Arianespace
Arianespace has made 328 launches since its first on 23 May 1980: 313 successful, 15 failed or partly failed (95% success). Its first success was Meteosat 2 on 19 June 1981. Its latest was MTG-I2 on 27 August 2026. It has carried 1,147 satellites, 1,062 of them still in orbit.
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Launches a year
19572026
Highlights
| Date | Launch |
|---|---|
| 23 May 1980 | Ariane 1, FirewheelFirst launch · failure |
| 19 June 1981 | Ariane 1, Meteosat 2First successful launch · success |
| 15 June 1988 | Ariane 44LP, Meteosat 3First Ariane 44LP flight · success |
| 5 June 1989 | Ariane 44L, Superbird A & DFS-Kopernikus 1First Ariane 44L flight · success |
| 20 November 1990 | Ariane 42P, Satcom C1 & GStar 4First Ariane 42P flight · success |
| 11 December 2002 | Ariane 5 ECA, Hot Bird 7 & StentorFirst Ariane 5 ECA flight · failure |
| 12 February 2005 | Ariane 5 ECA, XTAR-EUR, Maqsat-B2, SloshsatFirst successful Ariane 5 ECA flight · success |
| 21 October 2011 | Soyuz STB/Fregat, Galileo L1 (IOV FM01-FM02)First Soyuz STB flight · success |
| 7 May 2013 | Vega, Proba-V, VNREDSat 1A, ESTCube-1First Vega flight · success |
| 27 August 2026 | Ariane 62, MTG-I2Latest launch · success |
Rockets
| Rocket | First launch | Launches |
|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 ECA | 11 December 2002 | 73 |
| Ariane 44L | 5 June 1989 | 39 |
| Ariane 44LP | 15 June 1988 | 26 |
| Vega | 7 May 2013 | 21 |
| Soyuz STB | 21 October 2011 | 19 |
| Ariane 42P | 20 November 1990 | 15 |
| Ariane 44P | 4 April 1991 | 15 |
| Ariane 42L | 12 May 1993 | 13 |
| Ariane 5 G | 4 June 1996 | 13 |
| Ariane 3 | 4 August 1984 | 11 |
| Ariane 5 ECA+ | 6 August 2019 | 11 |
| Soyuz 2.1b | 6 February 2020 | 11 |
| Ariane 1 | 23 May 1980 | 10 |
| Ariane 5 ES | 9 March 2008 | 8 |
| Soyuz STA | 17 December 2011 | 8 |
| Ariane 40 | 22 January 1990 | 7 |
| Ariane 2 | 31 May 1986 | 6 |
| Ariane 5 GS | 11 August 2005 | 6 |
| Vega-C | 21 December 2022 | 5 |
| Ariane 62 | 6 March 2025 | 5 |
| Ariane 5 G+ | 2 March 2004 | 3 |
| Ariane 64 | 12 February 2026 | 3 |
Launch sites
| Guiana Space Centre | 317 |
| Vostochny Cosmodrome | 6 |
| Baikonur Cosmodrome | 5 |
Satellites carried
1,147 satellites in the catalogue went up on Arianespace launches; 1,062 are still in orbit. By who uses them: defence 49, civil government 196, commercial 870, academic and non-profit 31, and 1 not known yet.