Head to head

Ariane 44LP vs Long March 2F/G

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

Long March 2F/G: 8,399 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.

Metric	Ariane 44LP	Long March 2F/G
Flights flown	26	22
Success rate	96.2%	100%
Payload to LEO (kg)	8,000	8,399
Length (m)	58.4	62
Diameter (m)	3.8	3.35
Launch mass (t)	420	464
Stages	2	2

Ariane 44LP

Flight record

96.2% success rate25 of 26 flown · 1 failed

1988peak 1994 · 3 flights2001

Maiden flight 1988-06-15. Retired.

Long March 2F/G

Flight record

100% success rate22 of 22 flown

2011peak 2022 · 3 flights2026

Maiden flight 2011-10-31. Still flying.

Ariane 44LP is built by Aérospatiale of France (company profile on Space Index).Long March 2F/G is built by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation of China.

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Ariane 44LP · Long March 2F/G.

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