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List of Ariane launches (1990–1999)

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

Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

Launch outcomes

Launch history

Date (UTC)	Variant	Configuration	Serial No	Payload	Orbit	Outcome	Remarks
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716181149/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ariane4.htm	date=2012-07-16}}	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
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050728150931/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/arine44l.htm	date=2005-07-28 }}	Ariane 4	44L	V-36/407	Superbird-B
BS-2X	GTO (planned)		Exploded due to blocked water line.
24 July 1990, 22:25	Ariane 4	44L	V-37/409	TDF-2
DFS-2	GTO
30 August 1990, 22:46	Ariane 4	44LP	V-38/410	Skynet 4C
Eutelsat 2F1	GTO
12 October 1990, 22:58	Ariane 4	44L	V-39/411	SBS-6
Galaxy-6	GTO
20 November 1990, 23:11	Ariane 4	42P	V-40/412	Satcom C1
GStar-4	GTO
15 January 1991, 23:10	Ariane 4	44L	V-41/413	Italsat-1
Eutelsat 2F2	GTO
2 March 1991, 23:36	Ariane 4	44LP	V-42/414	Astra 1B
Meteosat 5	GTO
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513234146/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/arine44p.htm	date=2011-05-13 }}	Ariane 4	44P	V-43/415	Anik E2	GTO
17 July 1991, 01:46	Ariane 4	40	V-44/416	ERS-1
Oscar 22
Orbcomm-X
Tubsat-A
SARA	SSO
14 August 1991, 23:15	Ariane 4	44L	V-45/417	Intelsat 605	GTO
26 September 1991, 23:43	Ariane 4	44P	V-46/418	Anik E1	GTO
29 October 1991, 23:08	Ariane 4	44L	V-47/419	Intelsat 601	GTO
16 December 1991, 22:19	Ariane 4	44L	V-48/420	Telecom 2A
Inmarsat 2F3	GTO
26 February 1992, 23:58	Ariane 4	44L	V-49/421	Superbird-B1
Arabsat-1C	GTO
15 April 1992, 23:25	Ariane 4	44L+	V-50/422	Telecom 2B
Inmarsat-2F4	GTO
9 July 1992, 22:42	Ariane 4	44L	V-51/423	Insat-2A
Eutelsat 2F4	GTO
10 August 1992, 23:08	Ariane 4	42P	V-52/424	TOPEX/Poseidon
Oscar 23
S80/T	SSO
10 September 1992, 23:04	Ariane 4	44LP+	V-53/425	Hispasat 1A
Satcom C3	GTO
28 October 1992, 00:15	Ariane 4	42P+	V-54/426	Galaxy-7	GTO
1 December 1992, 22:48	Ariane 4	42P+	V-55/427	Superbird A1	GTO
12 May 1993, 00:56	Ariane 4	42L	V-56/428	Astra 1C
Arsene	GTO		Only launch of Ariane 42L
25 June 1993, 00:18	Ariane 4	42P+	V-57/430	Galaxy-4	GTO
22 July 1993, 22:58	Ariane 4	44L	V-58/429	Hispasat 1B
Insat-2B	GTO
26 September 1993, 01:45	Ariane 4	40	V-59/431	SPOT-3
Stella
Kitsat-2
Posat-1
Healthsat-2
ITAMsat
Eyesat-1	SSO
22 October 1993, 06:46	Ariane 4	44LP	V-60/432	Intelsat 701	GTO
20 November 1993, 01:17	Ariane 4	44LP	V-61/433	Solidaridad 1
Meteosat 6	GTO
18 December 1993, 01:27	Ariane 4	44L	V-62/434	DBS-1
Thaicom-1	GTO
24 January 1994, 21:37	Ariane 4	44LP	V-63/435	Eutelsat 2F5
Turksat 1A	GTO (planned)		Third stage turbopump malfunction
17 June 1994, 07:07	Ariane 4	44LP	V-64/436	Intelsat 702
STRV 1A & 1B	GTO
8 July 1994, 23:05	Ariane 4	44L	V-65/437	Panamsat-2
Yuri-3N	GTO
10 August 1994, 23:05	Ariane 4	44LP	V-66/438	Brasilsat B1
Turksat 1B	GTO
9 September 1994, 00:29	Ariane 4	42L+	V-67/439	Telstar 402	GTO		Only launch of Ariane 42L+
8 October 1994, 01:07	Ariane 4	44L	V-68/440	Solidaridad-2
Thaicom-2	GTO
1 November 1994, 00:37	Ariane 4	42P	V-69/441	Astra 1D	GTO
1 December 1994, 22:57	Ariane 4	42P	V-70/442	Panamsat-3	GTO (planned)		Third stage gas generator malfunction
28 March 1995, 11:19	Ariane 4	44LP+	V-71/443	Brasilsat B2
Hot Bird 1	GTO
21 April 1995, 01:44	Ariane 4	40+	V-72/444	ERS-2	SSO
17 May 1995, 06:34	Ariane 4	44LP	V-73/445	Intelsat 706	GTO
10 June 1995, 00:24	Ariane 4	42P	V-74/446	DBS-3	GTO
7 July 1995, 16:23	Ariane 4	40	V-75/447	Hélios 1A
Cerise
LBSAT/UPM-Sat 1	SSO
3 August 1995, 22:58	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-76/448	PanAmSat-4	GTO		Maiden flight of Ariane 42L-3
29 August 1995, 06:41	Ariane 4	44P	V-77/449	N-Star A	GTO
24 September 1995, 00:06	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-78/450	Telstar 402R	GTO
19 October 1995, 00:28	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-79/451	Astra 1E	GTO
17 November 1995, 01:20	Ariane 4	44P	V-80/452	ISO	HEO
6 December 1995, 23:23	Ariane 4	44L	V-81/453	Telecom 2C
Insat 2C	GTO
12 January 1996, 23:10	Ariane 4	44L	V-82/454	Panamsat-3R
Measat-1	GTO
5 February 1996, 07:19	Ariane 4	44P	V-83/455	N-STAR b	GTO
14 March 1996, 07:11	Ariane 4	44LP	V-84/456	Intelsat 707	GTO
20 April 1996, 22:36	Ariane 4	42P	V-85/457	MSAT-1	GTO
16 May 1996, 01:56	Ariane 4	44L	V-86/458	Palapa C2
AMOS-1	GTO
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914123442/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ariane5.htm	date=2008-09-14}}	Ariane 5	G	V-88/501	Cluster FM-1
Cluster FM-2
Cluster FM-3
Cluster FM-4	HEO (Planned)		Maiden flight of Ariane 5, guidance system failed due to programming error, destroyed by range safety
15 June 1996, 06:55	Ariane 4	44P	V-87/459	Intelsat 709	GTO
9 July 1996, 22:24	Ariane 4	44L	V-89/460	Arabsat-2A
Türksat 1C	GTO
8 August 1996, 22:49	Ariane 4	44L	V-90/461	Italsat F2
Telecom 2D	GTO
11 September 1996, 00:00	Ariane 4	42P	V-91/462	Echostar-2	GTO
13 November 1996, 22:40	Ariane 4	44L	V-92/463	Arabsat-2B
Measat-2	GTO
30 January 1997, 22:04	Ariane 4	44L	V-93/465	GE-2
Nahuel 1A	GTO
1 March 1997, 01:07	Ariane 4	44P	V-94/464	Intelsat 801	GTO
16 April 1997, 23:08	Ariane 4	44LP	V-95/467	Thaicom 3
BSAT 1a	GTO
3 June 1997, 23:20	Ariane 4	44L	V-97/468	Inmarsat 3F4
Insat 2D	GTO
25 June 1997, 23:44	Ariane 4	44P	V-96/466	Intelsat 802	GTO
8 August 1997, 06:46	Ariane 4	44P	V-98/469	Panamsat-6	GTO
2 September 1997, 22:21	Ariane 4	44LP	V-99/470	Hot Bird 3
Meteosat 7	GTO
23 September 1997, 23:58	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-100/471	Intelsat 803	GTO
30 October 1997, 13:43	Ariane 5	G	V-101/502	Maqsat-H/TEAMSAT
Maqsat-B
YES	GTO (planned)		Upper stage underperformed, placed satellites in lower orbit than planned
12 November 1997, 21:48	Ariane 4	44L	V-102/472	Sirius-2
Cakrawarta-1	GTO
2 December 1997, 22:52	Ariane 4	44P	V-103/473	JCSAT-5
Equator-S	GTO
22 December 1997, 00:16	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-104/474	Intelsat 804	GTO
4 February 1998, 23:29	Ariane 4	44LP	V-105/475	Brasilsat B3
Inmarsat 3F5	GTO
27 February 1998, 22:38	Ariane 4	42P	V-106/476	Hot Bird 4	GTO
24 March 1998, 01:46	Ariane 4	40	V-107/477	SPOT-4	SSO
28 April 1998, 22:53	Ariane 4	44P	V-108/478	Nilesat-1
BSAT-1B	GTO
25 August 1998, 23:07	Ariane 4	44P	V-109/479	ST-1	GTO
16 September 1998, 06:31	Ariane 4	44LP	V-110/480	Panamsat 7	GTO
5 October 1998, 22:51	Ariane 4	44L	V-111/481	Eutelsat W2
Sirius-3	GTO
21 October 1998, 16:37	Ariane 5	G	V-112/503	Maqsat-3/ARD	GTO		ARD deployed on suborbital trajectory
28 October 1998, 22:15	Ariane 4	44L	V-113/482	Afristar
GE-5	GTO
6 December 1998, 00:43	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-114/483	Satmex 5	GTO
22 December 1998, 01:08	Ariane 4	42L-3	V-115/484	PanAmSat-6B	GTO
26 February 1999, 22:44:00	Ariane 4	44L (# 28)	V-116/485	Arabsat-3A
Skynet 4E	GTO
2 April 1999, 22:03	Ariane 4	42P	V-117/486	Insat-2E	GTO
12 August 1999, 22:52	Ariane 4	42P	V-118/487	Telkom-1	GTO
4 September 1999, 22:34	Ariane 4	42P	V-120/488	Koreasat-3	GTO
25 September 1999, 06:29	Ariane 4	44LP	V-121/489	Telstar 7	GTO
19 October 1999, 06:22	Ariane 4	44LP	V-122/490	Orion 2	GTO
13 November 1999, 22:54	Ariane 4	44LP	V-123/491	GE-4	GTO
3 December 1999, 16:22	Ariane 4	40	V-124/492	Helios 1B
Clémentine	SSO
10 December 1999, 14:32	Ariane 5	G	V-119/504	XMM-Newton	HEO
22 December 1999, 00:50	Ariane 4	44L-3	V-125/493	Galaxy-11	GTO

References

[http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ariane4.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 4] {{webarchive. link. (2012-07-16)
[http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/arine44l.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44L] {{webarchive. link. (2005-07-28)
Castanos, Francis. (7 December 2020). "The cloth of doom: The weird, doomed ride of Ariane Flight 36". [[The Space Review]].
[https://web.archive.org/web/20020305192247/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/arie44lp.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44LP]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20020313134647/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/arine42p.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 42P]
[http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/arine44p.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44P] {{webarchive. link. (2011-05-13)
[http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-42l_h10.htm Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080907201014/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ariane.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane]
[http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-42l_h10plus.htm Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+]
[http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau_det/ariane-42l_h10-3.htm Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+]
[http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ariane5.htm Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 5] {{webarchive. link. (2008-09-14)

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