Arianespace
Cluster
Ariane 5 G
FAILURE
Failure
Tuesday, June 4, 1996 · 12:34 UTC
Mission
/01A 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.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
High Earth Orbit (HEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Ariane 5 G
Variant: G
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
5.239° N, 52.768° W
1
Pad Launches
96
Location Launches
86
Agency Launches
37
Orbital This Year