Ariane — Rocket family

Overview

Europe's flagship launch-vehicle family, from the Ariane 1 of 1979 through the heavy-lift Ariane 5 and the current Ariane 6.

Vehicle	Country	First flight	Lift class	LEO payload	Status
Ariane 1	Europe	1979	Medium-lift	—	Retired
Ariane 2	Europe	1986	Medium-lift	—	Retired
Ariane 3	Europe	1984	Medium-lift	—	Retired
Ariane 4	Europe	1988	Medium-lift	—	Retired
Ariane 5	Europe	1996	Heavy-lift	—	Retired
Ariane 6	Europe	2024	Heavy-lift	—	Active

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

ArianespaceArianespace SA
Ariane and Vega launch-vehicle families — user's manuals and mission data.
ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.