Ariane 5 ES
Ariane 5 ES, or Evolution Storable, combined the more powerful Ariane 5 ECA lower composite with a restartable Aestus-powered EPS upper stage. Eight missions from 2008 through 2018 launched five Automated Transfer Vehicles to the International Space Station and three four-satellite Galileo deployments.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane-5 ESA5 ESAriane 5 Evolution StorableAriane 5 ES ATVAriane 5 ES Galileo
- Family Name
- Ariane 5
- Full Name
- Ariane 5 ES
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- ariane-5-es
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- ES
Details
- Description
- Ariane 5 ES, or Evolution Storable, combined the more powerful Ariane 5 ECA lower composite with a restartable Aestus-powered EPS upper stage. Eight missions from 2008 through 2018 launched five Automated Transfer Vehicles to the International Space Station and three four-satellite Galileo deployments.
- Diameter M
- 5.4
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Vulcain 2
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Aestus
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,008
- Height M
- 50
- Last Flight Year
- 2,018
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 760,000
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7zty07j2pne97kntvg9e4dhx8aenf4
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 20,000
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:02:56 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:02:56 AM