Retired· Aérospatiale

Ariane 42L

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).

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Launches

since Mar 1993

Success rate

100%

13 of 13 successful

In a row

successful launches

Launches per Year

Full year2026 so far

Specifications

Height: 55.6 m
Diameter: 3.8 m
Liftoff mass: 367 t
Liftoff thrust: 4,600 kN
To low Earth orbit: 7,000 kg
To geostationary transfer: 3,590 kg
Stages: 2
First flight: March 12, 1993
Manufacturer: Aérospatiale

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