Ariane 4 42P
Ariane 4 42P added two PAP solid-propellant strap-on boosters to the three-stage core. Fifteen vehicles flew between 1990 and 2002 with a published payload capacity of about 2,700 kg to geostationary transfer orbit; fourteen succeeded and V70 failed.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane 42PAriane-42P
- Family Name
- Ariane 4
- Full Name
- Ariane 4 42P
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 42P
Details
- Description
- Ariane 4 42P added two PAP solid-propellant strap-on boosters to the three-stage core. Fifteen vehicles flew between 1990 and 2002 with a published payload capacity of about 2,700 kg to geostationary transfer orbit; fourteen succeeded and V70 failed.
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
- Last Flight Year
- 2,002
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Four Viking 5 engines on the Ariane 4 first stage.
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- booster
- Propulsion System
- Role
- booster
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Two Ariane 4 solid-propellant strap-on booster systems; source does not establish a narrower motor model.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single Viking 4 engine on the Ariane 4 second stage.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- third-stage
- Variant Notes
- Single HM7B cryogenic engine on the Ariane 4 third stage.
- Name
- Ariane 4 42P standard propulsion
- Notes
- Ariane 4 42P adds two solid-propellant strap-on boosters to the Ariane 4 40 three-stage core.
- Rocket Specs
- Payload Capacity
- GTO
- …
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 2
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 17:41:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 1, 2026 at 08:45:13 UTC
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