Ariane 4
Ariane 4 was the modular final evolution of the original Ariane technology line and the commercial workhorse of European launch services from 1988 through 2003. Its six configurations flew 116 missions: 7 Ariane 40, 15 Ariane 42P, 13 Ariane 42L, 15 Ariane 44P, 26 Ariane 44LP, and 40 Ariane 44L. The fleet achieved 113 successful launches, including a final run of 74 consecutive successes.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane-4Ariane workhorse
- Family Name
- Ariane
- Full Name
- Ariane 4
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- ariane-4
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 4
Details
- Description
- Ariane 4 was the modular final evolution of the original Ariane technology line and the commercial workhorse of European launch services from 1988 through 2003. Its six configurations flew 116 missions: 7 Ariane 40, 15 Ariane 42P, 13 Ariane 42L, 15 Ariane 44P, 26 Ariane 44LP, and 40 Ariane 44L. The fleet achieved 113 successful launches, including a final run of 74 consecutive successes.
- First Flight Year
- 1,988
- Last Flight Year
- 2,003
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7r28c9b71macyarvc7dy11ks8aehek
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 4,900
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_4
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 10:20:41 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:44:22 PM