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Ariane 5ECA Launch History

Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Ariane 5ECA, 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 5ECA made 72 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 2002 and 2019. It is part of the Ariane family. Of those, 71 succeeded and 1 failed. The success rate comes to 99 percent. The busiest year was 2009, with 6 flights. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2019.

72
Launch attempts
71
Successes
1
Failures
99%
Success rate

Launches per year

2 4 6 2002: 1 launch (0 successes, 1 failure) 2003: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2004: 0 launches (0 successes, 0 failures) 2005: 2 launches (2 successes, 0 failures) 2006: 5 launches (5 successes, 0 failures) 2007: 4 launches (4 successes, 0 failures) 2008: 5 launches (5 successes, 0 failures) 2009: 6 launches (6 successes, 0 failures) 2010: 6 launches (6 successes, 0 failures) 2011: 4 launches (4 successes, 0 failures) 2012: 6 launches (6 successes, 0 failures) 2013: 3 launches (3 successes, 0 failures) 2014: 5 launches (5 successes, 0 failures) 2015: 6 launches (6 successes, 0 failures) 2016: 6 launches (6 successes, 0 failures) 2017: 5 launches (5 successes, 0 failures) 2018: 5 launches (5 successes, 0 failures) 2019: 3 launches (3 successes, 0 failures) 2002 2007 2012 2017
Successes Failures Each bar links to that year's full chronology.

Year by year

Year Attempts Successes Failures Success rate
2019 3 3 0 100%
2018 5 5 0 100%
2017 5 5 0 100%
2016 6 6 0 100%
2015 6 6 0 100%
2014 5 5 0 100%
2013 3 3 0 100%
2012 6 6 0 100%
2011 4 4 0 100%
2010 6 6 0 100%
2009 6 6 0 100%
2008 5 5 0 100%
2007 4 4 0 100%
2006 5 5 0 100%
2005 2 2 0 100%
2002 1 0 1 0%

Launch sites used

Sites the Ariane 5ECA launched from, across every launch in the catalog.

Site Country Launches Successes Failures
CSG 🇪🇺Europe 72 71 1

Launch chronology

Every Ariane 5ECA launch in the catalog, newest first.

Date Designator Payloads Site / Pad Outcome
Nov 26, 2019 2019-080 VA250 (5108) : Inmarsat GX5, TIBA 1 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jun 20, 2019 2019-034 VA248 (5107) : EUTELSAT 7C, T-16 CSG / ELA3 Success
Feb 5, 2019 2019-007 VA247 (5106) : GSAT-31, Hellas Sat 4 CSG / ELA3 Success
Dec 4, 2018 2018-100 VA246 (5104a) : GSAT-11, Geo-Kompsat-2A CSG / ELA3 Success
Oct 20, 2018 2018-080 VA245 (5105) : Mercury Magnetospheric Orb., Mercury Planetary Orbiter CSG / ELA3 Success
Sep 25, 2018 2018-074 VA243 (5103) : Horizons 3e, Intelsat IS-38 CSG / ELA3 Success
Apr 5, 2018 2018-033 VA242 (5102) : Hylas 4, Superbird 8/DSN 1 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jan 25, 2018 2018-012 VA241 (5101) : SES-14, Al Yah 3 CSG / ELA3 Success
Sep 29, 2017 2017-059 VA239 (5100) : BSAT-4a, Intelsat IS-37e CSG / ELA3 Success
Jun 28, 2017 2017-040 VA238 (591) : GSAT-17, Hellas Sat 3 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jun 1, 2017 2017-029 VA237 (590) : EUTELSAT 172B, ViaSat-2 CSG / ELA3 Success
May 4, 2017 2017-023 VA236 (589) : SGDC, Koreasat 7 CSG / ELA3 Success
Feb 14, 2017 2017-007 VA235 (588) : Intelsat IS-32e, Telkom 3S CSG / ELA3 Success
Dec 21, 2016 2016-082 VA234 (587) : Star One D1, JCSAT 15 CSG / ELA3 Success
Oct 5, 2016 2016-060 VA231 (585) : NBN Co. 2, GSAT-18 CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 24, 2016 2016-053 VA232 (586) : Intelsat IS-33e, Intelsat IS-36 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jun 18, 2016 2016-039 VA230 (584) : Echostar 18, BRISat CSG / ELA3 Success
Mar 9, 2016 2016-014 VA229 (582) : EUTELSAT 65 West A CSG / ELA3 Success
Jan 27, 2016 2016-004 VA228 (583) : Intelsat IS-29e CSG / ELA3 Success
Nov 10, 2015 2015-065 VA227 (581) : Arabsat 6B, GSAT-15 CSG / ELA3 Success
Sep 30, 2015 2015-054 VA226 (580) : ARSAT-2, NBN Co. 1 CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 20, 2015 2015-039 VA225 (579) : EUTELSAT 8 WEST B, Intelsat IS-34 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jul 15, 2015 2015-034 VA224 (578) : Star One C4, MSG 4 CSG / ELA3 Success
May 27, 2015 2015-026 VA223 (577) : Sky Mexico-1, DirecTV-15 CSG / ELA3 Success
Apr 26, 2015 2015-022 VA222 (576) : SICRAL 2, Thor 7 CSG / ELA3 Success
Dec 6, 2014 2014-078 VA221 (575) : DirecTV-14, GSAT-16 CSG / ELA3 Success
Oct 16, 2014 2014-062 VA220 (574) : ARSAT-1, Intelsat ISDLA-1 CSG / ELA3 Success
Sep 11, 2014 2014-054 VA218 (573) : Measat 3B, Optus 10 CSG / ELA3 Success
Mar 22, 2014 2014-011 VA216 (571) : Astra 5B, Amazonas 4A CSG / ELA3 Success
Feb 6, 2014 2014-006 VA217 (572) : ATHENA-FIDUS, ABS-2 CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 29, 2013 2013-044 VA215 (570) : INAV 1, EUTELSAT 25B CSG / ELA3 Success
Jul 25, 2013 2013-038 VA214 (569) : Insat 3D, Alphasat CSG / ELA3 Success
Feb 7, 2013 2013-006 VA212 (568) : Africasat-1a, Amazonas 3 CSG / ELA3 Success
Dec 19, 2012 2012-075 VA211 (567) : Mexsat-3, Skynet 5D CSG / ELA3 Success
Nov 10, 2012 2012-062 VA210 (566) : EUTELSAT 21B, Star One C3 CSG / ELA3 Success
Sep 28, 2012 2012-051 VA209 (565) : GSAT-10, Astra 2F CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 2, 2012 2012-043 VA208 (564) : Hylas 2, Intelsat IS-20 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jul 5, 2012 2012-035 VA207 (563) : MSG 3, Jupiter 1 CSG / ELA3 Success
May 15, 2012 2012-023 VA206 (562) : Vinasat-2, JCSAT 13 CSG / ELA3 Success
Sep 21, 2011 2011-049 VA204 (561) : Arabsat 5C, SES-2 CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 6, 2011 2011-041 VA203 (560) : JCSAT-110R, Astra 1N CSG / ELA3 Success
May 20, 2011 2011-022 VA202 (559) : Singapore-Taiwan 2, Insat 4G CSG / ELA3 Success
Apr 22, 2011 2011-016 VA201 (558) : Yahsat 1A, Intelsat New Dawn CSG / ELA3 Success
Dec 29, 2010 2010-070 V199 (557) : Koreasat 6, Hispasat 1E CSG / ELA3 Success
Nov 26, 2010 2010-065 V198 (556) : Intelsat IS-17, Hylas CSG / ELA3 Success
Oct 28, 2010 2010-056 V197 (555) : BSAT 3B, Eutelsat W3B CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 4, 2010 2010-037 V196 (554) : RASCOM-QAF 1R, Nilesat 201 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jun 26, 2010 2010-032 V195 (552) : Arabsat 5A, COMS-1 CSG / ELA3 Success
May 21, 2010 2010-021 V194 (551) : COMSATBw-2, Astra 3B CSG / ELA3 Success
Oct 29, 2009 2009-058 V192 (550) : Thor 6, NSS 12 CSG / ELA3 Success
Oct 1, 2009 2009-054 V191 (549) : COMSATBw-1, Amazonas 2 CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 21, 2009 2009-044 V190 (548) : Optus D3, JCSAT 12 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jul 1, 2009 2009-035 V189 (547) : Terrestar 1 CSG / ELA3 Success
May 14, 2009 2009-026 V188 (546) : Planck, Herschel CSG / ELA3 Success
Feb 12, 2009 2009-008 V187 (545) : Spirale B, Spirale A, Hot Bird 10
+1 more , NSS 9
CSG / ELA3 Success
Dec 20, 2008 2008-065 V186 (543) : Eutelsat W2M, Hot Bird 9 CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 14, 2008 2008-038 V185 (542) : Americom 21, Superbird 7 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jul 7, 2008 2008-034 V184 (541) : Arabsat 4AR, Protostar 1 CSG / ELA3 Success
Jun 12, 2008 2008-030 V183 (540) : Turksat 3A, Skynet 5C CSG / ELA3 Success
Apr 18, 2008 2008-018 V182 (539) : Star One C2, Vinasat CSG / ELA3 Success
Nov 14, 2007 2007-056 V179 (538) : Skynet 5B, Star One C1 CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 14, 2007 2007-036 V177 (537) : BSAT 3a, Spaceway 3 CSG / ELA3 Success
May 4, 2007 2007-016 V176 (536) : Galaxy 17, Astra 1L CSG / ELA3 Success
Mar 11, 2007 2007-007 V175 (535) : Skynet 5A, Insat 4B CSG / ELA3 Success
Dec 8, 2006 2006-054 V174 (534) : Americom 18, WildBlue 1 CSG / ELA3 Success
Oct 13, 2006 2006-043 V173 (533) : LDREX-2, Optus D1, DirecTV-9S CSG / ELA3 Success
Aug 11, 2006 2006-033 V172 (531) : Syracuse 3B, JCSAT 10 CSG / ELA3 Success
May 27, 2006 2006-020 V171 (529) : Thaicom 5, Satmex 6 CSG / ELA3 Success
Mar 11, 2006 2006-007 V170 (527) : Hot Bird 7A, Spainsat CSG / ELA3 Success
Nov 16, 2005 2005-046 V167 (522a) : Spaceway F2, Telkom 2 CSG / ELA3 Success
Feb 12, 2005 2005-005 V164 (521) : Maqsat-B2, Sloshsat-FLEVO, XTAR-EUR CSG / ELA3 Success
Dec 11, 2002 2002-F03 V157 (517) : Stentor, Hot Bird 7 CSG / ELA3 Failure
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