List of Ariane launches (2020–2029)

This is a list of launches performed or scheduled to be performed by Ariane carrier rockets between 2020 and 2029.

Main article: List of Ariane launches

List of Ariane launches
1979–1989 · 1990–1999 · 2000–2009 · 2010–2019 · 2020–2029

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

2020

'21

'22

'23

'24

'25

'26

'27

'28

'29

•   Ariane 5 ECA
•   Ariane 62
•   Ariane 64

Launch outcomes

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

2020

'21

'22

'23

'24

'25

'26

'27

'28

'29

•   Failure
•   Partial failure
•   Success
•   Planned

Launch history

Source: Arianespace Press Kits[1]

2020
Flight No.	Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial No.	Launch site	Payload	Payload mass	Orbit	Customers	Launch outcome
VA-251	16 January 2020 21:05	Ariane 5 ECA 5110	Kourou ELA-3	Eutelsat Konnect GSAT-30	6,976 kg	GTO	Eutelsat ISRO	Success
	Eutelsat communications satellite and ISRO communications satellite.
VA-252	18 February 2020 22:18	Ariane 5 ECA	Kourou ELA-3	JCSAT-17 GEO-KOMPSAT 2B	9,236 kg	GTO	SKY Perfect JSAT KARI	Success
	SKY Perfect JSAT communications satellite and KARI meteorological satellite.
VA-253	15 August 2020 22:04	Ariane 5 ECA	Kourou ELA-3	Galaxy 30 MEV-2 BSAT-4b	9,703 kg	GTO	Intelsat Northrop Grumman BSAT	Success
	Northrop Grumman communications satellite, Northrop Grumman On-Orbit Servicing System and BSAT-4b communications satellite.

Future launches

Date Time (UTC)	Rocket type Serial No.	Payload	Orbit	Customers	Launch status
Q4 2020[2][3][4]	ECA	Eutelsat Quantum[2] Star One D2[4]	GTO	Eutelsat Star One	Planned
H2, 2020	ECA	Intelsat (TBD)[5][lower-alpha 1]	GTO	Intelsat	Planned
31 October 2021[6]	ECA	James Webb Space Telescope[7][8]	Sun–Earth L2	NASA / ESA / CSA / STScI	Scheduled
2021	ECA	Ovzon-3[9][lower-alpha 1]	GTO	Ovzon	Planned
2021	ECA	MEASAT-3d[10][lower-alpha 1]	GTO	MEASAT	Planned
2021[11]	ECA	MTG-I1[11][lower-alpha 1]	GTO	EUMETSAT	Planned
2021[12]	ECA	SES-17[12][lower-alpha 1]	GTO	SES S.A.	Planned
2021–2022[13]	ECA	Syracuse 4A (Comsat-NG 1)[lower-alpha 1]	GTO	DGA	Planned
2021–2022[13]	Ariane 6 [14]	Heinrich Hertz (H2Sat)[13]	GTO	DLR	Planned
2021–2022[13]	Ariane 6	Syracuse 4B (Comsat-NG 2)	GTO	DGA	Planned
June 2022[15]	Ariane 6	Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE)[16][15]	Heliocentric	ESA	Planned
2023[17]	Ariane 6	MTG-S1[17]	GTO	EUMETSAT	Planned

1. Future Ariane 5 GTO payloads still need to be paired.

References

• Wade, Mark. "Ariane". Encyclopedia Astronautica.

1. "Press kits Archive - Arianespace". Arianespace. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
2. "Eutelsat signs new launch contract with Arianespace". Arianespace. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
3. Krebs, Gunter. "Eutelsat 7C". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
4. Clark, Stephen (30 April 2017). "Arianespace wins launch contracts from Inmarsat, Embratel Star One". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
5. "Intelsat signs contract with Arianespace for two launches". Arianespace. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
6. "James Webb Space Telescope to launch in October 2021". www.esa.int. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
7. "NASA Delays Launch of US$8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope to 2019". 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
8. Gebhardt, Chris (27 March 2018). "NASA delays James Webb Space Telescope launch to NET May 2020". NASASpaceFlight.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
9. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/ovzon-3.htm
10. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/measat-3d.htm
11. Krebs, Gunter. "MTG-I 1, 2, 3, 4 (Meteosat 12, 14, 15, 17)". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
12. "SES Selects Arianespace for Launch of SES-17". SES. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
13. "Arianespace to launch Germany's Heinrich Hertz technology demonstrator satellite on an Ariane 5 rocket". Arianespace. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
14. "Debuting upgrades, Ariane 5 rocket deploys three U.S.-built satellites in orbit". Spaceflight Now. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
15. "JUICE's journey to Jupiter". ESA. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
16. "ESA—Selection of the L1 mission" (PDF). 17 April 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
17. Krebs, Gunter. "MTG-S 1, 2 (Meteosat 13, 16 / Sentinel 4A, 4B)". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.