Ariane Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Ariane family, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Ariane made 269 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1979 and 2026. Of those, 259 succeeded and 10 failed. The success rate comes to 96 percent. The busiest year was 1997, with 12 flights. Ariane has flown 3 times in 2026 so far.
269
Launch attempts
259
Successes
10
Failures
96%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
| Year | Attempts | Successes | Failures | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 2002 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% |
| 2001 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% |
| 1997 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 100% |
| 1996 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 91% |
| 1995 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% |
| 1994 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% |
| 1993 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1992 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1991 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| 1990 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% |
| 1989 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1988 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1986 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 1985 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| 1984 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100% |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
Variants
Counts for each Ariane variant recorded in GCAT, at LV_TYPE granularity. Variants with their own page are linked.
| Variant | Flights | Successes | Failures | First year | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5ECA | 72 | 71 | 1 | 2002 | 2019 |
| Ariane 44L | 40 | 39 | 1 | 1989 | 2003 |
| Ariane 44LP | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1988 | 2001 |
| Ariane 5G | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1996 | 2003 |
| Ariane 42P | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1990 | 2002 |
| Ariane 44P | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1991 | 2001 |
| Ariane 42L | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1993 | 2002 |
| Ariane 5ECA+ | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2019 | 2023 |
| Ariane 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1979 | 1986 |
| Ariane 3 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1984 | 1989 |
| Ariane 40 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1990 | 1999 |
| Ariane 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1986 | 1989 |
| Ariane 5GS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2005 | 2009 |
| Ariane 5ES/ATV | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2008 | 2014 |
| Ariane 62 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Ariane 5G+ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2004 | 2004 |
| Ariane 5ES | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2016 | 2018 |
| Ariane 64 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2026 | 2026 |
Recent launches
The most recent Ariane family launches, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Vehicle | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | 2026-140 | VA269 (L6008) : Kuiper LE03-36, Kuiper LE03-35, Kuiper LE03-34 +33 more, Kuiper LE03-33, Kuiper LE03-32, Kuiper LE03-31, Kuiper LE03-30, Kuiper LE03-29, Kuiper LE03-28, Kuiper LE03-27, Kuiper LE03-26, Kuiper LE03-25, Kuiper LE03-24, Kuiper LE03-23, Kuiper LE03-22, Kuiper LE03-21, Kuiper LE03-20, Kuiper LE03-19, Kuiper LE03-18, Kuiper LE03-17, Kuiper LE03-16, Kuiper LE03-15, Kuiper LE03-14, Kuiper LE03-13, Kuiper LE03-12, Kuiper LE03-11, Kuiper LE03-10, Kuiper LE03-09, Kuiper LE03-08, Kuiper LE03-07, Kuiper LE03-06, Kuiper LE03-05, Kuiper LE03-04, Kuiper LE03-03, Kuiper LE03-02, Kuiper LE03-01 | Ariane 64 | CSG / ELA4 | Success |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 2026-098 | VA268 (L6007) : Kuiper LE02-32, Kuiper LE02-31, Kuiper LE02-30 +29 more, Kuiper LE02-29, Kuiper LE02-28, Kuiper LE02-27, Kuiper LE02-26, Kuiper LE02-25, Kuiper LE02-24, Kuiper LE02-23, Kuiper LE02-22, Kuiper LE02-21, Kuiper LE02-20, Kuiper LE02-19, Kuiper LE02-18, Kuiper LE02-17, Kuiper LE02-16, Kuiper LE02-15, Kuiper LE02-14, Kuiper LE02-13, Kuiper LE02-12, Kuiper LE02-11, Kuiper LE02-10, Kuiper LE02-09, Kuiper LE02-08, Kuiper LE02-07, Kuiper LE02-06, Kuiper LE02-05, Kuiper LE02-04, Kuiper LE02-03, Kuiper LE02-02, Kuiper LE02-01 | Ariane 64 | CSG / ELA4 | Success |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 2026-030 | VA267 (L6006) : Kuiper LE01-32, Kuiper LE01-31, Kuiper LE01-30 +29 more, Kuiper LE01-29, Kuiper LE01-28, Kuiper LE01-27, Kuiper LE01-26, Kuiper LE01-25, Kuiper LE01-24, Kuiper LE01-23, Kuiper LE01-22, Kuiper LE01-21, Kuiper LE01-20, Kuiper LE01-19, Kuiper LE01-18, Kuiper LE01-17, Kuiper LE01-16, Kuiper LE01-15, Kuiper LE01-14, Kuiper LE01-13, Kuiper LE01-12, Kuiper LE01-11, Kuiper LE01-10, Kuiper LE01-09, Kuiper LE01-08, Kuiper LE01-07, Kuiper LE01-06, Kuiper LE01-05, Kuiper LE01-04, Kuiper LE01-03, Kuiper LE01-02, Kuiper LE01-01 | Ariane 64 | CSG / ELA4 | Success |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 2025-302 | VA266 (L6004) : Galileo FOC FM34, Galileo FOC FM33 | Ariane 62 | CSG / ELA4 | Success |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 2025-251 | VA265 (L6005) : Sentinel-1D | Ariane 62 | CSG / ELA4 | Success |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 2025-172 | VA264 (L6003) : METOP-SG A1 | Ariane 62 | CSG / ELA4 | Success |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 2025-044 | VA263 (L6002) : CSO-3 | Ariane 62 | CSG / ELA4 | Success |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 2024-128 | VA262 (L6001) : SC-X01, Nyx Bikini, CURIE B +9 more, Robusta-3A, Curium One, Replicator, OOV-Cube, Ariane VA262 Payload, ISTSat-1, GRB-Beta, 3Cat-4, CURIE A | Ariane 62 | CSG / ELA4 | Success |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 2023-093 | VA261 (5119) : Syracuse 4B, H2SAT | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Apr 14, 2023 | 2023-053 | VA260 (5120) : JUICE | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Dec 13, 2022 | 2022-170 | VA259 (5118) : MTG-I1, Galaxy 36, Galaxy 35 | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Sep 7, 2022 | 2022-110 | VA258 (5117) : Eutelsat Konnect VHTS | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Jun 22, 2022 | 2022-067 | VA257 (5116) : Measat 3D, GSAT-24 | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 2021-130 | VA256 (5114) : James Webb Space Telescope | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Oct 24, 2021 | 2021-095 | VA255 (5115) : Syracuse 4A, SES-17 | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Jul 30, 2021 | 2021-069 | VA254 (5113) : Eutelsat Quantum, Star One D2 | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Aug 15, 2020 | 2020-056 | VA253 (5112) : Galaxy 30, MEV-2, BSAT-4b | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Feb 18, 2020 | 2020-013 | VA252 (5111) : GEO-Kompsat 2B, JCSAT 17 | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Jan 16, 2020 | 2020-005 | VA251 (5110) : Eutelsat Konnect, GSAT-30 | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Nov 26, 2019 | 2019-080 | VA250 (5108) : Inmarsat GX5, TIBA 1 | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Aug 6, 2019 | 2019-049 | VA249 (5109) : Intelsat IS-39, EDRS C | Ariane 5ECA+ | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Jun 20, 2019 | 2019-034 | VA248 (5107) : EUTELSAT 7C, T-16 | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Feb 5, 2019 | 2019-007 | VA247 (5106) : GSAT-31, Hellas Sat 4 | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Dec 4, 2018 | 2018-100 | VA246 (5104a) : GSAT-11, Geo-Kompsat-2A | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Oct 20, 2018 | 2018-080 | VA245 (5105) : Mercury Magnetospheric Orb., Mercury Planetary Orbiter | Ariane 5ECA | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
Showing the latest 25 of 269 launches.