Ariane 5 G 501
Ariane 5 G flight 501 launched with 4 CLUSTER from the Guiana Space Centre on June 4, 1996. The qualification flight failed 37 seconds after liftoff when a software conversion error disabled both inertial reference systems; the vehicle broke up and was destroyed.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane 5 flight 501Flight 5014 CLUSTER Ariane 5Ariane 501Ariane 5 qualification flight 501
- Name
- Ariane 5 G 501
- Slug
- ariane-5-g-501
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Ariane 5 G flight 501 launched with 4 CLUSTER from the Guiana Space Centre on June 4, 1996. The qualification flight failed 37 seconds after liftoff when a software conversion error disabled both inertial reference systems; the vehicle broke up and was destroyed.
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7je66f94h7qkzt8f1psv5evs8ah68g
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:53:15 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:53:15 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1996-06-04
- Last Flight Date
- 1996-06-04
- Vehicle Code
- 501