Ariane 4 with two solid boosters, flown from 1990 to 2002 for communications satellites, the TOPEX/Poseidon ocean altimetry mission and SPOT 5.
- Launches
- 15
- Success rate
- 93%
- 1 failure
- Builder
- Aérospatiale
- Height
- 55.9 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Stages
- 3
- Boosters
- 2 × PAP
- Propellants
- Solid, UH 25 / N2O4, LH2 / LOX
- Payload to LEO
- 6,000 kg
- Payload to GTO
- 2,990 kg
Launches per year
Ariane 42P
Other Ariane rockets
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| Year | Launches | Ariane 42P |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 3 |
| 1993 | 7 | 1 |
| 1994 | 8 | 2 |
| 1995 | 11 | 1 |
| 1996 | 11 | 2 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 1 |
| 1999 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
Ariane rockets
| Rocket | Flown | Launches | Success rate | Height | Payload to LEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 1 | 1979 to 1986 | 11 | 82% | 50 m | 1,400 kg |
| Ariane 3 | 1984 to 1989 | 11 | 91% | 49.1 m | 6,750 kg |
| Ariane 2 | 1986 to 1989 | 6 | 83% | 49.1 m | 5,438 kg |
| Ariane 44LP | 1988 to 2001 | 26 | 96% | 58.4 m | 8,000 kg |
| Ariane 44L | 1989 to 2003 | 40 | 98% | 58.7 m | 10,200 kg |
| Ariane 40 | 1990 to 1999 | 7 | 100% | 55.6 m | 4,600 kg |
| Ariane 42P | 1990 to 2002 | 15 | 93% | 55.9 m | 6,000 kg |
| Ariane 44P | 1991 to 2001 | 15 | 100% | 56.9 m | 6,500 kg |
| Ariane 42L | 1993 to 2002 | 13 | 100% | 55.6 m | 7,000 kg |
| Ariane 5 G | 1996 to 2003 | 16 | 81% | 45.7 m | 12,200 kg |
| Ariane 5 ECA | 2002 to 2020 | 73 | 97% | 57.7 m | 10,000 kg |
| Ariane 5 G+ | 2004 | 3 | 100% | 45.7 m | 10,000 kg |
| Ariane 5 GS | 2005 to 2009 | 6 | 100% | 45.7 m | 16,500 kg |
| Ariane 5 ES | 2008 to 2018 | 8 | 100% | 45.7 m | 21,000 kg |
| Ariane 5 ECA+ | 2019 to 2023 | 11 | 100% | 57.7 m | 10,000 kg |
| Ariane 62 | 2024 to 2026 | 6 | 100% | 63 m | 10,900 kg |
| Ariane 64 | 2026 | 2 | 100% | 63 m | 21,650 kg |
| Ariane 64 Block 2 | 2026 | 1 | 100% | 63 m | 21,900 kg |