Ariane 4

Ariane 42P
image from NASA

Country of Origin: Europe
Manufacturer: Arianespace

Height: 58.72 m
Diameter: 3.8 m
Payload to LEO: 5000 – 7600 kg (to GTO 2000 – 4300 kg)
Total Mass: 240 – 470 tons

Launch Sites: Kourou ELA-2
First Flight: January 22, 1990
Last Flight: February 15, 2003
Total Launches: 116
Successful Launches: 113

Ariane 40 (2100 kg to GTO)

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL/Vac.) Mass/Empty Mass
1 (L220) UDMH/N2O4 4 x Viking 5C205 s 4 x 758.5 kN ? / 278 s
2 (L33) UDMH/N2O4 Viking 4B132 s 720.965 kN ? / 296 s
3 (H10) LH2 / LOX HM7-B759 s 62.7 kN ? / 446 s

Ariane 42P (2930 kg to GTO)

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL/Vac.) Mass/Empty Mass
Booster (PAP) CTPB 1613 2 x PAP 33 s 2 x 650 kN ? / ? s
1 (L220) UDMH/N2O4 4 x Viking 5C205 s 4 x 758.5 kN ? / 278 s
2 (L33) UDMH/N2O4 Viking 4B132 s 720.965 kN ? / 296 s
3 (H10) LH2 / LOX HM7-B759 s 62.7 kN ? / 446 s

Ariane 44P (3460kg to GTO)

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL/Vac.) Mass/Empty Mass
Booster (PAP) CTPB 1613 4 x PAP 33 s 4 x 650 kN ? / ? s
1 (L220) UDMH/N2O4 4 x Viking 5C205 s 4 x 758.5 kN ? / 278 s
2 (L33) UDMH/N2O4 Viking 4B132 s 720.965 kN ? / 296 s
3 (H10) LH2 / LOX HM7-B759 s 62.7 kN ? / 446 s

Ariane 42L (3480 kg to GTO)

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL/Vac.) Mass/Empty Mass
Booster (PAL) UDMH/N2O4 2 x Viking 6142 s 2 x 752 kN ? / 278 s
1 (L220) UDMH/N2O4 4 x Viking 5C205 s 4 x 758.5 kN ? / 278 s
2 (L33) UDMH/N2O4 Viking 4B132 s 720.965 kN ? / 296 s
3 (H10) LH2 / LOX HM7-B759 s 62.7 kN ? / 446 s

Ariane 44LP (4220kg to GTO)

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL/Vac.) Mass/Empty Mass
Booster (PAL) UDMH/N2O4 2 x Viking 6142 s 2 x 752 kN ? / 278 s
Booster (PAP) CTPB 1613 2 x PAP 33 s 2 x 650 kN ? / ? s
1 (L220) UDMH/N2O4 4 x Viking 5C205 s 4 x 758.5 kN ? / 278 s
2 (L33) UDMH/N2O4 Viking 4B132 s 720.965 kN ? / 296 s
3 (H10) LH2 / LOX HM7-B759 s 62.7 kN ? / 446 s

Ariane 44L (4720 kg to GTO)

Stage Diameter Fuel Engine Time Thrust (Vac.) ISP (SL/Vac.) Mass/Empty Mass
Booster (PAL) UDMH/N2O4 4 x Viking 6142 s 4 x 752 kN ? / 278 s
1 (L220) UDMH/N2O4 4 x Viking 5C205 s 4 x 758.5 kN ? / 278 s
2 (L33) UDMH/N2O4 Viking 4B132 s 720.965 kN ? / 296 s
3 (H10) LH2 / LOX HM7-B759 s 62.7 kN ? / 446 s

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