Ariane 5, the Glossary
Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle developed and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA).[1]
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313 relations: ABS (satellite operator), ABS-2, Ada (programming language), Aestus, Afghansat 1, Al Yah 1, Al Yah Satellite Communications, Albert Einstein ATV, Alphabus, Aluminium, Amazonas 3, Amazonas 4A, AMC-18, AMC-21, AMC-7, AMC-8, Ammonium perchlorate, Anik (satellite), Arab Satellite Communications Organization, Arabsat-5A, Ariane (rocket family), Ariane 4, Ariane 6, Ariane flight V88, Ariane flight VA241, Ariane flight VA245, Ariane flight VA256, ArianeGroup, Arianespace, Ars Technica, ARSAT, ARSAT-1, ARSAT-2, Artemis (satellite), AsiaStar, Astra 1L, Astra 1N, Astra 2B, Astra 2D, Astra 2F, Astra 3B, Astra 5B, Astrium, Athena-Fidus, Atlantic Ocean, Atlas V, Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator, Automated Transfer Vehicle, Avanti Communications, Azercosmos, ... Expand index (263 more) »
- Ariane (rocket family)
- Vehicles introduced in 1996
ABS (satellite operator)
ABS is a global satellite operator and has offices in United Arab Emirates, Asia and United States.
See Ariane 5 and ABS (satellite operator)
ABS-2
ABS-2 is a Space Systems/Loral FS 1300 satellite launched in February 2014.
Ada (programming language)
Ada is a structured, statically typed, imperative, and object-oriented high-level programming language, inspired by Pascal and other languages.
See Ariane 5 and Ada (programming language)
Aestus
Aestus is a hypergolic liquid rocket engine used on an upper stage of Ariane 5 family rockets for the orbital insertion.
Afghansat 1
Afghansat 1 (Pashto: افغان سټ یو, Persian: افغانست 1), formerly named Eutelsat W2M, Eutelsat 48B, Eutelsat 28B is a telecommunications satellite operated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Al Yah 1
Al Yah 1, formerly known as Yahsat 1A, is a communications satellite constructed by EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space for Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat).
Al Yah Satellite Communications
Al Yah Satellite Communications Company P.J.S.C. (Yahsat) is a public company listed on the and a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, offering multi-mission satellite services in more than 150 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia and Australasia.
See Ariane 5 and Al Yah Satellite Communications
Albert Einstein ATV
The Albert Einstein ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 004 (ATV-004), was a European uncrewed cargo resupply spacecraft, named after the German-born physicist Albert Einstein.
See Ariane 5 and Albert Einstein ATV
Alphabus
Alphabus is a family of heavy geostationary communications satellites developed by a joint venture between Thales Alenia Space and EADS Astrium Satellites in France, with support of the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency and the European Space Agency (ESA).
Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Amazonas 3
Amazonas 3 is a communications satellite based on the SSL 1300 satellite bus and owned by the Hispasat Group of Madrid, Spain.
Amazonas 4A
The Amazonas 4A, renamed in 2016 Amazonas 4 and since 2017 known as the Hispasat 74W-1, is a Spanish commercial communications satellite developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and operated by Hispasat.
AMC-18
AMC-18 is a geostationary Lockheed Martin A2100A communications satellite owned by SES Americom.
AMC-21
AMC-21, or GE-21, is an American communications satellite operated by SES S.A., formerly SES World Skies and SES Americom.
AMC-7
AMC-7 is a commercial broadcast communications satellite owned by SES, originally from the GE Americom fleet.
AMC-8
AMC-8, also known as Aurora III, previously GE-8, is a C-band satellite located at 139° West, covering the United States, Canada and the Caribbean.
Ammonium perchlorate
Ammonium perchlorate ("AP") is an inorganic compound with the formula. It is a colorless or white solid that is soluble in water. It is a powerful oxidizer. Combined with a fuel, it can be used as a rocket propellant called ammonium perchlorate composite propellant. Its instability has involved it in a number of accidents, such as the PEPCON disaster.
See Ariane 5 and Ammonium perchlorate
Anik (satellite)
The Anik satellites are a series of geostationary communications satellites launched for Telesat Canada for television, voice and data in Canada and other parts of the world, from 1972 through 2013.
See Ariane 5 and Anik (satellite)
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (often abbreviated as Arabsat) is a communications satellite operator in the Arab World, headquartered in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
See Ariane 5 and Arab Satellite Communications Organization
Arabsat-5A
Arabsat-5A is a Saudi Arabian communications satellite operated by Arabsat.
Ariane (rocket family)
Ariane is a series of European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use.
See Ariane 5 and Ariane (rocket family)
Ariane 4
The Ariane 4 was a European expendable launch vehicle, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). Ariane 5 and Ariane 4 are Ariane (rocket family).
Ariane 6
Ariane 6 is a European expendable launch system operated by Arianespace and developed and produced by ArianeGroup on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA). Ariane 5 and Ariane 6 are Ariane (rocket family).
Ariane flight V88
Ariane flight V88 was the failed maiden flight of the Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, vehicle no.
See Ariane 5 and Ariane flight V88
Ariane flight VA241
Ariane flight VA241 was an Ariane 5 space launch that occurred from the Guiana Space Centre on 25 January 2018 at 22:20 UTC.
See Ariane 5 and Ariane flight VA241
Ariane flight VA245
Ariane Flight VA245 is the Ariane 5 space launch of BepiColombo that took place on 20 October 2018 at 01:45:28UTC from the Guiana Space Centre.
See Ariane 5 and Ariane flight VA245
Ariane flight VA256
Ariane flight VA256 was an Ariane 5 rocket flight that launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) into space on 25 December 2021.
See Ariane 5 and Ariane flight VA256
ArianeGroup
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France.
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a French company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider.
Ars Technica
Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.
ARSAT
Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales Sociedad Anónima AR-SAT, usually known simply as ARSAT, is an Argentine government-owned telecommunications company incorporated in 2006 as a Sociedad Anónima through the federal law 26.092.
ARSAT-1
ARSAT-1 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by AR-SAT and built by the Argentine company INVAP.
ARSAT-2
ARSAT-2 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by ARSAT and built by the Argentine company INVAP.
Artemis (satellite)
Artemis was a geostationary earth orbit satellite (GEOS) for telecommunications, built by Alenia Spazio for ESA.
See Ariane 5 and Artemis (satellite)
AsiaStar
AsiaStar is an American communications satellite which was operated by 1worldspace.
Astra 1L
Astra 1L, is one of the Astra geostationary satellites owned and operated by SES, was purchased in June 2003.
Astra 1N
Astra 1N is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES and is positioned at the Astra 19.2°E orbital position.
Astra 2B
Astra 2B is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.
Astra 2D
Astra 2D was one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES and located at 28.2° East in the geostationary orbit until June 2015.
Astra 2F
Astra 2F is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES S.A., launched in September 2012 to the Astra 28.2°E orbital position.
Astra 3B
Astra 3B is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES, launched in 2010 to the Astra 23.5°E orbital position providing digital television and radio for direct-to-home (DTH), and the AstraConnect two-way satellite broadband services across Europe and the Middle East.
Astra 5B
Astra 5B (now called Astra 3C) is one of the Astra communications satellites owned and operated by SES.
Astrium
Astrium was an aerospace manufacturer subsidiary of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) that provided civil and military space systems and services from 2006 to 2013.
Athena-Fidus
Athena-Fidus (Access on theatres for European allied forces nations-French Italian dual use satellite) is a French-Italian telecommunication satellite providing high-throughput secure communications to both nation's armed forces and their emergency services.
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about.
See Ariane 5 and Atlantic Ocean
Atlas V
Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family.
Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator
The Advanced Reentry Demonstrator (ARD) was a European Space Agency (ESA) suborbital reentry vehicle.
See Ariane 5 and Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator
Automated Transfer Vehicle
The Automated Transfer Vehicle, originally Ariane Transfer Vehicle or ATV, was an expendable cargo spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), used for space cargo transport in 2008–2015.
See Ariane 5 and Automated Transfer Vehicle
Avanti Communications
Avanti Communications is a UK based satellite operator, selling wholesale satellite broadband and satellite connectivity services to Internet Service Providers, Mobile Network Operators, Enterprises, Governments and other satellite operators.
See Ariane 5 and Avanti Communications
Azercosmos
Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azercosmos) (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Kosmik Agentliyi - Azərkosmos) is a public legal entity under Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and successor of Azercosmos Open Joint Stock Company, the first satellite operator in the Caucasus region entirely owned by the Government of Azerbaijan.
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a
Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a', is Azerbaijan's first satellite in space.
See Ariane 5 and Azerspace-1/Africasat-1a
Azerspace-2
Azerspace-2, also known as Intelsat 38, is Azerbaijan's second telecommunications satellite, built by Space Systems/Loral, California and managed by Azercosmos and Intelsat.
Bank Rakyat Indonesia
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk ("Indonesian People's Bank"), commonly known as Bank BRI or just BRI, is one of the largest banks in Indonesia.
See Ariane 5 and Bank Rakyat Indonesia
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
Beachcombing
Beachcombing is an activity that consists of an individual "combing" (or searching) the beach and the intertidal zone, looking for things of value, interest or utility.
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.
BepiColombo
BepiColombo is a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the planet Mercury.
Beyond Gravity
Beyond Gravity is the space-oriented segment of the Swiss technology group RUAG.
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Bit
The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communication.
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Boeing 702
Boeing 702 is a communication satellite bus family designed and manufactured by the Boeing Satellite Development Center, and flown from the late-1990s into the 2020s.
Brazilian space program
The Brazilian space program is the rocketry and space exploration programs conducted by Brazil from 1961, under GOCNAE (Group for the Organization of the National Commission on Space Activities) until the creation of the Brazilian Space Agency in 1994.
See Ariane 5 and Brazilian space program
British Satellite Broadcasting
British Satellite Broadcasting plc (BSB) was a television company, based in London, that provided direct broadcast satellite television services to the United Kingdom.
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Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation
The Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) is a Japanese corporation established in April 1993 to procure, manage and lease transponders on communications satellites.
See Ariane 5 and Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation
BSAT-2a
BSAT-2a, was a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT which was designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform.
BSAT-2b
BSAT-2b, was a geostationary communications satellite ordered by B-SAT which was designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform.
BSAT-2c
BSAT-2c, was a geostationary communications satellite operated by B-SAT and was designed and manufactured by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the STAR-1 platform.
BSAT-3a
BSAT-3a, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform.
BSAT-3b
BSAT-3b, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform.
BSAT-3c
BSAT-3c, also known as JCSAT-110R, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform.
BSAT-4a
BSAT-4a is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (BSAT) and designed and manufactured by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform, to be stationed on the 110.0° East orbital slot for direct television broadcasting of 4K and 8K Ultra HD resolutions.
BSAT-4b
BSAT-4b, is a geostationary communications satellite ordered by Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation and designed and manufactured by SSL of Maxar Technologies on the SSL 1300 platform.
Canadian Space Agency
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA; Agence spatiale canadienne, ASC) is the national space agency of Canada, established in 1990 by the Canadian Space Agency Act.
See Ariane 5 and Canadian Space Agency
Chollian
Chollian, also known as Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite 1 (COMS-1), was a South Korean satellite which was launched on 26 June 2010 and began operations on 1 April 2011.
CMS-02
CMS-02 (also known as GSAT-24 and also known as GSAT-N1) is an Indian Communication Satellite built by ISRO.
CNES
CNES is the French national space agency.
Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.
See Ariane 5 and Communications satellite
Comparison of orbital launch systems
This article lists all active and upcoming orbital launch systems.
See Ariane 5 and Comparison of orbital launch systems
Comparison of orbital launcher families
This article compares different orbital launcher families (launchers which are significantly different from other members of the same 'family' have separate entries).
See Ariane 5 and Comparison of orbital launcher families
Coordinated Universal Time
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.
See Ariane 5 and Coordinated Universal Time
Cryogenics
In physics, cryogenics is the production and behaviour of materials at very low temperatures.
Delta IV Heavy
The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) was an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family.
See Ariane 5 and Delta IV Heavy
Dinitrogen tetroxide
Dinitrogen tetroxide, commonly referred to as nitrogen tetroxide (NTO), and occasionally (usually among ex-USSR/Russian rocket engineers) as amyl, is the chemical compound N2O4.
See Ariane 5 and Dinitrogen tetroxide
Direction générale de l'armement
The Direction générale de l'armement (DGA; English: Directorate General of Armament), established in 1961, is the French Government defence procurement and technology agency, responsible within the Ministry of Armed Forces for project management, development, and purchase of weapon systems for the French military.
See Ariane 5 and Direction générale de l'armement
DirecTV
DirecTV, LLC (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California.
DirecTV satellite fleet
The DirecTV satellite fleet is a group of communications satellites located at various geostationary orbits that DirecTV uses for their satellite television service and HughesNet (formerly known as DirecWAY and DirecPC) internet service.
See Ariane 5 and DirecTV satellite fleet
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
Earth observation satellite
An Earth observation satellite or Earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite used or designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit, including spy satellites and similar ones intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, cartography and others.
See Ariane 5 and Earth observation satellite
EchoStar
EchoStar Corporation is an American company providing satellite communication and Internet services.
EchoStar XVII
EchoStar XVII or EchoStar 17, also known as Jupiter 1, is an American geostationary high throughput communications satellite which is operated by Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of EchoStar.
See Ariane 5 and EchoStar XVII
Edoardo Amaldi ATV
The Edoardo Amaldi ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 003 (ATV-003), was a European uncrewed cargo spacecraft, named after the 20th-century Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi.
See Ariane 5 and Edoardo Amaldi ATV
ELA-3
ELA-3 is a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana.
Envisat
Envisat ("Environmental Satellite") is a large Earth-observing satellite which has been inactive since 2012.
Essaim (satellite)
Essaim (swarm, in French) was a French military reconnaissance microsatellite constellation.
See Ariane 5 and Essaim (satellite)
EUMETSAT
The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) is an intergovernmental organisation created through an international convention agreed by a current total of 30 European Member States.
European Data Relay System
The European Data Relay System (EDRS) system is a European constellation of GEO satellites that relay information and data between satellites, spacecraft, UAVs, and ground stations.
See Ariane 5 and European Data Relay System
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration.
See Ariane 5 and European Space Agency
Eurostar E3000
The Eurostar E3000 is a generic satellite model most commonly used for commercial and military communications satellites manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Astrium).
See Ariane 5 and Eurostar E3000
Eutelsat
Eutelsat S.A. is a French satellite operator.
Eutelsat 113 West A
Eutelsat 113 West A, formerly Satmex-6, is a geostationary communications satellite which is operated by Eutelsat.
See Ariane 5 and Eutelsat 113 West A
Eutelsat 21B
Eutelsat 21B, previously known as Eutelsat W6A, is a French communications satellite.
Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1
Eutelsat 25B or Es'hail 1 is Qatar's first satellite.
See Ariane 5 and Eutelsat 25B/Es'hail 1
Eutelsat 33C
Eutelsat 133 West A (formerly Eurobird 1, Eutelsat 28A, and Eutelsat 33C) is a Eutelsat operated Eurobird satellite, used primarily for digital television.
Eutelsat 33E
Eutelsat 33E, previously known as Hot Bird 10, Atlantic Bird 4A, Eutelsat 3B and Nilesat 104, Hot Bird 13D is a French communications satellite.
Eutelsat 5 West A
Eutelsat 5 West A, formerly Atlantic Bird 3 (or AB 3) was a communications satellite belonging to the operator Eutelsat.
See Ariane 5 and Eutelsat 5 West A
Eutelsat Konnect
Eutelsat Konnect is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Eutelsat.
See Ariane 5 and Eutelsat Konnect
Eutelsat Quantum
Eutelsat Quantum is a communications satellite developed in the framework of a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency, Eutelsat and Airbus Defence and Space.
See Ariane 5 and Eutelsat Quantum
Exception handling
In computing and computer programming, exception handling is the process of responding to the occurrence of exceptions – anomalous or exceptional conditions requiring special processing – during the execution of a program.
See Ariane 5 and Exception handling
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 Block 5 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.
See Ariane 5 and Falcon 9 Block 5
Floating-point arithmetic
In computing, floating-point arithmetic (FP) is arithmetic that represents subsets of real numbers using an integer with a fixed precision, called the significand, scaled by an integer exponent of a fixed base.
See Ariane 5 and Floating-point arithmetic
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
French Armed Forces
The French Armed Forces (Forces armées françaises) are the military forces of France.
See Ariane 5 and French Armed Forces
French Guiana
French Guiana (or; Guyane,; Lagwiyann or Gwiyann) is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies.
See Ariane 5 and French Guiana
Future Launchers Preparatory Programme
The Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP) is a technology development and maturation programme of the European Space Agency (ESA).
See Ariane 5 and Future Launchers Preparatory Programme
Galaxy (satellite)
The Galaxy series is a family of communications satellites originally developed and operated by Hughes Communications.
See Ariane 5 and Galaxy (satellite)
Galaxy 15
Galaxy 15 is an American telecommunications satellite which is owned by Intelsat.
Galaxy 17
Galaxy 17 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat to be located at 91° West longitude, serving the North American market.
Galileo (satellite navigation)
Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that went live in 2016, created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA), operated by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), headquartered in Prague, Czechia, with two ground operations centres in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, mostly responsible for the control of the satellites, and in Fucino, Italy, mostly responsible for providing the navigation data.
See Ariane 5 and Galileo (satellite navigation)
Georges Lemaître ATV
The Georges Lemaître ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 5 (ATV-5), was a European uncrewed cargo spacecraft, named after the Belgian astronomer Georges Lemaître.
See Ariane 5 and Georges Lemaître ATV
Geostationary transfer orbit
A geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or geosynchronous transfer orbit is a type of geocentric orbit.
See Ariane 5 and Geostationary transfer orbit
German Aerospace Center
The German Aerospace Center (e.V., abbreviated DLR, literally German Center for Air- and Space-flight) is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of Germany, founded in 1969.
See Ariane 5 and German Aerospace Center
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk
Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) is a heliophysics Mission of Opportunity (MOU) for NASA's Explorers program.
See Ariane 5 and Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk
Government of France
The Government of France (French: Gouvernement français), officially the Government of the French Republic, exercises executive power in France.
See Ariane 5 and Government of France
Graveyard orbit
A graveyard orbit, also called a junk orbit or disposal orbit, is an orbit that lies away from common operational orbits.
See Ariane 5 and Graveyard orbit
GSAT-10
GSAT-10 is an Indian communication satellite which was launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket in September 2012.
GSAT-11
GSAT-11 is an Indian geostationary communications satellite.
GSAT-15
GSAT-15 is an Indian communication satellite similar to GSAT-10 to augment the capacity of transponders to provide more bandwidth for Direct-to-Home television and VSAT services.
GSAT-16
GSAT-16 is the 11th Indian communication satellite, meant to increase the number of transponders available for satellite-based telecommunication, television, and VSAT services in India.
GSAT-17
GSAT-17 is an Indian communications satellite.
GSAT-18
GSAT-18 is an Indian communications satellite.
GSAT-30
GSAT-30 is a telecommunications satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
GSAT-31
GSAT-31 is a high-throughput telecommunication satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
GSAT-7
GSAT-7 or INSAT-4F is a multi-band military communications satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation.
GSAT-8
GSAT-8 or INSAT-4G is communication satellite.
Guiana Space Centre
The Guiana Space Centre (Centre spatial guyanais; CSG), also called Europe's Spaceport, is a spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a overseas region of France in South America.
See Ariane 5 and Guiana Space Centre
H-IIB
H-IIB (H2B) was an expendable space launch system jointly developed by the Japanese government's space agency JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Halo orbit
A halo orbit is a periodic, three-dimensional orbit associated with one of the L1, L2 or L3 Lagrange points in the three-body problem of orbital mechanics.
Heavy-lift launch vehicle
A heavy-lift launch vehicle is an orbital launch vehicle capable of generating a large amount of lift to reach its intended orbit.
See Ariane 5 and Heavy-lift launch vehicle
Heliocentric orbit
A heliocentric orbit (also called circumsolar orbit) is an orbit around the barycenter of the Solar System, which is usually located within or very near the surface of the Sun.
See Ariane 5 and Heliocentric orbit
Helios 2 (satellite)
The Helios 2 system, which consists of the Helios 2A and Helios 2B, is a French-developed military Earth observation satellite program.
See Ariane 5 and Helios 2 (satellite)
Hellas Sat
Hellas Sat Consortium Ltd (Hellas Sat) is the owner and a wholesaler of capacity and services of the Greek/Cypriot Hellas Sat 2 satellite, an Astrium Eurostar E2000+, which was launched successfully on 13 May 2003 to the 39th eastern meridian orbital position in the geostationary satellite orbit.
Hellas Sat 3
Inmarsat S/Hellas Sat 3 is a satellite owned by Hellas Sat.
Hermes (spacecraft)
Hermes was a proposed spaceplane designed by the French Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) in 1975, and later by the European Space Agency (ESA).
See Ariane 5 and Hermes (spacecraft)
Herschel Space Observatory
The Herschel Space Observatory was a space observatory built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA).
See Ariane 5 and Herschel Space Observatory
Highly elliptical orbit
A highly elliptical orbit (HEO) is an elliptic orbit with high eccentricity, usually referring to one around Earth.
See Ariane 5 and Highly elliptical orbit
Hispasat
Hispasat is the operating company for a number of Spanish communications satellites that cover the Americas, Europe and North Africa from orbital positions 30.0° West and 61.0° West.
HM7B
The HM7B was a European cryogenic upper stage rocket engine used on the vehicles in the Ariane rocket family.
Horizons-2
Horizons-2 is a communications satellite owned by Horizons Satellite, a joint venture between SKY Perfect JSAT Group and Intelsat.
Horizons-3e
Horizons-3e, also known as IS-H3e, is a high throughput geostationary communications satellite ordered by Horizons Satellite, a joint venture of Intelsat and SKY Perfect JSAT Group.
Hot Bird
Hot Bird (also styled Hotbird) is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Asia, Europe, North Africa, Americas and the Middle East.
Hot Bird 13C
Hot Bird 13C, formerly Hot Bird 9, is a communications satellite operated by Eutelsat, launched 20 December 2008 aboard an Ariane 5ECA carrier rocket along with the Eutelsat W2M spacecraft.
Hot Bird 7
Hot Bird 7 was a communications satellite that was lost in a launch failure in 2002.
Human-rating certification
Human-rating certification, also known as man-rating or crew-rating, is the certification of a spacecraft or launch vehicle as capable of safely transporting humans.
See Ariane 5 and Human-rating certification
Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene
Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) is an oligomer of butadiene terminated at each end with a hydroxyl functional group.
See Ariane 5 and Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene
HYLAS 2
HYLAS 2 is a geostationary High throughput satellite operated by Avanti Communications.
HYLAS-1
HYLAS (or HYLAS-1) is a British satellite in geostationary orbit.
HYLAS-4
HYLAS-4 is a telecommunications satellite owned and operated by Avanti Communications and manufactured by Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems) that was launched by an Ariane 5 rocket on 5 April 2018.
Indian National Satellite System
The Indian National Satellite System or INSAT, is a series of multipurpose geostationary satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to satisfy telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue operations.
See Ariane 5 and Indian National Satellite System
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Inmarsat
Inmarsat is a British satellite telecommunications company, offering global mobile services.
INSAT-3A
INSAT-3A, a multipurpose satellite built by ISRO was launched by Ariane in April 2003.
INSAT-3B
INSAT-3B is an Indian communications satellite which was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by Indian National Satellite System.
INSAT-3D
INSAT-3D is a meteorological, data relay and satellite aided search and rescue satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation and was launched successfully on 26 July 2013 using an Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from French Guiana.
INSAT-3E
INSAT 3E is a defunct communication satellite built by Indian Space Research Organisation.
INSAT-4A
INSAT-4A was the first one in the INSAT-4 Satellites series, providing services in the Ku and C band frequency bands.
INSAT-4B
INSAT-4B was an Indian communications satellite which forms part of the Indian National Satellite System.
Integer
An integer is the number zero (0), a positive natural number (1, 2, 3,...), or the negation of a positive natural number (−1, −2, −3,...). The negations or additive inverses of the positive natural numbers are referred to as negative integers.
Intelsat
Intelsat S.A. (formerly Intel-Sat, Intelsat) is a multinational satellite services provider with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg and administrative headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, United States.
Intelsat 11
Intelsat 11 is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat and located at 43.0° West longitude, serving the Americas market.
Intelsat 1R
Intelsat 1R (formerly PAS-1R) is a communications satellite owned by Intelsat located at 50° West of longitude, serving Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.
Intelsat 20
Intelsat 20 is a geostationary communications satellite which is operated by Intelsat.
Intelsat 28
Intelsat 28, formerly New Dawn, is a communications satellite operated by Intelsat, and positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 33 degrees east, serving TV and broadband communications to Africa.
Intelsat 29e
Intelsat 29e, also known as IS-29e was a high throughput (HTS) geostationary communications satellite designed and manufactured by Boeing Satellite Development Center on the BSS 702MP satellite bus.
Intelsat 33e
Intelsat 33e, also known as IS-33e, is a high throughput (HTS) geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by Boeing Space Systems on the BSS 702MP satellite bus.
Intelsat 34
INTELSAT 34 or IS-34 is communications satellite built on Space Systems/Loral's 1300-series satellite platform.
Intelsat 36
Intelsat 36, also known as IS-36, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by Intelsat and designed and manufactured by Space Systems/Loral on the SSL 1300 satellite bus.
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).
See Ariane 5 and International Space Station
Ion thruster
An ion thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion.
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is India's national '''space agency'''.
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy.
See Ariane 5 and James Webb Space Telescope
JAXA
The is the Japanese national air and space agency.
JCSAT-15
JCSAT-15 is a communications satellite designed and manufactured for SKY Perfect JSAT Group by SSL on the SSL 1300 platform.
JCSAT-17
JCSAT-17 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group.
JCSAT-3A
JCSAT-3A, known as JCSAT-10 before launch, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group (JSAT) which was designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin on the A2100 platform.
Johannes Kepler ATV
The Johannes Kepler ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 002 (ATV-002), was an uncrewed cargo spacecraft built to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).
See Ariane 5 and Johannes Kepler ATV
JSAT (satellite constellation)
The JSAT constellation is a communication and broadcasting satellite constellation formerly operated by JSAT Corporation and currently by SKY Perfect JSAT Group.
See Ariane 5 and JSAT (satellite constellation)
Jules Verne ATV
The Jules Verne ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 001 (ATV-001), was a robotic cargo spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency (ESA).
See Ariane 5 and Jules Verne ATV
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice, formerly JUICE) is an interplanetary spacecraft on its way to orbit and study three icy moons of Jupiter: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa.
See Ariane 5 and Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
KOMPSAT
KOMPSAT or Korean Multi-Purpose Satellite is a series of South Korean multipurpose satellite for Earth observation, communications, meteorological, environmental, agricultural, and oceanographic monitoring applications.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), established in 1989, is the aeronautics and space agency of South Korea.
See Ariane 5 and Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Koreasat 6
Koreasat 6 is a South Korean communications satellite operated by Koreasat.
KT Corporation
KT Corporation (Hangul: 주식회사 케이티), formerly Korea Telecom, is a South Korean telecommunications company.
See Ariane 5 and KT Corporation
LEROS
LEROS is a family of chemical rocket engines manufactured by Nammo at Westcott, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
Liquid hydrogen
Liquid hydrogen is the liquid state of the element hydrogen.
See Ariane 5 and Liquid hydrogen
Liquid oxygen
Liquid oxygen, sometimes abbreviated as LOX or LOXygen, is a clear light sky-blue liquid form of dioxygen.
See Ariane 5 and Liquid oxygen
List of Ariane launches
Rockets from the Ariane rocket family have accumulated 260 launches since 1979, 248 of which were successful, yielding a success rate.
See Ariane 5 and List of Ariane launches
List of Ariane launches (2010–2019)
This is a list of launches performed or scheduled to be performed by Ariane carrier rockets between 2010 and 2019.
See Ariane 5 and List of Ariane launches (2010–2019)
List of Ariane launches (2020–2029)
This is a list of launches performed or scheduled to be performed by Ariane launch vehicles between 2020 and 2029.
See Ariane 5 and List of Ariane launches (2020–2029)
List of Galileo satellites
This is a list of past and present satellites of the Galileo navigation system.
See Ariane 5 and List of Galileo satellites
List of Intelsat satellites
This is a list of satellites operated by Intelsat Corporation.
See Ariane 5 and List of Intelsat satellites
List of SES satellites
This is a list of satellites operated by SES.
See Ariane 5 and List of SES satellites
Long March 5
Long March 5 (LM-5; p), or Changzheng 5 (CZ-5), and also by its nickname "Pang-Wu" (胖五, "Fat-Five"), is a Chinese heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT).
Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.
See Ariane 5 and Low Earth orbit
LVM3
The Launch Vehicle Mark-3 or LVM3 (previously referred as the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III or GSLV Mk III) is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
M51 (missile)
The M51 SLBM is a French submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by ArianeGroup, and deployed with the French Navy.
See Ariane 5 and M51 (missile)
Max q
The max q, or maximum dynamic pressure, condition is the point when an aerospace vehicle's atmospheric flight reaches the maximum difference between the fluid dynamics total pressure and the ambient static pressure.
MEASAT Satellite Systems
MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn.
See Ariane 5 and MEASAT Satellite Systems
MEASAT-3b
MEASAT-3b is a communications satellite which MEASAT Satellite Systems operates in geosynchronous orbit at 91.5 degrees east longitude, co-located with MEASAT-3 and MEASAT-3a, with orbital period of 1436.1 minutes and orbital speed of ~3.08 km/s (~1.914 mi/s).
Medium Earth orbit
A medium Earth orbit (MEO) is an Earth-centered orbit with an altitude above a low Earth orbit (LEO) and below a high Earth orbit (HEO) – between above sea level.
See Ariane 5 and Medium Earth orbit
Meteosat
The Meteosat series of satellites are geostationary meteorological satellites operated by EUMETSAT under the Meteosat Transition Programme (MTP) and the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) program.
Meteosat 8
Meteosat 8 is a weather satellite, also known as MSG 1.
Mexican Satellite System
The Mexican Satellite System, also known as MEXSAT, is a network of three satellites bought by the Mexican government's Ministry of Communications and Transportation.
See Ariane 5 and Mexican Satellite System
Mexsat-3
Mexsat-3, also known as Mexsat Bicentenario or simply Bicentenario, is the first of three Mexican satellites forming the MEXSAT telecommunications network, and is named to commemorate the bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico.
Ministry of Defense (Japan)
The is an executive department of the Government of Japan responsible for preserving the peace and independence of Japan, and maintaining the country's national security and the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
See Ariane 5 and Ministry of Defense (Japan)
Mission Extension Vehicle
The Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) is a spacecraft that extends the functional lifetime of another spacecraft through on-orbit satellite servicing.
See Ariane 5 and Mission Extension Vehicle
Monomethylhydrazine
Monomethylhydrazine (MMH) is a highly toxic, volatile hydrazine derivative with the chemical formula.
See Ariane 5 and Monomethylhydrazine
N-STAR c
N-STAR c, is a geostationary communications satellite originally ordered by NTT DoCoMo and later fully acquired by SKY Perfect JSAT Group.
Nanosat 01
The Nanosat 01, sometimes written as NanoSat-1 or NanoSat 01, was an artificial satellite developed by the Spanish Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) and launched 18 December 2004.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
National Broadband Network
The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an Australian national wholesale open-access data network.
See Ariane 5 and National Broadband Network
NewSpace India Limited
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India and under Department of Space.
See Ariane 5 and NewSpace India Limited
Nilesat
Egyptian Satellites Co SAE or Nilesat (نايلسات or نايل سات) is a company and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites.
Nilesat 201
Nilesat 201, is an Egyptian communications satellite, which was launched on 4 August 2010.
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense company.
See Ariane 5 and Northrop Grumman
Nose cone
A nose cone is the conically shaped forwardmost section of a rocket, guided missile or aircraft, designed to modulate oncoming airflow behaviors and minimize aerodynamic drag.
NSS-9
NSS-9 is a communications satellite owned by SES World Skies.
Optus
Singtel Optus Pty Limited (commonly referred to as Optus) is an Australian telecommunications company headquartered in Macquarie Park, a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Optus (satellite)
This is a list of the satellites operated by Optus, an Australian telecommunications company.
See Ariane 5 and Optus (satellite)
Optus D3
Optus D3 is an Australian geostationary communications satellite, which is operated by Optus and provides communications services to Australasia.
OSCAR 40
AMSAT-OSCAR-40, also known as AO-40 or simply OSCAR 40, was the on-orbit designation of an amateur radio satellite of the OSCAR series.
P80 (rocket stage)
P80 is a solid-fuel first-stage rocket motor used on the European Space Agency Vega rocket (in the P80FW version).
See Ariane 5 and P80 (rocket stage)
Parasol (satellite)
PARASOL (Polarization & Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Sciences coupled with Observations from a Lidar) was a French-built Earth observing research satellite.
See Ariane 5 and Parasol (satellite)
Philae (spacecraft)
Philae was a robotic European Space Agency lander that accompanied the ''Rosetta'' spacecraft until it separated to land on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, ten years and eight months after departing Earth.
See Ariane 5 and Philae (spacecraft)
Planck (spacecraft)
Planck was a space observatory operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) from 2009 to 2013.
See Ariane 5 and Planck (spacecraft)
Politics of Egypt
The politics of Egypt takes place within the framework of a republican semi-presidential system of government.
See Ariane 5 and Politics of Egypt
Propellant
A propellant (or propellent) is a mass that is expelled or expanded in such a way as to create a thrust or another motive force in accordance with Newton's third law of motion, and "propel" a vehicle, projectile, or fluid payload.
Proton-M
The Proton-M, (Протон-М) GRAU index 8K82M or, is an expendable Russian heavy-lift launch vehicle derived from the Soviet-developed Proton.
ProtoStar
ProtoStar Ltd was a private company incorporated in Bermuda, with U.S. operations based in San Francisco, California and Asian operations based in Singapore.
RADARSAT Constellation
The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is a three-spacecraft fleet of Earth observation satellites operated by the Canadian Space Agency.
See Ariane 5 and RADARSAT Constellation
Range safety
In rocketry, range safety or flight safety is ensured by monitoring the flight paths of missiles and launch vehicles, and enforcing strict guidelines for rocket construction and ground-based operations.
Regional African Satellite Communication Organization
The Regional African Satellite Communication Organization (RASCOM) will provide telecommunication services, direct TV broadcast services and Internet access in rural areas of Africa.
See Ariane 5 and Regional African Satellite Communication Organization
Rocket propellant
Rocket propellant is the reaction mass of a rocket.
See Ariane 5 and Rocket propellant
Rosetta (spacecraft)
Rosetta was a space probe built by the European Space Agency launched on 2 March 2004.
See Ariane 5 and Rosetta (spacecraft)
SaudiGeoSat-1/HellasSat-4
SaudiGeoSat 1/HellasSat 4, also known as SaudiGeoSat 1/HellasSat 4 (abbreviated SGS-1/HS-4), is a Saudi and Greek geostationary communication satellite of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and HellasSat.
See Ariane 5 and SaudiGeoSat-1/HellasSat-4
SES (company)
SES S.A., trading as SES is a Luxembourgish satellite telecommunications network provider supplying video and data connectivity worldwide to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators, governments and institutions.
See Ariane 5 and SES (company)
SES-14
SES-14 is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SES at 47.5° West, replaces NSS-806, and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space.
SES-17
SES-17, is a high throughput all electric geostationary communications satellite owned and operated by SES, and designed and manufactured by Thales Alenia Space.
SES-2
SES-2 is a communications satellite operated by SES World Skies.
Signedness
In computing, signedness is a property of data types representing numbers in computer programs.
Singtel
Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate, the country's principal fixed-line operator and one of the four major mobile network operators operating in the country.
SKY Brasil
SKY Brasil is a company, owned by Vrio, which operates a subscription television service in Brazil.
Sky México
Corporacion Novavision S. DE R.L DE C.V doing business as SKY México, is a company that operates a subscription television service in Mexico, Central America and Dominican Republic.
Sky Muster
The Sky Muster satellites are two geostationary (GEO) communications satellites operated by NBN Co Limited and built by SSL.
SKY Perfect JSAT
The SKY Perfect JSAT Group is a Japanese corporate group that claims to be Asia's largest satellite communication and multi-channel pay TV company.
See Ariane 5 and SKY Perfect JSAT
Skynet 5A
Skynet 5A is the first in a series of new-generation Skynet military communications satellites, used by the British Ministry of Defence.
Skynet 5B
Skynet 5B is a military communications satellite operated by Astrium Services, formerly Paradigm Secure Communications, on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence.
Skynet 5C
Skynet 5C is the third of four Skynet 5 military communications satellites to be used by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Skynet 5D
Skynet 5D is a military communications satellite operated by Airbus Defence and Space on behalf of the British Ministry of Defence.
Sloshsat-FLEVO
SLOSHSAT-FLEVO (Sloshsat Facility for Liquid Experimentation and Verification in Orbit) is a microsatellite launched to investigate the dynamics of fluids in microgravity.
See Ariane 5 and Sloshsat-FLEVO
Small satellite
A small satellite, miniaturized satellite, or smallsat is a satellite of low mass and size, usually under.
See Ariane 5 and Small satellite
SMART-1
SMART-1 was a Swedish-designed European Space Agency satellite that orbited the Moon.
Solid rocket booster
A solid rocket booster (SRB) is a large solid propellant motor used to provide thrust in spacecraft launches from initial launch through the first ascent.
See Ariane 5 and Solid rocket booster
South Texas
South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of—and includes—San Antonio.
Space launch market competition
Space launch market competition is the manifestation of market forces in the launch service provider business.
See Ariane 5 and Space launch market competition
Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) was the first solid-propellant rocket to be used for primary propulsion on a vehicle used for human spaceflight.
See Ariane 5 and Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster
Space Technology Research Vehicle
Space Technology Research Vehicle, or STRV, was a series of British microsatellites which operated in elliptical orbits around the Earth.
See Ariane 5 and Space Technology Research Vehicle
Space Telescope Science Institute
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is the science operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), science operations and mission operations center for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and science operations center for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
See Ariane 5 and Space Telescope Science Institute
SpaceNews
SpaceNews is a print and digital publication that covers business and political news in the space and satellite industry.
Spaceway-2
Spaceway-2 is part of DirecTV's constellation of direct broadcast satellites.
Spaceway-3
Spaceway-3 is a communications satellite which was launched on August 14, 2007, at 23:44:00 UTC.
Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
Spainsat
Spainsat is a Spanish telecommunications satellite used for military and government communications.
Spirale
Spirale is a French government programme to develop an early warning system which will use infrared satellite imagery to detect the flights of ballistic missiles during their boost phase, just after launch.
ST-2
ST-2 is a telecommunications satellite made by Mitsubishi Electric.
Star One (satellite operator)
Embratel Star One is a Brazilian communication satellite company.
See Ariane 5 and Star One (satellite operator)
Star One C1
Star One C1 is a Brazilian communications satellite.
Star One C2
Star One C2 is a Brazilian communications satellite.
Star One C3
Star One C3 is a communications satellite operated by Star One, a subsidiary of Embratel.
Star One C4
Star One C4 is a Brazilian communications satellite.
Star One D1
Star One D1 is a communications satellite operated by Embratel Star One with headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Star One D2
Star One D2, is a Brazilian geostationary communications satellite ordered by Embratel and designed and manufactured by Maxar Technologies on the SSL 1300 satellite bus.
STENTOR (satellite)
STENTOR (Satellite de Télécommunications pour Expérimenter les Nouvelles Technologies en Orbite) was a French communications satellite which was lost in a launch failure in 2002.
See Ariane 5 and STENTOR (satellite)
Submarine-launched ballistic missile
A submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) is a ballistic missile capable of being launched from submarines.
See Ariane 5 and Submarine-launched ballistic missile
Sun-synchronous orbit
A Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), also called a heliosynchronous orbit, is a nearly polar orbit around a planet, in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time.
See Ariane 5 and Sun-synchronous orbit
Superbird-B3
Superbird-B3, known as Superbird-8 before launch, and DSN-1 (Kirameki-1) for its military payload, is a geostationary communications satellite operated by SKY Perfect JSAT Group and designed and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric on the DS2000 satellite bus.
Supersynchronous orbit
A supersynchronous orbit is either an orbit with a period greater than that of a synchronous orbit, or just an orbit whose major axis is larger than that of a synchronous orbit.
See Ariane 5 and Supersynchronous orbit
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.
Syracuse (satellite)
Syracuse (SYstème de RAdioCommunication Utilisant un SatellitE; English: Satellite-based radio communication system) is a series of French military communications satellite constellations.
See Ariane 5 and Syracuse (satellite)
T14 (satellite)
T14 (formerly DirecTV-14) is a communication satellite launched on December 6, 2014.
See Ariane 5 and T14 (satellite)
Tata Play
Tata Play is an Indian Subscription based Satellite television (DTH) service provider using MPEG-4 digital compression technology, transmitting using INSAT-4A GSAT-10 and GSAT-24 satellites.
Türksat 3A
Türksat 3A is a Turkish communications satellite, operated by Türksat.
Telkom Indonesia
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk officially shortened into PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, also simply known as Telkom, is an Indonesian multinational telecommunications conglomerate with its corporate headquarters in Bandung and its operational headquarters in the Telkom Landmark Complex in Jakarta.
See Ariane 5 and Telkom Indonesia
Telkom-2
Telkom-2 was a geosynchronous communications satellite built by Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) for Indonesia's state-owned telecommunications company, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (PT Telkom).
Telstar 19V
Telstar 19V (Telstar 19 Vantage) is a communication satellite in the Telstar series of the Canadian satellite communications company Telesat.
TerreStar-1
TerreStar-1 is an American communications satellite which was operated by TerreStar Corporation.
Thaicom 4
THAICOM 4, also known as IPSTAR 1, is a high throughput satellite built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for Thaicom Public Company Limited.
Thaicom 5
Thaicom 5 was a geostationary communications satellite operated by Thaicom.
Thor (satellite)
Thor (previously known as Marcopolo) is a family of satellites designed, launched and tested by Hughes Space and Communications (now part of Boeing Satellite Systems) for British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB), and were used for Britain's Direct Broadcast Service.
See Ariane 5 and Thor (satellite)
Vega (rocket)
Vega (Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, Vecteur européen de génération avancée) is an expendable small-lift launch vehicle operated by Arianespace, produced by Avio, and jointly developed by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
See Ariane 5 and Vega (rocket)
Viasat (American company)
Viasat, Inc. is an American communications company based in Carlsbad, California, with additional operations across the United States and worldwide.
See Ariane 5 and Viasat (American company)
ViaSat-2
ViaSat-2 is a commercial communications satellite launched June 1, 2017 and went live late February 2018.
Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group
Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, operating as its initialism VNPT, is a telecommunications company, owned by the Vietnamese Government, and was once the national post office of Vietnam.
See Ariane 5 and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group
Vinasat-1
Vinasat-1 (stylized all uppercase) is a satellite launched by Vietnam, marking a significant achievement for the nation.
Vinasat-2
Vinasat-2 (stylized all uppercase) is the second Vietnamese satellite to be placed in orbit.
Vinci (rocket engine)
Vinci is a restartable, cryogenic, liquid-propellant rocket engine that powers the upper stage of Ariane 6.
See Ariane 5 and Vinci (rocket engine)
Vrio Corp.
Vrio Corp. (formerly DirecTV Latin America LLC; stylized as Vгio) is an American company that manages the commercial operations of the Latin American branch of DirecTV (mostly known as DirecTV Latin America).
Vulcain (rocket engine)
Vulcain is a family of European first stage rocket engines for Ariane 5 and Ariane 6.
See Ariane 5 and Vulcain (rocket engine)
W series (satellites)
The W series was a family of geosynchronous satellites operated by Eutelsat which provided various coverage and bandwidth options for consumer and business services in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
See Ariane 5 and W series (satellites)
XMM-Newton
XMM-Newton, also known as the High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission and the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission, is an X-ray space observatory launched by the European Space Agency in December 1999 on an Ariane 5 rocket.
XTAR-EUR
The XTAR-EUR is a communication satellite developed by Spain and the United States and in order to provide a secure channel over the Indian Ocean.
See also
Ariane (rocket family)
- Ariane (rocket family)
- Ariane 1
- Ariane 2
- Ariane 3
- Ariane 4
- Ariane 5
- Ariane 6
- Ariane Next
- Liquid fly-back booster
Vehicles introduced in 1996
- Alexander ALX200
- Ariane 5
- ENC E-Z Rider
- East Lancs Flyte
- Gillig Low Floor
- Hyundai Aero Town
- Ikarbus IK-202
- Isuzu Gala
- Long March 3B
- MAN Lion's City
- MAN Lion's Coach
- Marshall Capital
- Mercedes-Benz Vario
- Mercedes-Benz Vito
- Nissan Diesel RN
- Optare Excel
- Perodua Rusa
- Renault Premium
- Sukhoi Su-30
- Volvo VN
- Wright Liberator
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5
Also known as Ariadne 5, Ariane 5 ECA, Ariane 5 ES, Ariane 5 G, Ariane 5 G+, Ariane 5 GS, Ariane 5 ME, Ariane 5G, Ariane 5GS, Ariane V, Ariane V155, Ariane-5, Arianne 5, ESC-A, ESC-D Cryotechnic upper stage, Lakistar, SYLDA.
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