Ariane 4 44L
Ariane 4 44L was the heaviest standard configuration, using four PAL liquid-propellant strap-on boosters around the three-stage core. Forty vehicles flew between 1989 and the final Ariane 4 mission in 2003, with a published payload capacity of about 4,300 kg to geostationary transfer orbit; V36 was the configuration's sole failure.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ariane 44LAriane-44L
- Family Name
- Ariane 4
- Full Name
- Ariane 4 44L
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- ariane-4-44l
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- 44L
Details
- Description
- Ariane 4 44L was the heaviest standard configuration, using four PAL liquid-propellant strap-on boosters around the three-stage core. Forty vehicles flew between 1989 and the final Ariane 4 mission in 2003, with a published payload capacity of about 4,300 kg to geostationary transfer orbit; V36 was the configuration's sole failure.
- First Flight Year
- 1,989
- Last Flight Year
- 2,003
- Operator Id
- jd7am12wxsxa80t9ra90yhvbfh7kpqnn
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7pgzkjtd0c0q2ehse5fkwa018aer18
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 4,300
- Stages Count
- 3
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 4
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:41:15 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:41:15 PM