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Ariane 42P

15FLIGHTS
93.3%SUCCESS
1FAILURES
8STREAK
Nov 1990FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT55.9 m
DIAMETER3.8 m
LAUNCH MASS323 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST3,944 kN
STAGES2

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.

6,000 kg
TO LEO
13,230 lbs
2,990 kg
TO GTO
6,593 lbs
3,944
KILONEWTONS
886,647
POUNDS-FORCE
~5,289
HORSEPOWER
Height55.9 m (183 ft)
Diameter3.8 m (12.5 ft)
Launch Mass323 kg (712 lbs)
Stages2