Ariane 5 failure (2)
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Ariane 5 is a European rocket designed for launching commercial payloads into Earth's orbit, developed under the authority of the European Space Agency and launched for the first time on June 4, 1996. A total failure occurred during its maiden flight due to incorrect control signals, leading to its self-destruction and a cost of approximately $370 million. This incident is considered one of the most expensive software failures in history, causing delays in scientific research for nearly four years.
Ariane 5 failure (2)
- 1. ARIANE 5
- 2. Contents • Introduction to system • Who owns (Country/Organization etc) • When it was developed • What is the purpose? • Explain disaster or failure • Cost of failure
- 3. Introduction to System A European rocket designed to launch commercial payloads into earth orbit. Ariane 5 can carry a heavier payload than arian 4. Now the standard launch vehicle for the European space agency.
- 4. Who owns??? Ariane 5 rockets are manufactured under the authority of the European Space Agency (20 ESA member states) and the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales.
- 5. What is the purpose? It is used to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or low Earth orbit (LEO).
- 6. When it was developed June 4th 1996 Total failure of the Ariane 5 Launcher on its maiden flight
- 7. Explain disaster or failure Incorrect control signals were sent to the engines and these swiveled so that unsustainable stresses were imposed on the rocket. The vehicle started to break up because of the stresses imposed and self-destructed.
- 9. Cost of failure The disastrous launch cost approximately $370m, led to a public inquiry, and through the destruction of the rocket’s payload, delayed scientific research into workings of the Earth’s magnetosphere for almost 4 years. The Ariane 5 launch is widely acknowledged as one of the most expensive software failures in history.
- 10. Group members S.Mithuna - TG/2017/239 S.Tharmiya - TG/2017/260 M.M.F Minha - TG/2017/253 N.F Nasrin - TG/2017/273