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 1990 Date (UTC) Variant Configuration Serial No Payload Orbit Outcome Remarks 22 January 1990, 01:35Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 4 Ariane 4 40 V-35/408 SPOT-2Uosat-3/Oscar 14UoSAT-4/Oscar 15Oscar 16Oscar 17Oscar 18Oscar 19 SSO 22 February 1990, 23:17Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44L Ariane 4 44L V-36/407 Superbird-BBS-2X GTO (planned) Exploded due to blocked water line. 24 July 1990, 22:25 Ariane 4 44L V-37/409 TDF-2DFS-2 GTO 30 August 1990, 22:46Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44LP Ariane 4 44LP V-38/410 Skynet 4CEutelsat 2F1 GTO 12 October 1990, 22:58 Ariane 4 44L V-39/411 SBS-6Galaxy-6 GTO 20 November 1990, 23:11Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 42P Ariane 4 42P V-40/412 Satcom C1GStar-4 GTO 1991 15 January 1991, 23:10 Ariane 4 44L V-41/413 Italsat-1Eutelsat 2F2 GTO 2 March 1991, 23:36 Ariane 4 44LP V-42/414 Astra 1BMeteosat 5 GTO 4 April 1991, 23:33Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44P Ariane 4 44P V-43/415 Anik E2 GTO 17 July 1991, 01:46 Ariane 4 40 V-44/416 ERS-1Oscar 22Orbcomm-XTubsat-ASARA 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 2AInmarsat 2F3 GTO 1992 26 February 1992, 23:58 Ariane 4 44L V-49/421 Superbird-B1Arabsat-1C GTO 15 April 1992, 23:25 Ariane 4 44L+ V-50/422 Telecom 2BInmarsat-2F4 GTO 9 July 1992, 22:42 Ariane 4 44L V-51/423 Insat-2AEutelsat 2F4 GTO 10 August 1992, 23:08 Ariane 4 42P V-52/424 TOPEX/PoseidonOscar 23S80/T SSO 10 September 1992, 23:04 Ariane 4 44LP+ V-53/425 Hispasat 1ASatcom 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 1993 12 May 1993, 00:56Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane Ariane 4 42L V-56/428 Astra 1CArsene 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 1BInsat-2B GTO 26 September 1993, 01:45 Ariane 4 40 V-59/431 SPOT-3StellaKitsat-2Posat-1Healthsat-2ITAMsatEyesat-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 1Meteosat 6 GTO 18 December 1993, 01:27 Ariane 4 44L V-62/434 DBS-1Thaicom-1 GTO 1994 24 January 1994, 21:37 Ariane 4 44LP V-63/435 Eutelsat 2F5Turksat 1A GTO (planned) Third stage turbopump malfunction 17 June 1994, 07:07 Ariane 4 44LP V-64/436 Intelsat 702STRV 1A & 1B GTO 8 July 1994, 23:05 Ariane 4 44L V-65/437 Panamsat-2Yuri-3N GTO 10 August 1994, 23:05 Ariane 4 44LP V-66/438 Brasilsat B1Turksat 1B GTO 9 September 1994, 00:29Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+ 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-2Thaicom-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 1995 28 March 1995, 11:19 Ariane 4 44LP+ V-71/443 Brasilsat B2Hot 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 1ACeriseLBSAT/UPM-Sat 1 SSO 3 August 1995, 22:58Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+ 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 2CInsat 2C GTO 1996 12 January 1996, 23:10 Ariane 4 44L V-82/454 Panamsat-3RMeasat-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 C2AMOS-1 GTO 4 June 1996, 12:34Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 5 G V-88/501 Cluster FM-1Cluster FM-2Cluster FM-3Cluster 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-2ATürksat 1C GTO 8 August 1996, 22:49 Ariane 4 44L V-90/461 Italsat F2Telecom 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-2BMeasat-2 GTO 1997 30 January 1997, 22:04 Ariane 4 44L V-93/465 GE-2Nahuel 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 3BSAT 1a GTO 3 June 1997, 23:20 Ariane 4 44L V-97/468 Inmarsat 3F4Insat 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 3Meteosat 7 GTO 23 September 1997, 23:58 Ariane 4 42L-3 V-100/471 Intelsat 803 GTO 30 October 1997, 13:43 G V-101/502 Maqsat-H/TEAMSATMaqsat-BYES GTO (planned) Upper stage underperformed, placed satellites in lower orbit than planned 12 November 1997, 21:48 Ariane 4 44L V-102/472 Sirius-2Cakrawarta-1 GTO 2 December 1997, 22:52 Ariane 4 44P V-103/473 JCSAT-5Equator-S GTO 22 December 1997, 00:16 Ariane 4 42L-3 V-104/474 Intelsat 804 GTO 1998 4 February 1998, 23:29 Ariane 4 44LP V-105/475 Brasilsat B3Inmarsat 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-1BSAT-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 W2Sirius-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 AfristarGE-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 1999 26 February 1999, 22:44:00 Ariane 4 44L (# 28) V-116/485 Arabsat-3ASkynet 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 Hélios 1BClémentine 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
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