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.

Launch history
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1990
! Date (UTC) ! Variant ! Configuration ! Serial No ! Payload ! Orbit ! Outcome ! Remarks
 * 22 January 1990, 01:35
 * 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
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-36/407
 * Superbird-B BS-2X
 * GTO (planned)
 * Failure
 * Exploded due to blocked water line.
 * 24 July 1990, 22:25
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-37/409
 * TDF-2 DFS-2
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 30 August 1990, 22:46
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-38/410
 * Skynet 4C Eutelsat 2F1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 12 October 1990, 22:58
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-39/411
 * SBS-6 Galaxy-6
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 20 November 1990, 23:11
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-40/412
 * Satcom C1 GStar-4
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * 20 November 1990, 23:11
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-40/412
 * Satcom C1 GStar-4
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Success
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1991

 * 15 January 1991, 23:10
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-41/413
 * Italsat-1 Eutelsat 2F2
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 2 March 1991, 23:36
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-42/414
 * Astra 1B Meteosat 5
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 4 April 1991, 23:33
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-43/415
 * Anik E2
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 17 July 1991, 01:46
 * Ariane 4
 * 40
 * V-44/416
 * ERS-1 Oscar 22 Orbcomm-X Tubsat-A SARA
 * SSO
 * Success
 * 14 August 1991, 23:15
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-45/417
 * Intelsat 605
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 26 September 1991, 23:43
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-46/418
 * Anik E1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 29 October 1991, 23:08
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-47/419
 * Intelsat 601
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 16 December 1991, 22:19
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-48/420
 * Telecom 2A Inmarsat 2F3
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * 44L
 * V-47/419
 * Intelsat 601
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 16 December 1991, 22:19
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-48/420
 * Telecom 2A Inmarsat 2F3
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Success
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1992

 * 26 February 1992, 23:58
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-49/421
 * Superbird-B1 Arabsat-1C
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 15 April 1992, 23:25
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L+
 * V-50/422
 * Telecom 2B Inmarsat-2F4
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 9 July 1992, 22:42
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-51/423
 * Insat-2A Eutelsat 2F4
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 10 August 1992, 23:08
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-52/424
 * TOPEX/Poseidon Oscar 23 S80/T
 * SSO
 * Success
 * 10 September 1992, 23:04
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP+
 * V-53/425
 * Hispasat 1A Satcom C3
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 28 October 1992, 00:15
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P+
 * V-54/426
 * Galaxy-7
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 1 December 1992, 22:48
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P+
 * V-55/427
 * Superbird A1
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Galaxy-7
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 1 December 1992, 22:48
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P+
 * V-55/427
 * Superbird A1
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Success
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1993

 * 12 May 1993, 00:56
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L
 * V-56/428
 * Astra 1C Arsene
 * GTO
 * Success
 * Only launch of Ariane 42L
 * 25 June 1993, 00:18
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P+
 * V-57/430
 * Galaxy-4
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 22 July 1993, 22:58
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-58/429
 * Hispasat 1B Insat-2B
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 26 September 1993, 01:45
 * 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
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-60/432
 * Intelsat 701
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 20 November 1993, 01:17
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-61/433
 * Solidaridad 1 Meteosat 6
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 18 December 1993, 01:27
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-62/434
 * DBS-1 Thaicom-1
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * GTO
 * Success
 * 18 December 1993, 01:27
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-62/434
 * DBS-1 Thaicom-1
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Success
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1994

 * 24 January 1994, 21:37
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-63/435
 * Eutelsat 2F5 Turksat 1A
 * GTO (planned)
 * Failure
 * Third stage turbopump malfunction
 * 17 June 1994, 07:07
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-64/436
 * Intelsat 702 STRV 1A & 1B
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 8 July 1994, 23:05
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-65/437
 * Panamsat-2 Yuri-3N
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 10 August 1994, 23:05
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-66/438
 * Brasilsat B1 Turksat 1B
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 9 September 1994, 00:29
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L+
 * V-67/439
 * Telstar 402
 * GTO
 * Success
 * Only launch of Ariane 42L+
 * 8 October 1994, 01:07
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-68/440
 * Solidaridad-2 Thaicom-2
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 1 November 1994, 00:37
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-69/441
 * Astra 1D
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 1 December 1994, 22:57
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-70/442
 * Panamsat-3
 * GTO (planned)
 * Failure
 * Third stage gas generator malfunction
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 * GTO
 * Success
 * 1 December 1994, 22:57
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-70/442
 * Panamsat-3
 * GTO (planned)
 * Failure
 * Third stage gas generator malfunction
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 * Third stage gas generator malfunction
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1995

 * 28 March 1995, 11:19
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP+
 * V-71/443
 * Brasilsat B2 Hot Bird 1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 21 April 1995, 01:44
 * Ariane 4
 * 40+
 * V-72/444
 * ERS-2
 * SSO
 * Success
 * 17 May 1995, 06:34
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-73/445
 * Intelsat 706
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 10 June 1995, 00:24
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-74/446
 * DBS-3
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 7 July 1995, 16:23
 * Ariane 4
 * 40
 * V-75/447
 * Helios 1A Cerise LBSAT/UPM-Sat 1
 * SSO
 * Success
 * 3 August 1995, 22:58
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-76/448
 * PanAmSat-4
 * GTO
 * Success
 * Maiden flight of Ariane 42L-3
 * 29 August 1995, 06:41
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-77/449
 * N-Star A
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 24 September 1995, 00:06
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-78/450
 * Telstar 402R
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 19 October 1995, 00:28
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-79/451
 * Astra 1E
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 17 November 1995, 01:20
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-80/452
 * ISO
 * HEO
 * Success
 * 6 December 1995, 23:23
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-81/453
 * Telecom 2C Insat 2C
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Success
 * 17 November 1995, 01:20
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-80/452
 * ISO
 * HEO
 * Success
 * 6 December 1995, 23:23
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-81/453
 * Telecom 2C Insat 2C
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Telecom 2C Insat 2C
 * GTO
 * Success
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1996

 * 12 January 1996, 23:10
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-82/454
 * Panamsat-3R Measat-1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 5 February 1996, 07:19
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-83/455
 * N-STAR b
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 14 March 1996, 07:11
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-84/456
 * Intelsat 707
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 20 April 1996, 22:36
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-85/457
 * MSAT-1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 16 May 1996, 01:56
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-86/458
 * Palapa C2 AMOS-1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 4 June 1996, 12:34
 * 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
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-87/459
 * Intelsat 709
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 9 July 1996, 22:24
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-89/460
 * Arabsat-2A Türksat 1C
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 8 August 1996, 22:49
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-90/461
 * Italsat F2 Telecom 2D
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 11 September 1996, 00:00
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-91/462
 * Echostar-2
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 13 November 1996, 22:40
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-92/463
 * Arabsat-2B Measat-2
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Success
 * 11 September 1996, 00:00
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-91/462
 * Echostar-2
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 13 November 1996, 22:40
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-92/463
 * Arabsat-2B Measat-2
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Arabsat-2B Measat-2
 * GTO
 * Success
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1997

 * 30 January 1997, 22:04
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-93/465
 * GE-2 Nahuel 1A
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 1 March 1997, 01:07
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-94/464
 * Intelsat 801
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 16 April 1997, 23:08
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-95/467
 * Thaicom 3 BSAT 1a
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 3 June 1997, 23:20
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-97/468
 * Inmarsat 3F4 Insat 2D
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 25 June 1997, 23:44
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-96/466
 * Intelsat 802
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 8 August 1997, 06:46
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-98/469
 * Panamsat-6
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 2 September 1997, 22:21
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-99/470
 * Hot Bird 3 Meteosat 7
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 23 September 1997, 23:58
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-100/471
 * Intelsat 803
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 30 October 1997, 13:43
 * Ariane 5
 * G
 * V-101/502
 * Maqsat-H/TEAMSAT Maqsat-B YES
 * GTO (planned)
 * Partial failure
 * Upper stage underperformed, placed satellites in lower orbit than planned
 * 12 November 1997, 21:48
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-102/472
 * Sirius-2 Cakrawarta-1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 2 December 1997, 22:52
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-103/473
 * JCSAT-5 Equator-S
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 22 December 1997, 00:16
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-104/474
 * Intelsat 804
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Sirius-2 Cakrawarta-1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 2 December 1997, 22:52
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-103/473
 * JCSAT-5 Equator-S
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 22 December 1997, 00:16
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-104/474
 * Intelsat 804
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Intelsat 804
 * GTO
 * Success
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1998

 * 4 February 1998, 23:29
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-105/475
 * Brasilsat B3 Inmarsat 3F5
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 27 February 1998, 22:38
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-106/476
 * Hot Bird 4
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 24 March 1998, 01:46
 * Ariane 4
 * 40
 * V-107/477
 * SPOT-4
 * SSO
 * Success
 * 28 April 1998, 22:53
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-108/478
 * Nilesat-1 BSAT-1B
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 25 August 1998, 23:07
 * Ariane 4
 * 44P
 * V-109/479
 * ST-1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 16 September 1998, 06:31
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-110/480
 * Panamsat 7
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 5 October 1998, 22:51
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-111/481
 * Eutelsat W2 Sirius-3
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 21 October 1998, 16:37
 * Ariane 5
 * G
 * V-112/503
 * Maqsat-3/ARD
 * GTO
 * Success
 * ARD deployed on suborbital trajectory
 * 28 October 1998, 22:15
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L
 * V-113/482
 * Afristar GE-5
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 6 December 1998, 00:43
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-114/483
 * Satmex 5
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 22 December 1998, 01:08
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-115/484
 * PanAmSat-6B
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * Success
 * 6 December 1998, 00:43
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-114/483
 * Satmex 5
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 22 December 1998, 01:08
 * Ariane 4
 * 42L-3
 * V-115/484
 * PanAmSat-6B
 * GTO
 * Success
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 * PanAmSat-6B
 * GTO
 * Success
 * colspan="8" style="background:white;" |
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1999

 * 26 February 1999, 22:44:00
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L (# 28)
 * V-116/485
 * Arabsat-3A Skynet 4E
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 2 April 1999, 22:03
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-117/486
 * Insat-2E
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 12 August 1999, 22:52
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-118/487
 * Telkom-1
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 4 September 1999, 22:34
 * Ariane 4
 * 42P
 * V-120/488
 * Koreasat-3
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 25 September 1999, 06:29
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-121/489
 * Telstar 7
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 19 October 1999, 06:22
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-122/490
 * Orion 2
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 13 November 1999, 22:54
 * Ariane 4
 * 44LP
 * V-123/491
 * GE-4
 * GTO
 * Success
 * 3 December 1999, 16:22
 * Ariane 4
 * 40
 * V-124/492
 * Helios 1B Clémentine
 * SSO
 * Success
 * 10 December 1999, 14:32
 * Ariane 5
 * G
 * V-119/504
 * XMM-Newton
 * HEO
 * Success
 * 22 December 1999, 00:50
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L-3
 * V-125/493
 * Galaxy-11
 * GTO
 * Success
 * }
 * 10 December 1999, 14:32
 * Ariane 5
 * G
 * V-119/504
 * XMM-Newton
 * HEO
 * Success
 * 22 December 1999, 00:50
 * Ariane 4
 * 44L-3
 * V-125/493
 * Galaxy-11
 * GTO
 * Success
 * }
 * Galaxy-11
 * GTO
 * Success
 * }
 * }
 * }