What is Ariane 5?
{{no sources}} [[Image:Ariane 5ES with ATV 4 on its way to ELA-3.jpg|right|200px]] '''Ariane 5''' was a [[European Space Agency|European space launcher]] launched from Kourou in [[French Guiana]]. Its first [[Spaceflight|flight]] was on June 7, 1996. The Ariane 5 had 5 [[Failure|failures]]. However, the Ariane 5 was considered a workhorse of spaceflight, having many flights and launching many payloads into space, including the [[James Webb Space Telescope]]. The Ariane 5 has been retired and is soon to be replaced by the newer, cheaper, and more capable [[Ariane 6]]. {{multistub|sci|transport}} [[Category:Spaceflight]] [[Category:French Guiana]]