Ariane 5 ECA
Ariane 5 ECA was the principal high-performance commercial configuration and the most-flown Ariane 5 variant. It combined an uprated Vulcain 2 core and enhanced solid boosters with the cryogenic HM7B-powered ESC-A upper stage, flying 84 missions from 2002 through Ariane 5's retirement in 2023.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane-5 ECAA5 ECAAriane 5 Evolution Cryogenic A
- Family Name
- Ariane 5
- Full Name
- Ariane 5 ECA
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- ECA
Details
- Description
- Ariane 5 ECA was the principal high-performance commercial configuration and the most-flown Ariane 5 variant. It combined an uprated Vulcain 2 core and enhanced solid boosters with the cryogenic HM7B-powered ESC-A upper stage, flying 84 missions from 2002 through Ariane 5's retirement in 2023.
- Dimensions
- Diameter
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- Height
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- First Flight Year
- 2,002
- Last Flight Year
- 2,023
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- core-stage
- Variant Notes
- Vulcain 2 cryogenic core-stage engine.
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- EAP/P241 solid rocket boosters.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- upper-stage
- Variant Notes
- HM7B cryogenic upper-stage engine.
- Name
- Ariane 5 ECA exact configuration
- Notes
- Ariane 5 ECA configuration with one Vulcain 2 cryogenic core engine, two EAP solid rocket boosters, and one HM7B cryogenic upper-stage engine.
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass
- …
- Payload Capacity
- GTO
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 07:02:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:50:12 UTC
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