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List of Ariane launches (1990–1999)

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List of Ariane launches
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This is a list oflaunches performed byAriane carrier rockets between 1990 and 1999. TheAriane 4 was in service throughout this period, and conducted most launches, with theAriane 5 making its first four flights in the second half of the decade.

Launch statistics

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Rocket configurations

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Ariane 4 40
Ariane 4 42L
Ariane 4 42P
Ariane 4 44L
Ariane 4 44P
Ariane 4 44LP
Ariane 5 G

Launch outcomes

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1990

'91

'92

'93

'94

'95

'96

'97

'98

'99

Failure
Partial failure
Success

Launch history

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Date (UTC)	Variant	Configuration	Serial N^o	Payload	Orbit	Outcome	Remarks
1990 [edit]
22 January 1990, 01:35^[1]	Ariane 4	40	V-35/408	SPOT-2 Uosat-3/Oscar 14 UoSAT-4/Oscar 15 Oscar 16 Oscar 17 Oscar 18 Oscar 19	SSO	Success
22 February 1990, 23:17^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-36/407	Superbird-B BS-2X	GTO (planned)	Failure	Exploded due to blocked water line.^[3]
24 July 1990, 22:25^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-37/409	TDF-2 DFS-2	GTO	Success
30 August 1990, 22:46^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-38/410	Skynet 4C Eutelsat 2F1	GTO	Success
12 October 1990, 22:58^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-39/411	SBS-6 Galaxy-6	GTO	Success
20 November 1990, 23:11^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-40/412	Satcom C1 GStar-4	GTO	Success
1991 [edit]
15 January 1991, 23:10^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-41/413	Italsat-1 Eutelsat 2F2	GTO	Success
2 March 1991, 23:36^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-42/414	Astra 1B Meteosat 5	GTO	Success
4 April 1991, 23:33^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-43/415	Anik E2	GTO	Success
17 July 1991, 01:46^[1]	Ariane 4	40	V-44/416	ERS-1 Oscar 22 Orbcomm-X Tubsat-A SARA	SSO	Success
14 August 1991, 23:15^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-45/417	Intelsat 605	GTO	Success
26 September 1991, 23:43^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-46/418	Anik E1	GTO	Success
29 October 1991, 23:08^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-47/419	Intelsat 601	GTO	Success
16 December 1991, 22:19^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-48/420	Telecom 2A Inmarsat 2F3	GTO	Success
1992 [edit]
26 February 1992, 23:58^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-49/421	Superbird-B1 Arabsat-1C	GTO	Success
15 April 1992, 23:25^[2]	Ariane 4	44L+	V-50/422	Telecom 2B Inmarsat-2F4	GTO	Success
9 July 1992, 22:42^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-51/423	Insat-2A Eutelsat 2F4	GTO	Success
10 August 1992, 23:08^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-52/424	TOPEX/Poseidon Oscar 23 S80/T	SSO	Success
10 September 1992, 23:04^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP+	V-53/425	Hispasat 1A Satcom C3	GTO	Success
28 October 1992, 00:15^[5]	Ariane 4	42P+	V-54/426	Galaxy-7	GTO	Success
1 December 1992, 22:48^[5]	Ariane 4	42P+	V-55/427	Superbird A1	GTO	Success
1993 [edit]
12 May 1993, 00:56^[7]^[8]	Ariane 4	42L	V-56/428	Astra 1C Arsene	GTO	Success	Only launch of Ariane 42L
25 June 1993, 00:18^[5]	Ariane 4	42P+	V-57/430	Galaxy-4	GTO	Success
22 July 1993, 22:58^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-58/429	Hispasat 1B Insat-2B	GTO	Success
26 September 1993, 01:45^[1]	Ariane 4	40	V-59/431	SPOT-3 Stella Kitsat-2 Posat-1 Healthsat-2 ITAMsat Eyesat-1	SSO	Success
22 October 1993, 06:46^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-60/432	Intelsat 701	GTO	Success
20 November 1993, 01:17^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-61/433	Solidaridad 1 Meteosat 6	GTO	Success
18 December 1993, 01:27^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-62/434	DBS-1 Thaicom-1	GTO	Success
1994 [edit]
24 January 1994, 21:37^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-63/435	Eutelsat 2F5 Turksat 1A	GTO (planned)	Failure	Third stage turbopump malfunction
17 June 1994, 07:07^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-64/436	Intelsat 702 STRV 1A & 1B	GTO	Success
8 July 1994, 23:05^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-65/437	Panamsat-2 Yuri-3N	GTO	Success
10 August 1994, 23:05^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-66/438	Brasilsat B1 Turksat 1B	GTO	Success
9 September 1994, 00:29^[8]^[9]	Ariane 4	42L+	V-67/439	Telstar 402	GTO	Success	Only launch of Ariane 42L+
8 October 1994, 01:07^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-68/440	Solidaridad-2 Thaicom-2	GTO	Success
1 November 1994, 00:37^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-69/441	Astra 1D	GTO	Success
1 December 1994, 22:57^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-70/442	Panamsat-3	GTO (planned)	Failure	Third stage gas generator malfunction
1995 [edit]
28 March 1995, 11:19^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP+	V-71/443	Brasilsat B2 Hot Bird 1	GTO	Success
21 April 1995, 01:44^[1]	Ariane 4	40+	V-72/444	ERS-2	SSO	Success
17 May 1995, 06:34^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-73/445	Intelsat 706	GTO	Success
10 June 1995, 00:24^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-74/446	DBS-3	GTO	Success
7 July 1995, 16:23^[1]	Ariane 4	40	V-75/447	Hélios 1A Cerise LBSAT/UPM-Sat 1	SSO	Success
3 August 1995, 22:58^[8]^[10]	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-76/448	PanAmSat-4	GTO	Success	Maiden flight of Ariane 42L-3
29 August 1995, 06:41^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-77/449	N-Star A	GTO	Success
24 September 1995, 00:06^[8]^[10]	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-78/450	Telstar 402R	GTO	Success
19 October 1995, 00:28^[8]^[10]	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-79/451	Astra 1E	GTO	Success
17 November 1995, 01:20^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-80/452	ISO	HEO	Success
6 December 1995, 23:23^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-81/453	Telecom 2C Insat 2C	GTO	Success
1996 [edit]
12 January 1996, 23:10^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-82/454	Panamsat-3R Measat-1	GTO	Success
5 February 1996, 07:19^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-83/455	N-STAR b	GTO	Success
14 March 1996, 07:11^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-84/456	Intelsat 707	GTO	Success
20 April 1996, 22:36^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-85/457	MSAT-1	GTO	Success
16 May 1996, 01:56^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-86/458	Palapa C2 AMOS-1	GTO	Success
4 June 1996, 12:34^[11]	Ariane 5	G	V-88/501	Cluster FM-1 Cluster FM-2 Cluster FM-3 Cluster FM-4	HEO (Planned)	Failure	Maiden flight of Ariane 5, guidance system failed due to programming error, destroyed byrange safety
15 June 1996, 06:55^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-87/459	Intelsat 709	GTO	Success
9 July 1996, 22:24^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-89/460	Arabsat-2A Türksat 1C	GTO	Success
8 August 1996, 22:49^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-90/461	Italsat F2 Telecom 2D	GTO	Success
11 September 1996, 00:00^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-91/462	Echostar-2	GTO	Success
13 November 1996, 22:40^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-92/463	Arabsat-2B Measat-2	GTO	Success
1997 [edit]
30 January 1997, 22:04^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-93/465	GE-2 Nahuel 1A	GTO	Success
1 March 1997, 01:07^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-94/464	Intelsat 801	GTO	Success
16 April 1997, 23:08^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-95/467	Thaicom 3 BSAT 1a	GTO	Success
3 June 1997, 23:20^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-97/468	Inmarsat 3F4 Insat 2D	GTO	Success
25 June 1997, 23:44^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-96/466	Intelsat 802	GTO	Success
8 August 1997, 06:46^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-98/469	Panamsat-6	GTO	Success
2 September 1997, 22:21^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-99/470	Hot Bird 3 Meteosat 7	GTO	Success
23 September 1997, 23:58^[8]^[10]	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-100/471	Intelsat 803	GTO	Success
30 October 1997, 13:43^[11]	Ariane 5	G	V-101/502	Maqsat-H/TEAMSAT Maqsat-B YES	GTO (planned)	Partial failure	Upper stage underperformed, placed satellites in lower orbit than planned
12 November 1997, 21:48^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-102/472	Sirius-2 Cakrawarta-1	GTO	Success
2 December 1997, 22:52^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-103/473	JCSAT-5 Equator-S	GTO	Success
22 December 1997, 00:16^[8]^[10]	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-104/474	Intelsat 804	GTO	Success
1998 [edit]
4 February 1998, 23:29^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-105/475	Brasilsat B3 Inmarsat 3F5	GTO	Success
27 February 1998, 22:38^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-106/476	Hot Bird 4	GTO	Success
24 March 1998, 01:46^[1]	Ariane 4	40	V-107/477	SPOT-4	SSO	Success
28 April 1998, 22:53^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-108/478	Nilesat-1 BSAT-1B	GTO	Success
25 August 1998, 23:07^[6]	Ariane 4	44P	V-109/479	ST-1	GTO	Success
16 September 1998, 06:31^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-110/480	Panamsat 7	GTO	Success
5 October 1998, 22:51^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-111/481	Eutelsat W2 Sirius-3	GTO	Success
21 October 1998, 16:37^[11]	Ariane 5	G	V-112/503	Maqsat-3/ARD	GTO	Success	ARD deployed onsuborbital trajectory
28 October 1998, 22:15^[2]	Ariane 4	44L	V-113/482	Afristar GE-5	GTO	Success
6 December 1998, 00:43^[8]^[10]	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-114/483	Satmex 5	GTO	Success
22 December 1998, 01:08^[8]	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-115/484	PanAmSat-6B	GTO	Success
1999 [edit]
26 February 1999, 22:44:00^[2]	Ariane 4	44L (# 28)	V-116/485	Arabsat-3A Skynet 4E	GTO	Success
2 April 1999, 22:03^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-117/486	Insat-2E	GTO	Success
12 August 1999, 22:52^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-118/487	Telkom-1	GTO	Success
4 September 1999, 22:34^[5]	Ariane 4	42P	V-120/488	Koreasat-3	GTO	Success
25 September 1999, 06:29^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-121/489	Telstar 7	GTO	Success
19 October 1999, 06:22^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-122/490	Orion 2	GTO	Success
13 November 1999, 22:54^[4]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-123/491	GE-4	GTO	Success
3 December 1999, 16:22^[1]	Ariane 4	40	V-124/492	Helios 1B Clémentine	SSO	Success
10 December 1999, 14:32^[11]	Ariane 5	G	V-119/504	XMM-Newton	HEO	Success
22 December 1999, 00:50^[2]	Ariane 4	44L-3	V-125/493	Galaxy-11	GTO	Success

References

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^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gEncyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 4 Archived 2012-07-16 at theWayback Machine
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aaEncyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44L Archived 2005-07-28 at theWayback Machine
^Castanos, Francis (7 December 2020)."The cloth of doom: The weird, doomed ride of Ariane Flight 36".The Space Review. Retrieved10 December 2020.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^rEncyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44LP
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿEncyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 42P
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^lEncyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44P Archived 2011-05-13 at theWayback Machine
^Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱEncyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane
^Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^fGunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+
^^a ^b ^c ^dEncyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 5 Archived 2008-09-14 at theWayback Machine

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