Ariane 5 ECA V157
Ariane 5 ECA flight V157 launched with Hotbird 7, Stentor from the Guiana Space Centre on December 11, 2002. The first ECA flight failed after a Vulcain 2 nozzle cooling-system leak caused loss of thrust symmetry and control; the payloads were lost.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane 5 flight V157Flight V157Hotbird 7, Stentor Ariane 5
- Name
- Ariane 5 ECA V157
- Slug
- ariane-5-eca-v157
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Ariane 5 ECA flight V157 launched with Hotbird 7, Stentor from the Guiana Space Centre on December 11, 2002. The first ECA flight failed after a Vulcain 2 nozzle cooling-system leak caused loss of thrust symmetry and control; the payloads were lost.
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7nz0x30v3jqdw4tr25yrkp9h8ag1r5
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:53:28 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:53:28 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 2002-12-11
- Last Flight Date
- 2002-12-11
- Vehicle Code
- V157