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Ariane 5 G: Envisat
A large Earth-Observing satellite in sun synchronous polar orbit.
Friday, 1 March 200201:07 UTC
Mission Data
🇪🇺ArianespaceEst. 1980
Launch VehicleAriane 5 G
Vehicle FamilyAriane
Vehicle Record13 of 16 launches (81.3%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record313 successes / 15 failures (95%)
Success Streak16 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadAriane Launch Area 3
LocationGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana GUF
Orbital Launches This Year#9
Agency Launches This Year#3
Launches From This Pad118
Launches From This Site336
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Ariane 5 G
The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.
Launch Site
Ariane Launch Area 3 · 5.2390°N 52.7680°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.