Arianespace Ariane 5 G+ Rosetta

Name: Arianespace Ariane 5 G+ Rosetta
Start: 2004-03-02T07:17:44.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 3

Ariane 5 G+

Status

Success

Date

2 MAR 2004

07:17

Launch Provider

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 3

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Mission Overview

Rosetta is a space probe built by the ESA, along with Philae, its lander, it intends to survery and study comet 67P/Churyumov-Garasimenko.

Rocket

Ariane 5 G+

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Heliocentric N/A

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Ariane 5 G+ had an improved EPS second stage, with a GTO capacity of 7,100 kg (15,700 lb) for a single payload or 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) for two. It flew three times in 2004, with no failures.

Height

55 m

Diameter

5.4 m

Launch Mass

750 T

Thrust

12,000 kN