Ariane 4040

Manufacturer: Aérospatiale · Maiden flight: 22 January 1990 · Wikipedia (opens in new tab)

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.

Recent launches

Ariane 40 | Helios 1B

Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

3 December 1999Save Ariane 40 | Helios 1B☆

Ariane 40 | SPOT-4

Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

24 March 1998Save Ariane 40 | SPOT-4☆

Ariane 40 | Helios 1A

Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

7 July 1995Save Ariane 40 | Helios 1A☆

Ariane 40 | ERS-2

Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

21 April 1995Save Ariane 40 | ERS-2☆

Ariane 40 | SPOT 3

Arianespace · Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

26 September 1993Save Ariane 40 | SPOT 3☆