Rocket DB

Head to head

Ariane 64 vs Falcon Heavy

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 Heavy: 63,800 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.

MetricAriane 64Falcon Heavy
Flights flown314
Success rate100%100%
Payload to LEO (kg)21,90063,800
Payload to GTO (kg)11,70026,700
Length (m)6370
Diameter (m)5.412.2
Stages23

Ariane 64

Flight record
100% success rate3 of 3 flown

Maiden flight 2026-06-17. Still flying.

Falcon Heavy

Flight record
100% success rate14 of 14 flown
2018peak 2023 · 5 flights2026

Maiden flight 2018-02-06. Still flying.

Ariane 64 is built by ArianeGroup of France (company profile on Space Index).Falcon Heavy 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 Heavy.

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