Ariane 5 Generic Plus
Ariane 5 G+, or Generic Plus, was a three-flight 2004 upgrade of the original Ariane 5. Lighter booster nozzles and vehicle-equipment-bay structures plus additional EPS propellant raised standard geostationary-transfer performance; its first flight launched ESA's Rosetta mission.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane 5 G+Ariane-5G+A5G+
- Family Name
- Ariane 5
- Full Name
- Ariane 5 Generic Plus
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- ariane-5-generic-plus
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- G+
Details
- Description
- Ariane 5 G+, or Generic Plus, was a three-flight 2004 upgrade of the original Ariane 5. Lighter booster nozzles and vehicle-equipment-bay structures plus additional EPS propellant raised standard geostationary-transfer performance; its first flight launched ESA's Rosetta mission.
- Diameter M
- 5.4
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Vulcain
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Aestus
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,004
- Height M
- 54
- Last Flight Year
- 2,004
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 750,000
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7zty07j2pne97kntvg9e4dhx8aenf4
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 6,300
- Leo
- 19,000
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
Links
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:02:37 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 7:13:10 AM