Head to head

Ariane 64 vs Falcon 9

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 64: 21,900 kg

Falcon 9: 22,800 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 64	Falcon 9
Flights flown	3	697
Success rate	100%	99.4%
Payload to LEO (kg)	21,900	22,800
Payload to GTO (kg)	11,700	8,300
Length (m)	63	70
Diameter (m)	5.4	3.65
Stages	2	2

Ariane 64

Flight record

100% success rate3 of 3 flown

Maiden flight 2026-06-17. Still flying.

Falcon 9

Flight record

99.4% success rate693 of 697 flown · 4 failed

2010peak 2025 · 165 flights2026

Maiden flight 2018-05-11. Still flying.

Ariane 64 is built by ArianeGroup of France (company profile on Space Index).Falcon 9 is built by SpaceX of the United States (company profile on Space Index).

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Ariane 64 · Falcon 9.

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