Ariane 40 (Aérospatiale)
Photo Credit: Arianespace
The Ariane 40, manufactured by Aérospatiale established in 1970, undertook its inaugural launch on 01/22/1990, is non-reusable and is inactive.
Ariane 40 has 7 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 7 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
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.
- Length: 55.6 m
- Diameter: 3.8 m
- Launch Mass: 245 T
- LEO Capacity: 4600 kg
- GTO Capacity: 2290 kg
Manufacturer
Aérospatiale
Aérospatiale was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société nationale industrielle aérospatiale (SNIAS). Its head office was in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The name was changed to Aérospatiale during 1970.
