Rocket DB

Head to head

Ariane 44LP vs Ariane 64

Two vehicles in the same payload class. Every figure below comes from the same two sources for both rockets, and a row appears only when both publish the input.

Payload to low Earth orbit

Relative

Ariane 44LP: 8,000 kg

Ariane 64: 21,900 kg

Side by side

7 comparable figures

The highlighted value wins the row. Rows where neither direction is better, like length or stage count, highlight nothing.

MetricAriane 44LPAriane 64
Flights flown263
Success rate96.2%100%
Payload to LEO (kg)8,00021,900
Payload to GTO (kg)4,17011,700
Length (m)58.463
Diameter (m)3.85.4
Stages22

Ariane 44LP

Flight record
96.2% success rate25 of 26 flown · 1 failed
1988peak 1994 · 3 flights2001

Maiden flight 1988-06-15. Retired.

Ariane 64

Flight record
100% success rate3 of 3 flown

Maiden flight 2026-06-17. Still flying.

Ariane 44LP is built by Aérospatiale of France (company profile on Space Index).Ariane 64 is built by ArianeGroup of France (company profile on Space Index).

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Ariane 44LP · Ariane 64.

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.