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Ariane 40


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Ariane 40 V44
Ariane 40 V44
Ariane 40 V44 - COSPAR 1991-050

3 stage core vehicle with original Ariane H10 upper stage. A fully fueled Ariane core cannot lift off the ground without strap-on liquid or solid motors. When Ariane 4 is launched in this configuration, the propellant tanks of the first and second stages are not completely filled.

Status: Retired 1999. First Launch: 1990-01-22. Last Launch: 1999-12-03. Number: 7 . Payload: 2,700 kg (5,900 lb). Thrust: 2,708.00 kN (608,782 lbf). Gross mass: 243,000 kg (535,000 lb). Height: 58.40 m (191.60 ft). Diameter: 3.80 m (12.40 ft).

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Ariane L220 + 1 x Ariane L33 + 1 x Ariane H10

LEO Payload: 2,700 kg (5,900 lb). Payload: 1,900 kg (4,100 lb) to a GTO. LEO Payload: 2,740 kg (6,040 lb).


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Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: France. Spacecraft: Oscar, SSTL-70, SPOT-1-2-3, ERS 1-2, Orbcomm, SARA, Tubsat, Kitsat, STELLA, Helios 1A-1B, LBSAT, SPOT-4. Projects: SPOT. Launch Sites: Kourou, Kourou ELA2. Stages: Ariane 1-2, Ariane 2-3 H10, Ariane 4-1. Agency: Les Mureaux.



1990 January 22 - . 01:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.


1991 July 17 - . 01:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.


1993 September 26 - . 01:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.


1995 April 21 - . 01:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.


1995 July 7 - . 16:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.


1998 March 24 - . 01:46 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.


1999 December 3 - . 16:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 40.



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