Ariane Launch Vehicle Family
Ariane is the European orbital launch-vehicle lineage that established autonomous European access to space with Ariane 1 in 1979. The family evolved through Ariane 2, 3, and 4, the independent Ariane 5 design, and the modular Ariane 6 now serving institutional, scientific, exploration, and commercial missions.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane rocket familyEuropean Ariane launcher family
- Family Name
- Ariane
- Full Name
- Ariane Launch Vehicle Family
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- ariane-launch-vehicle-family
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Ariane is the European orbital launch-vehicle lineage that established autonomous European access to space with Ariane 1 in 1979. The family evolved through Ariane 2, 3, and 4, the independent Ariane 5 design, and the modular Ariane 6 now serving institutional, scientific, exploration, and commercial missions.
- First Flight Year
- 1,979
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_(rocket_family)
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:19:37 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:19:37 AM