VA261

E290057

VA261 was the final mission of the Ariane 5 ECA heavy-lift launch vehicle, marking the end of Ariane 5’s operational service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ariane 5 launch
orbital launch attempt
countryOfLaunch France
fairingDiameter 5.4 metres
fairingType Ariane 5 long payload fairing
firstStage Ariane 5 EPC core stage
launchDate 2023-07-05
launchLocation Kourou, French Guiana
linked to: Kourou
launchOperator Arianespace
launchPad ELA-3
launchRangeOperator CNES
launchSite Guiana Space Centre
launchSiteOperator CNES
launchTimeUTC 2023-07-05T22:00:00Z
launchVehicle Ariane 5 ECA
launchVehicleManufacturer ArianeGroup
massToGTO approximately 10,000 kilograms
missionDesignation VA261
missionType commercial launch
communications satellite launch
notableFor closing more than two decades of Ariane 5 flights
orbitType geostationary transfer orbit
payload Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit
Syracuse 4B
payloadCustomer French Ministry of the Armed Forces
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
payloadOperator DLR Space Administration
French Ministry of the Armed Forces
precededBy VA260
primaryPayload Syracuse 4B
program Ariane programme
regionServedByPayload Europe
France
Germany
rocketFamily Ariane 5
rocketVariant Ariane 5 ECA
secondaryPayload Heinrich-Hertz-Satellit
significance end of Ariane 5 operational service
final Ariane 5 mission
linked to: Ariane 5 ECA
spaceAgencyPartner CNES
DLR
European Space Agency
status success
strapOnBoosters two EAP solid rocket boosters
successorLaunchVehicle Ariane 6
upperStage Ariane 5 ESC-A upper stage
linked to: Ariane upper stage

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