful
7 July 1995, 16:23[1] Ariane 4 40 V-75 Helios 1A
CERISE
LBSAT-1		 SSO Successful
3 August 1995, 22:58[7][9] Ariane 4 42L-3 V-76 PanAmSat-4 GTO Successful Maiden flight of Ariane 42L-3
29 August 1995, 06:41[5] Ariane 4 44P V-77 N-Star A GTO Successful
24 September 1995, 00:06[7][9] Ariane 4 42L-3 V-78 Telstar 402R GTO Successful
19 October 1995, 00:28[7][9] Ariane 4 42L-3 V-79 Astra 1E GTO Successful
17 November 1995, 01:20[5] Ariane 4 44P V-80 ISO HEO Successful
6 December 1995, 23:23[2] Ariane 4 44L V-81 Telecom 2C
Insat 2C		 GTO Successful
12 January 1996, 23:10[2] Ariane 4 44L V-82 Panamsat-3R
Measat-1		 GTO Successful
5 February 1996, 07:19[5] Ariane 4 44P V-83 N-Star B GTO Successful
14 March 1996, 07:11[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-84 Intelsat 707 GTO Successful
20 April 1996, 22:36[4] Ariane 4 42P V-85 M-SAT-1 GTO Successful
16 May 1996, 01:56[2] Ariane 4 44L V-86 Palapa C2
AMOS-1		 GTO Successful
4 June 1996, 12:34[10] Ariane 5 G V-88/501 Cluster FM-1
Cluster FM-2
Cluster FM-3
Cluster FM-4		 HEO (Planned) Failure Maiden flight of Ariane 5, guidance system failed due to programming error, destroyed by range safety
15 June 1996, 06:55[5] Ariane 4 44P V-87 Intelsat 709 GTO Successful
9 July 1996, 22:24[2] Ariane 4 44L V-89 Arabsat-2A
Turksat 1C		 GTO Successful
8 August 1996, 22:49[2] Ariane 4 44L V-90 Italsat F2
Telecom 2D		 GTO Successful
11 September 1996, 00:00[4] Ariane 4 42P V-91 Echostar-2 GTO Successful
13 November 1996, 22:40[2] Ariane 4 44L V-92 Arabsat-2B
Measat-2		 GTO Successful
30 January 1997, 22:04[2] Ariane 4 44L V-93 GE-2
Nahuel 1A		 GTO Successful
1 March 1991, 01:07[5] Ariane 4 44P V-94 Intelsat 801 GTO Successful
16 April 1997, 23:08[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-95 Thaicom 3
BSAT 1a		 GTO Successful
3 June 1997, 23:20[2] Ariane 4 44L V-97 Inmarsat 3F4
Insat 2D		 GTO Successful
25 June 1997, 23:44[5] Ariane 4 44P V-96 Intelsat 802 GTO Successful
8 August 1997, 06:46[5] Ariane 4 44P V-98 Panamsat-6 GTO Successful
2 September 1997, 22:21[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-99 Hot Bird 3
Meteosat 7		 GTO Successful
23 September 1997, 23:58[7][9] Ariane 4 42L-3 V-100 Intelsat 803 GTO Successful
30 October 1997, 13:43[10] Ariane 5 G V-101/502 Maqsat-H/TEAMSAT
Maqsat-B
YES		 GTO Partial Failure Underperformed, placed satellites in lower orbit than planned
12 November 1997, 21:48[2] Ariane 4 44L V-102 Sirius-2
Cakrawarta-1		 GTO Successful
2 December 1997, 22:52[5] Ariane 4 44P V-103 JCSAT-5
Equator-S		 GTO Successful
22 December 1997, 00:16[7][9] Ariane 4 42L-3 V-104 Intelsat 804 GTO Successful
4 February 1998, 23:29[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-105 Brasilsat B3
Inmarsat 3F5		 GTO Successful
27 February 1998, 22:38[4] Ariane 4 42P V-106 Hot Bird 4 GTO Successful
24 March 1998, 01:46[1] Ariane 4 40 V-107 SPOT-4 SSO Successful
28 April 1998, 22:53[5] Ariane 4 44P V-108 Nilesat-1
BSAT-1B		 GTO Successful
25 August 1998, 23:07[5] Ariane 4 44P V-109 ST-1 GTO Successful
16 September 1998, 06:31[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-110 Panamsat 7 GTO Successful
5 October 1998, 22:51[2] Ariane 4 44L V-111 Eutelsat W2
Sirius-3		 GTO Successful
21 October 1998, 16:37[10] Ariane 5 G V-112/503 Maqsat-3/ARD GTO Successful ARD deployed on suborbital trajectory
28 October 1998, 22:15[2] Ariane 4 44L V-113 Afristar
GE-5		 GTO Successful
6 December 1998, 00:43[7][9] Ariane 4 42L-3 V-114 Satmex 5 GTO Successful
22 December 1998, 01:08[7] Ariane 4 42L-3 V-115 PanAmSat-6B GTO Successful
26 February 1999, 22:44[2] Ariane 4 44L V-116 Arabsat-3A
Skynet 4E		 GTO Successful
2 April 1999, 22:03[4] Ariane 4 42P V-117 Insat-2E GTO Successful
12 August 1999, 22:52[4] Ariane 4 42P V-118 Telekom-1 GTO Successful
4 September 1999, 22:34[4] Ariane 4 42P V-120 Koreasat-3 GTO Successful
25 September 1999, 06:29[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-121 Telstar 7 GTO Successful
19 October 1999, 06:22[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-122 Orion 2 GTO Successful
13 November 1999, 22:54[3] Ariane 4 44LP V-123 GE-4 GTO Successful
3 December 1999, 16:22[1] Ariane 4 40 V-124 Helios 1B
Clemintine		 SSO Successful
10 December 1999, 14:32[10] Ariane 5 G V-119/504 XMM-Newton HEO Successful
22 December 1999, 00:50[2] Ariane 4 44L-3 V-125 Galaxy-11 GTO Successful

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 4
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44L
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44LP
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 42P
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44P
  6. ^ Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane
  8. ^ Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+
  9. ^ a b c d e f Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+
  10. ^ a b c d Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 5
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