Ariane 5

Ariane 5 is a European 2 stage heavystage  lift launching rocket. Designed by frenc government space agency. It's capable of launching 20,000 kg satellites into Low Earth orbit (LEO) and 10,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit(GTO). The Ariane 5 heavy lifting rocket is a part of Ariane rocket family

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Source - Arianespace

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profile

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Function - heavy lifting rocket
Manufacturer - ESA
Cost per launch - 165-220 M$
Height - 46-52 m
Stages - 2
Diameter - 5.4 m
Mass - 780 t

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first flight

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G - 4 June 1996
ECA - 11 December 2002
G+ - 2 March 2004
GS - 11 August 2005
ES - 9 March 2008 g

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payload to LEO

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G - 16,000 kg
ES - 20,000 kg

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payload to GTO

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G - 6,950 kg
G+ - 6,950 kg
GS - 6,100 kg
ECA - 11,115 kg