Aérospatiale

Ariane 44L

44L

Ariane 44L
Retired

Overview

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The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.

Manufacturer

Aérospatiale

Variant

44L

Alias

N/A

Maiden Flight

June 5, 1989

Technical Specifications

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58.7 m

Length

3.8 m

Diameter

0 t

Launch Mass

5395 kN

Liftoff Thrust

10200 kg

LEO Capacity

4950 kg

GTO Capacity

Launch Record

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40

Total Launches

39

Successful

1

Failed

97.5%

Success Rate

0

Attempted Landings

0

Successful Landings

0

Failed Landings

0

Consecutive Successes

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