Ariane 42P
Ariane family
· built by Aérospatiale
· maiden flight 1990-11-20
Profile data last updated: 2026-08-29T15:37:07.354998+00:00 | 7531-10-17
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.
Specifications
55.9 mLength
3.8 mDiameter
323 tLaunch mass
2Stages
3944 kNLiftoff thrust
Payload Capacity
6000 kgTo LEO
2990 kgTo GTO
Lifetime Launch Record
As reported by Launch Library 2 across this rocket's entire history, not just the launches tracked on this site.
15Total launches
14Successful
1Failed
0Upcoming
Launches Tracked on This Site
15In our archive
93.3%Success rate
Nov 20, 1990 23:11 UTCEarliest tracked
May 04, 2002 01:31 UTCMost recent
| Mission | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ariane 42P | SPOT 5 | May 04, 2002 01:31 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Mugunghwa 3 | Sep 04, 1999 22:34 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Telkom 1 | Aug 12, 1999 22:52 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Insat 2E | Apr 02, 1999 22:03 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Hot Bird 4 | Feb 27, 1998 22:38 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Echostar II | Sep 11, 1996 00:00 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | M-SAT 1 | Apr 20, 1996 22:36 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | DirecTV 3 | Jun 10, 1995 00:24 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | PAS 3 | Dec 01, 1994 22:57 UTC | Failure |
| Ariane 42P | Astra 1D | Nov 01, 1994 00:37 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Galaxy 4H | Jun 25, 1993 00:18 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Superbird A1 | Dec 01, 1992 22:48 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Galaxy 7 | Oct 28, 1992 00:15 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Topex-Poseidon, Kitsat 1 & S80/T | Aug 10, 1992 23:08 UTC | Success |
| Ariane 42P | Satcom C1 & GStar 4 | Nov 20, 1990 23:11 UTC | Success |