ESA/ Arianespace

 Ariane 5G Ariane 5G+ Ariane 5GS

Overall
Vehicle

 Operational from 04.06.1996 02.03.2004 11.08.2005
  to 27.09.2003 18.12.2004 18.12.2009
Orbital flights   16 3 6
Payload weight t GTO 5.9 GTO 6.5 GTO 6.9
Gross liftoff weight t 746.25 747.25 753.45
Gross propellant weight t 643.42 643.67 648.52
Total length m 46.40 47.50 47.50
Max. diameter (span) m 13.20 13.20 13.20
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 11,722 11,734 11,592
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 1,984.7 1,986.4 1,989.9

Fairing

 Total length (+ ACY) m 12.71 13.81 13.81
Diameter m 5.45 5.45 5.45
Total weight (+ SYLDA-5) t 2.025 + 0.45 2.130 + 0.45 2.130 + 0.45

Stage 2

 Name   EPS EPS+ EPS+

 

 Length (+ VEB) m 1.56 (3.36) 1.56 (3.36) 1.56 (3.36)
Diameter m 5.45 (3.96) 5.45 (3.96) 5.45 (3.96)
Liftoff weight (+VEB) t 12.39 12.64 12.64
Propellant weight t 9.71 9.96 9.96
Engines   MBB Aestus MBB Aestus MBB Aestus
Propellant   MMH/N2O4 MMH/N2O4 MMH/N2O4
Total thrust (vac) kN 29.4 30.0 30.0
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 3151 3158 3158
Burn time s 1040 1045 1045
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 30.6 31.3 31.3
Stage 1

Name

   EPC EPC EPC

 

 Length m 30.53 30.53 30.53
Diameter m 5.46 5.46 5.46
Liftoff weight t 170.30 170.30 170.30
Propellant weight t 158.11 158.11 158.11
Engines   Vulcain Vulcain+ Vulcain+
Propellant   LH2/LOX LH2/LOX LH2/LOX
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 885 897 897
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 3326 3329 3329
Burn time s 594 587 587
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 668.2 669.2 669.2
Booster

Name

   2 EAP 2 EAP 2 EAP

 

 Length m 31.16 31.16 31.16
Diameter m 3.05 3.05 3.05
Liftoff weight t 555.20 555.20 561.05
Propellant weight t 475.60 475.60 480.45
Engines   MPS 238 MPS 238 MPS 240-1
Propellant   solid HTPB solid HTPB solid HTPB
Total thrust (s.l.)   av. kN 9,064 9,064 8,924
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2458 2458 2439
Burn time s 129 129 131.3
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 1,285.9 1,285.9 1,289.4