LAUNCH CENTER

Failure

Tue Jun 04 1996

Arianespace

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Launch Failure

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

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Rocket Details

Name:

Ariane 5 G

Description:

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Earth Science
A constellation of four ESA spacecraft. These were intended to fly in a tetrahedral formation, and was inteded to conduct research into the Earth's magnetosphere.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3