Ariane 5 EAP Solid Booster
Integrated Ariane 5 EAP solid-propellant booster stage used as the twin strap-on booster architecture of Ariane 5 launchers.
Identity
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- integrated-system
- Kind
- solid-rocket-motor
- Name
- Ariane 5 EAP Solid Booster
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Integrated Ariane 5 EAP solid-propellant booster stage used as the twin strap-on booster architecture of Ariane 5 launchers.
- Propellants
- solid propellant
- Rocket Specs
- Burn Time S
- 132
- Vacuum Specific Impulse S
- 262
- Vacuum Thrust Kn
- 5,400
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:21:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 09:21:41 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ESA identifies the EAP as Ariane 5's solid-propellant booster system, with three propellant segments, approximately 238 tonnes of propellant, and 5400 kN thrust.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- Ariane 5 boosters (EAP)
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ESA documents the EAP/EPC lower-composite architecture and twin solid boosters attached to the central stage.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- Ariane 5 cryogenic main stage (EPC)