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Ariane 4 42L

Ariane 4 42L added two PAL liquid-propellant strap-on boosters to the three-stage core. All thirteen vehicles flown between 1993 and 2002 succeeded, and the configuration's published payload capacity was about 3,300 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.

Identity

Aliases
Ariane 42LAriane-42L
Family Name
Ariane 4
Full Name
Ariane 4 42L
Reusability
expendable
Slug
ariane-4-42l
Status
retired
Type
rocket
Variant Name
42L

Details

Description
Ariane 4 42L added two PAL liquid-propellant strap-on boosters to the three-stage core. All thirteen vehicles flown between 1993 and 2002 succeeded, and the configuration's published payload capacity was about 3,300 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
First Flight Year
1,993
Last Flight Year
2,002
Operator Id
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Parent Vehicle Family Id
nd7pgzkjtd0c0q2ehse5fkwa018aer18
Payload Capacity Kg
Gto
3,300
Stages Count
3
Strap On Boosters Count
2

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Creation Time
7/14/2026, 5:41:09 PM
Updated Time
7/14/2026, 5:41:09 PM