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.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane 5 GAriane-5GA5G
- Family Name
- Ariane 5
- Full Name
- Ariane 5 Generic
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- 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.
- Diameter M
- 5.4
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Vulcain
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Aestus
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 1,996
- Height M
- 54
- Last Flight Year
- 2,003
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 750,000
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7zty07j2pne97kntvg9e4dhx8aenf4
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 6,100
- Leo
- 18,000
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:02:30 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:13:03 AM