Editing Ariane 5 (section)

=== GTO payload weight records ===
On 22 April 2011, the Ariane 5ECA flight VA-201 broke a commercial record, lifting [[Yahsat 1A]] and [[New Dawn (satellite)|Intelsat New Dawn]] with a total payload weight of {{cvt|10064|kg}} to transfer orbit.<ref name="arianespace1">{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/4-22-2011-mission-success.asp|title=Arianespace launch a success: Yahsat Y1A and Intelsat New Dawn in orbit|date=22 April 2011|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=23 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055404/http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2011/4-22-2011-mission-success.asp|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> This record was later broken again during the launch of Ariane 5ECA flight VA-208 on 2 August 2012, lifting a total of {{cvt|10182|kg}} into the planned geosynchronous transfer orbit,<ref name="ariane_va-208">{{cite web|url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/va208-success.asp|title=Arianespace launch a success: Ariane 5ECA orbits INTELSAT 20 and HYLAS 2 satellites|date=2 August 2012|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=3 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031042037/http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2012/va208-success.asp|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> which was broken again 6 months later on flight VA-212 with {{cvt|10317|kg}} sent towards geosynchronous transfer orbit.<ref name="ariane_va-212">{{cite web |url=http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/2-7-2013-VA212-launch.asp|title=Arianespace orbits Amazonas-3 and Azerspace/Africasat-1a satellites; First Ariane 5ECA mission in 2013 a success|date=7 February 2013|publisher=Arianespace|access-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916002230/http://www.arianespace.com/news-press-release/2013/2-7-2013-VA212-launch.asp|archive-date=16 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, the GTO record was raised to {{cvt|10730|kg}},<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Arianespace_makes_history_on_its_latest_Ariane_5_mission_999.html|title=Arianespace makes history on its latest Ariane 5 mission|date=18 June 2016|publisher=Space Daily |access-date=10 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808120305/http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Arianespace_makes_history_on_its_latest_Ariane_5_mission_999.html|archive-date=8 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> on the first rocket in history that carried a satellite dedicated to financial institutions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/bri-launches-brisat-first-satellite-owned-operated-bank/|title=BRI Launches BRISat: First Satellite Owned and Operated by a Bank|access-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623080103/http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/bri-launches-brisat-first-satellite-owned-operated-bank|archive-date=23 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The payload record was pushed a further {{cvt|5|kg}}, up to {{cvt|10735|kg}} on 24 August 2016 with the launch of [[Intelsat 33e]] and [[Intelsat 36]].<ref name=sf101-20160824>{{cite news |url=http://spaceflight101.com/ariane-5-va232-launch-success/|title=Intelsat Pair lifted into Orbit in Record-Setting Ariane 5 Launch|publisher=Spaceflight 101|date=24 August 2016|access-date=25 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827043320/http://spaceflight101.com/ariane-5-va232-launch-success/|archive-date=27 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 June 2017, the payload record was broken again to {{cvt|10865|kg}} carrying [[ViaSat-2]] and [[Eutelsat|Eutelsat-172B]].<ref name=pr-20170601>{{cite press release|url=http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/arianespace-marks-its-2017-mid-year-launch-milestone-with-a-record-setting-ariane-5-mission-at-the-service-of-viasat-and-eutelsat/|title=Arianespace marks its 2017 mid-year launch milestone with a record-setting Ariane 5 mission at the service of ViaSat and Eutelsat|publisher=Arianespace|date=1 June 2017|access-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606065332/http://www.arianespace.com/mission-update/arianespace-marks-its-2017-mid-year-launch-milestone-with-a-record-setting-ariane-5-mission-at-the-service-of-viasat-and-eutelsat/|archive-date=6 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021 VA-255 put 11,210&nbsp;kg into GTO.