Ariane 42L Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Ariane 42L, year by year, drawn from the GCAT launch catalog. It is one of the variants covered on the Ariane family page.
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Ariane 42L made 13 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 1993 and 2002. It is part of the Ariane family. All 13 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 1995, with 3 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2002.
13
Launch attempts
13
Successes
0
Failures
100%
Success rate
Launches per year
Successes
Failures
Each bar links to that year's full chronology.
Year by year
Launch sites used
Sites the Ariane 42L launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSG | 🇪🇺Europe | 13 | 13 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Ariane 42L launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2002 | 2002-002 | V147 L4108 : Insat 3C | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Oct 6, 2000 | 2000-060 | V133 L4099 : Superbird 5 | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Apr 19, 2000 | 2000-020 | V129 L496 : Galaxy IVR | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Jan 25, 2000 | 2000-002 | V126 L494 : Galaxy XR | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Dec 22, 1998 | 1998-075 | V115 L484d : PAS 6B | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Dec 6, 1998 | 1998-070 | V114 L483c : Satmex 5 | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Dec 22, 1997 | 1997-083 | V104 L474b : INTELSAT 804 | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Sep 23, 1997 | 1997-053 | V100 L471e : INTELSAT 803 | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Oct 19, 1995 | 1995-055 | V79 L451c : Astra 1E | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Sep 24, 1995 | 1995-049 | V78 L450b : Telstar 402R | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Aug 3, 1995 | 1995-040 | V76 L448b : Panamsat K3 | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| Sep 9, 1994 | 1994-058 | V67 L429a : Telstar 402 | CSG / ELA2 | Success |
| May 12, 1993 | 1993-031 | V56 L428c : Arsene, Astra 1C | CSG / ELA2 | Success |