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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane-5 ESA5 ESAriane 5 Evolution StorableAriane 5 ES ATVAriane 5 ES Galileo
- Family Name
- Ariane 5
- Full Name
- 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.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 5.4
- Height M
- 50
- First Flight Year
- 2,008
- Last Flight Year
- 2,018
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
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- Entries
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- Nested value
- Name
- Ariane 5 ES exact configuration
- Notes
- Ariane 5 ES configuration with one Vulcain 2 cryogenic core engine, two EAP/P241 solid rocket boosters, and one Aestus storable-propellant upper-stage engine.
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 760,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 20,000
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 07:02:56 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 21:51:33 UTC
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