Ariane 5ES Launch History
Every orbital and deep-space launch attempt by the Ariane 5ES, 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 5ES made 3 orbital and deep-space launch attempts between 2016 and 2018. It is part of the Ariane family. All 3 flights succeeded. The busiest year was 2016, with 1 flight. The most recent flight in the catalog was in 2018.
3
Launch attempts
3
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 5ES launched from, across every launch in the catalog.
| Site | Country | Launches | Successes | Failures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSG | 🇪🇺Europe | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Launch chronology
Every Ariane 5ES launch in the catalog, newest first.
| Date | Designator | Payloads | Site / Pad | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2018 | 2018-060 | VA244 (596) : Galileo FOC FM20, Galileo FOC FM19, Galileo FOC FM22 +1 more, Galileo FOC FM21 | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Dec 12, 2017 | 2017-079 | VA240 (595) : Galileo FOC FM18, Galileo FOC FM17, Galileo FOC FM16 +1 more, Galileo FOC FM15 | CSG / ELA3 | Success |
| Nov 17, 2016 | 2016-069 | VA233 (594) : Galileo FOC FM14, Galileo FOC FM13, Galileo FOC FM12 +1 more, Galileo FOC FM07 | CSG / ELA3 | Success |