Ariane 4 Vehicle Overview
A complete overview of the Ariane 4 launch vehicle, including launch stats, vehicle info and launch locations.
Basic Info
Name
Ariane 4
Family
Ariane 4
Manufacturer
First Launch
15 Jun 1988
Successful Launches
113
Failed Launches
3
Rocket Info (Ariane 42L)
Status
Inactive
Stages
2
Length
55.6 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
367 tons
Thrust
4,600 kN
Reusability
Not Reusable
Payload Info (Ariane 42L)
LEO Capacity
7,000 kg
GTO Capacity
3,590 kg
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.
Launch Sites used by Ariane 4
Guiana Space Centre
European spaceport near the equator for satellite launches, managed by ESA and CNES.