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Launch history and upcoming schedule for Ariane 5 GS.
This is the canonical vehicle page for Ariane 5 GS, with launch history, upcoming missions, cadence, outcome signals, vehicle metadata, and links into the provider and exact launch records that use this rocket.
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At the time of the failure of the first Ariane 5 ECA flight in 2002, all Ariane 5 launchers in production were ECA versions. Some of the ECA cores were modified to use the original Vulcain engine and tank volumes while the failure was investigated; these vehicles were designated Ariane 5 GS. The GS used the improved E…

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No upcoming Ariane 5 GS launches scheduled.
ArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists…