Main data | Ariane 5 GS |
|---|---|
Height | up to 47 m |
Diameter | up to 5.4 |
Liftoff mass * | 750 tonnes |
Payload mass ** | 6.7 tonnes |
The Ariane 5 GS was derived from the Ariane-5 Generic launcher, produced after the end of the Ariane 5 G+ series.
This Ariane 5 version integrated elements produced in the frame of the Ariane 5 ECA and Ariane 5 ES ATV developments. It incorporated:
EAP boosters with more propellant in the S1 segments
a composite VEB with the electrical equipments identical to those produced for the Ariane 5 ECA version
an EPS stage loaded with 300 kg more propellant
The central core stage (EPC) used the Vulcain 1B engine delivering a thrust level of 110 tonnes.
The Ariane 5 GS is no longer being used. The first flight of the Ariane 5 GS took place successfully on 11 August 2005.
On 18 December 2009, the last Ariane 5 GS lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana placing the French military reconnaissance satellite Helios-2B into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit. Flight VA193 was the seventh Ariane 5 launch of 2009 and was the last of the GS version of the launcher.
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