List of Ariane launches (1990–1999)

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.

## Contents

* 1 Launch statistics
* 1.1 Rocket configurations
* 1.2 Launch outcomes
* 2 Launch history
* 2.1 1990
* 2.2 1991
* 2.3 1992
* 2.4 1993
* 2.5 1994
* 2.6 1995
* 2.7 1996
* 2.8 1997
* 2.9 1998
* 2.10 1999
* 3 References

## Launch statistics

### Rocket configurations

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### Launch outcomes

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## Launch history

### 1990

Date (GMT)  | Variant  | Configuration  | Serial No | Payload  | Orbit  | Outcome  | Remarks
22 January 1990, 01:35[1] | 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  | Success  |
22 February 1990, 23:17[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-36/407  | Superbird-B
BS-2X  | GTO (planned)  | Failure  | Exploded due to blocked water line
24 July 1990, 22:25[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-37/409  | TDF-2
DFS-2  | GTO | Success  |
30 August 1990, 22:46[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-38/410  | Skynet 4C
Eutelsat 2F1  | GTO | Success  |
12 October 1990, 22:58[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-39/411  | SBS-6
Galaxy-6  | GTO | Success  |
20 November 1990, 23:11[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-40/412  | Satcom C1
GStar-4  | GTO | Success  |

### 1991

15 January 1991, 23:10[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-41/413  | Italsat-1
Eutelsat 2F2  | GTO | Success  |
2 March 1991, 23:36[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-42/414  | Astra 1B
Meteosat 5  | GTO | Success  |
4 April 1991, 23:33[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-43/415  | Anik E2 | GTO | Success  |
17 July 1991, 01:46[1] | Ariane 4 | 40  | V-44/416  | ERS-1
Oscar 22
Orbcomm-X
Tubsat-A
SARA  | SSO  | Success  |
14 August 1991, 23:15[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-45/417  | Intelsat 605 | GTO | Success  |
26 September 1991, 23:43[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-46/418  | Anik E1  | GTO | Success  |
29 October 1991, 23:08[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-47/419  | Intelsat 6AF1  | GTO | Success  |
16 December 1991, 22:19[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-48/420  | Telecom 2A
Inmarsat 2F3  | GTO | Success  |

### 1992

26 February 1992, 23:58[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-49/421  | Superbird-B1
Arabsat-1C | GTO | Success  |
15 April 1992, 23:25[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L+  | V-50/422  | Telecom 2B
Inmarsat-2F4  | GTO | Success  |
9 July 1992, 22:42[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-51/423  | Insat-2A
Eutelsat 2F4  | GTO | Success  |
10 August 1992, 23:08[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-52/424  | TOPEX/Poseidon
Oscar 23
S80/T  | SSO  | Success  |
10 September 1992, 23:04[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP+  | V-53/425  | Hispasat 1A
Satcom C3  | GTO | Success  |
28 October 1992, 00:15[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P+  | V-54/426  | Galaxy-7  | GTO | Success  |
1 December 1992, 22:48[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P+  | V-55/427  | Superbird A1  | GTO | Success  |

### 1993

12 May 1993, 00:56[6][7] | Ariane 4 | 42L  | V-56/428  | Astra 1C
Arsene  | GTO | Success  | Only launch of Ariane 42L
25 June 1993, 00:18[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P+  | V-57/430  | Galaxy-4  | GTO | Success  |
22 July 1993, 22:58[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-58/429  | Hispasat 1B
Insat-2B  | GTO | Success  |
26 September 1993, 01:45[1] | Ariane 4 | 40  | V-59/431  | SPOT-3
Stella
Kitsat-2
Posat-1
Healthsat-2
ITAMsat
Eyesat-1 | SSO  | Success  |
22 October 1993, 06:46[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-60/432  | Intelsat 701 | GTO | Success  |
20 November 1993, 01:17[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-61/433  | Solidaridad 1
Meteosat 6  | GTO | Success  |
18 December 1993, 01:27[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-62/434  | DBS-1
Thaicom-1  | GTO | Success  |

### 1994

24 January 1994, 21:37[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-63/435  | Eutelsat 2F5
Turksat 1A  | GTO (planned)  | Failure  | Third stage turbopump malfunction
17 June 1994, 07:07[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-64/436  | Intelsat 702
STRV 1A & 1B  | GTO | Success  |
8 July 1994, 23:05[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-65/437  | Panamsat-2
Yuri-3N  | GTO | Success  |
10 August 1994, 23:05[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-66/438  | Brasilsat B1
Turksat 1B  | GTO | Success  |
9 September 1994, 00:29[7][8] | Ariane 4 | 42L+  | V-67/439  | Telstar 402 | GTO | Success  | Only launch of Ariane 42L+
8 October 1994, 01:07[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-68/440  | Solidaridad-2
Thaicom-2  | GTO | Success  |
1 November 1994, 00:37[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-69/441  | Astra 1D  | GTO | Success  |
1 December 1994, 22:57[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-70/442  | Panamsat-3  | GTO | Failure  | Third stage gas generator malfunction

### 1995

28 March 1995, 11:19[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP+  | V-71/443  | Brasilsat B2
Hot Bird 1  | GTO | Success  |
21 April 1995, 01:44[1] | Ariane 4 | 40+  | V-72/444  | ERS-2  | SSO  | Success  |
17 May 1995, 06:34[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-73/445  | Intelsat 706 | GTO | Success  |
10 June 1995, 00:24[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-74/446  | DBS-3  | GTO | Success  |
7 July 1995, 16:23[1] | Ariane 4 | 40  | V-75/447  | Helios 1A
Cerise
LBSAT-1  | SSO  | Success  |
3 August 1995, 22:58[7][9] | Ariane 4 | 42L-3  | V-76/448  | PanAmSat-4  | GTO | Success  | Maiden flight of Ariane 42L-3
29 August 1995, 06:41[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-77/449  | N-Star A  | GTO | Success  |
24 September 1995, 00:06[7][9] | Ariane 4 | 42L-3  | V-78/450  | Telstar 402R  | GTO | Success  |
19 October 1995, 00:28[7][9] | Ariane 4 | 42L-3  | V-79/451  | Astra 1E | GTO | Success  |
17 November 1995, 01:20[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-80/452  | ISO | HEO | Success  |
6 December 1995, 23:23[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-81/453  | Telecom 2C
Insat 2C  | GTO | Success  |

### 1996

12 January 1996, 23:10[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-82/454  | Panamsat-3R
Measat-1  | GTO | Success  |
5 February 1996, 07:19[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-83/455  | N-Star B  | GTO | Success  |
14 March 1996, 07:11[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-84/456  | Intelsat 707 | GTO | Success  |
20 April 1996, 22:36[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-85/457  | M-SAT-1  | GTO | Success  |
16 May 1996, 01:56[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-86/458  | Palapa C2
AMOS-1  | GTO | Success  |
4 June 1996, 12:34[10] | Ariane 5 | G  | V-88/501  | Cluster FM-1
Cluster FM-2
Cluster FM-3
Cluster FM-4 | HEO (Planned)  | Failure  | Maiden flight of Ariane 5, guidance system failed due to programming error, destroyed by range safety
15 June 1996, 06:55[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-87/459  | Intelsat 709 | GTO | Success  |
9 July 1996, 22:24[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-89/460  | Arabsat-2A
Turksat 1C  | GTO | Success  |
8 August 1996, 22:49[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-90/461  | Italsat F2
Telecom 2D  | GTO | Success  |
11 September 1996, 00:00[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-91/462  | Echostar-2  | GTO | Success  |
13 November 1996, 22:40[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-92/463  | Arabsat-2B
Measat-2  | GTO | Success  |

### 1997

30 January 1997, 22:04[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-93/465  | GE-2
Nahuel 1A  | GTO | Success  |
1 March 1997, 01:07[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-94/464  | Intelsat 801 | GTO | Success  |
16 April 1997, 23:08[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-95/467  | Thaicom 3
BSAT 1a  | GTO | Success  |
3 June 1997, 23:20[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-97/468  | Inmarsat 3F4
Insat 2D  | GTO | Success  |
25 June 1997, 23:44[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-96/466  | Intelsat 802 | GTO | Success  |
8 August 1997, 06:46[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-98/469  | Panamsat-6  | GTO | Success  |
2 September 1997, 22:21[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-99/470  | Hot Bird 3
Meteosat 7  | GTO | Success  |
23 September 1997, 23:58[7][9] | Ariane 4 | 42L-3  | V-100/471  | Intelsat 803  | GTO | Success  |
30 October 1997, 13:43[10] | Ariane 5 | G  | V-101/502  | Maqsat-H/TEAMSAT
Maqsat-B
YES  | GTO | Partial failure  | Underperformed, placed satellites in lower orbit than planned
12 November 1997, 21:48[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-102/472  | Sirius-2
Cakrawarta-1  | GTO | Success  |
2 December 1997, 22:52[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-103/473  | JCSAT-5
Equator-S  | GTO | Success  |
22 December 1997, 00:16[7][9] | Ariane 4 | 42L-3  | V-104/474  | Intelsat 804 | GTO | Success  |

### 1998

4 February 1998, 23:29[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-105/475  | Brasilsat B3
Inmarsat 3F5  | GTO | Success  |
27 February 1998, 22:38[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-106/476  | Hot Bird 4  | GTO | Success  |
24 March 1998, 01:46[1] | Ariane 4 | 40  | V-107/477  | SPOT-4  | SSO  | Success  |
28 April 1998, 22:53[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-108/478  | Nilesat-1
BSAT-1B  | GTO | Success  |
25 August 1998, 23:07[5] | Ariane 4 | 44P  | V-109/479  | ST-1  | GTO | Success  |
16 September 1998, 06:31[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-110/480  | Panamsat 7  | GTO | Success  |
5 October 1998, 22:51[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-111/481  | Eutelsat W2
Sirius-3  | GTO | Success  |
21 October 1998, 16:37[10] | Ariane 5 | G  | V-112/503  | Maqsat-3/ARD | GTO | Success  | ARD deployed on suborbital trajectory
28 October 1998, 22:15[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-113/482  | Afristar
GE-5  | GTO | Success  |
6 December 1998, 00:43[7][9] | Ariane 4 | 42L-3  | V-114/483  | Satmex 5  | GTO | Success  |
22 December 1998, 01:08[7] | Ariane 4 | 42L-3  | V-115/484  | PanAmSat-6B  | GTO | Success  |

### 1999

26 February 1999, 22:44[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L  | V-116/485  | Arabsat-3A
Skynet 4E  | GTO | Success  |
2 April 1999, 22:03[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-117/486  | Insat-2E  | GTO | Success  |
12 August 1999, 22:52[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-118/487  | Telkom-1 | GTO | Success  |
4 September 1999, 22:34[4] | Ariane 4 | 42P  | V-120/488  | Koreasat-3  | GTO | Success  |
25 September 1999, 06:29[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-121/489  | Telstar 7  | GTO | Success  |
19 October 1999, 06:22[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-122/490  | Orion 2  | GTO | Success  |
13 November 1999, 22:54[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP  | V-123/491  | GE-4  | GTO | Success  |
3 December 1999, 16:22[1] | Ariane 4 | 40  | V-124/492  | Helios 1B
Clemintine  | SSO  | Success  |
10 December 1999, 14:32[10] | Ariane 5 | G  | V-119/504  | XMM-Newton | HEO  | Success  |
22 December 1999, 00:50[2] | Ariane 4 | 44L-3  | V-125/493  | Galaxy-11  | GTO | Success  |

## References

* McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/launchlog.txt. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
* McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. http://planet4589.org/space/log/satcat.txt. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
* Wade, Mark. "Ariane". Encyclopedia Astronautica. http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/ariane.htm.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 4
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44L
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44LP
4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 42P
5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44P
6. ↑ Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane
8. ↑ Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Gunter's Space Page - Ariane-42L H10+
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 5

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