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Ariane 44P

15FLIGHTS
100%SUCCESS
15STREAK
Apr 1991FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT56.9 m
DIAMETER3.8 m
LAUNCH MASS357 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST5,140 kN
STAGES3

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.

6,500 kg
TO LEO
14,333 lbs
3,390 kg
TO GTO
7,475 lbs
5,140
KILONEWTONS
1,155,518
POUNDS-FORCE
~6,893
HORSEPOWER
Height56.9 m (187 ft)
Diameter3.8 m (12.5 ft)
Launch Mass357 kg (787 lbs)
Stages3