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ArianespaceLaunch FailureEarth ScienceAriane 5 G
Launched 1996-06-04 12:34 UTCAriane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
A software error led to integer overflow, causing the rocket to veer off its flight path 37 seconds after launch. This caused the vehicle to disintegrate under high aerodynamic forces, eventually self-destructing due to its flight termination system.
From Launch Library 2 · updated
Launch failure
Target: High Earth Orbit
Ariane 5 G lifted off with Cluster, but the launch failed.
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A constellation of four ESA spacecraft. These were intended to fly in a tetrahedral formation, and was inteded to conduct research into the Earth's magnetosphere.
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Launches
328
Successful
313
95%
Upcoming
51
scheduled
Height
57m
Diameter
5.4m
To low Earth orbit
12,200kg
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