Ariane 44LP
Ariane familyAérospatialeRetired
The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 5,270 kN
- Height
- 58.4 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Launch mass
- 420 t
- Stages
- 2
- LEO capacity
- 8,000 kg
- GTO capacity
- 4,170 kg
Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.
Flight record
26flightswith a definitive outcome
96.2%success rate25 of 26
16success streakcurrent
Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.