Ariane 3 PAP Solid Strap-on Booster
Launcher-specific integrated pair of PAP solid-propellant strap-on boosters used by Ariane 3; the recorded 7.35-tonne fuel load distinguishes this system from the later Ariane 4 solid-booster variants.
Identity
- Aliases
- PAP
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- integrated-system
- Kind
- integrated-propulsion-system
- Name
- Ariane 3 PAP Solid Strap-on Booster
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Launcher-specific integrated pair of PAP solid-propellant strap-on boosters used by Ariane 3; the recorded 7.35-tonne fuel load distinguishes this system from the later Ariane 4 solid-booster variants.
- Propellants
- solid propellant
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:43:08 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 11:43:08 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ArianeGroup identifies the Ariane 3 strap-on boosters as PAPs (Propulseurs d’Appoint à Poudre) and states that two solid boosters distinguish Ariane 3 from Ariane 2.
- Publisher
- ArianeGroup
- Title
- Ariane 3: doubles all the way!
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- The technical memorandum describes Ariane 3 as structurally similar to Ariane 2 except for two additional solid boosters, each with 71 tonnes thrust and 7.35 tonnes of fuel; it separately records Ariane 4 solid boosters at 9.5 tonnes fuel, so the Ariane 3 system is not collapsed into Ariane 4.
- Publisher
- NASA Technical Reports Server
- Title
- Ariane 1–4 launch rocket series
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-01
- Note
- ESA’s Ariane 1/2/3 history provides the official launcher-family context for the Ariane 3 variant.
- Publisher
- European Space Agency
- Title
- Ariane 1, 2 and 3