Ariane 5 Generic
Ariane 5 G, or Generic, was the original Ariane 5 configuration. It paired a Vulcain-powered cryogenic core and two solid EAP boosters with the storable-propellant EPS upper stage and flew sixteen times from the 1996 qualification launch through flight V162 in 2003.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane 5 GAriane-5GA5G
- Family Name
- Ariane 5
- Full Name
- Ariane 5 Generic
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- G
Details
- Description
- Ariane 5 G, or Generic, was the original Ariane 5 configuration. It paired a Vulcain-powered cryogenic core and two solid EAP boosters with the storable-propellant EPS upper stage and flew sixteen times from the 1996 qualification launch through flight V162 in 2003.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 5.4
- Height M
- 54
- First Flight Year
- 1,996
- Last Flight Year
- 2,003
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 750,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 6,100
- Leo
- 18,000
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 07:02:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:34:21 UTC
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