Success
XMM-Newton
Astrophysics
European Space Agency(ESA)Multinational
Ariane 5 G
HEOorbit
An X-Ray space observatory launches by the ESA.
Friday, December 10, 1999 at 2:32 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,359
ESA Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#4
Location Launch
#133
Designator
1999-066
Launch Window
NET
Dec 10, 1999, 2:32 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane 5 G Specs
The original version is dubbed Ariane 5 G (Generic) and had a launch mass of 737 tonnes. Its payload capability to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) was 6,900 kg (15,200 lb) for a single satellite or 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) for dual launches. It flew 17 times with one failure and two partial failures.
Length
57 m
Diameter
5.4 m
Launch Mass
737 t
LEO Capacity
12,200 kg
GTO Capacity
6,900 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1996
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 3d
Total Launches
16
Successful
13
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
6
Maiden flight: Jun 4, 1996
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency is an intergovernmental organisation of 22 member states. Established in 1975 and headquartered in Paris, France, ESA has a worldwide staff of about 2,000 employees. ESA's space flight programme includes human spaceflight (mainly through participation in the International Space Station program); the launch and operation of unmanned exploration missions to other planets and the Moon; Earth observation, science and telecommunication; designing launch vehicles; and maintaining a major spaceport, the Guiana Space Centre at Kourou, French Guiana.
Founded
1975
Administrator
Director General: Josef Aschbacher
Total Launches
7
Successful
6
Failed
1
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
5
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Dec 10, 1999, 11:32 AM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903