Ariane 5 is a European heavy-lift launch vehicle that is part of the Ariane rocket family, an expendable launch system designed by the French government space agency Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES).
5. ● Manufactured in 4th of June 1996
● Owner: Europe Space Agency
● Cost:
○ $7 billion
○ 10 years
● Purpose
○ Deliver Geostationary Transfer Orbit(GTO) or Low Earth
Orbit(LTO)
● Launched in
○ Kourou in French Guiana
6. ● Ariane 5 exploded
within 40 seconds
after it launched