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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane 5 G+Ariane-5G+A5G+
- Family Name
- Ariane 5
- Full Name
- 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.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 5.4
- Height M
- 54
- First Flight Year
- 2,004
- Last Flight Year
- 2,004
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Nested value
- Rocket Specs
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 750,000
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 6,300
- Leo
- 19,000
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 07:02:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 15:34:24 UTC
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- Ariane 5 Generic Plus Ariane 5 G+ Ariane-5G+ A5G+