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Ariane 44LP

26FLIGHTS
96.2%SUCCESS
1FAILURES
16STREAK
Jun 1988FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT58.4 m
DIAMETER3.8 m
LAUNCH MASS420 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST5,270 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.

8,000 kg
TO LEO
17,640 lbs
4,170 kg
TO GTO
9,195 lbs
5,270
KILONEWTONS
1,184,743
POUNDS-FORCE
~7,067
HORSEPOWER
Height58.4 m (192 ft)
Diameter3.8 m (12.5 ft)
Launch Mass420 kg (926 lbs)
Stages2