Head to head

Ariane 64 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 64: 21,900 kg

Long March 2F/G: 8,399 kg

Side by side

6 comparable figures

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

Metric	Ariane 64	Long March 2F/G
Flights flown	3	22
Success rate	100%	100%
Payload to LEO (kg)	21,900	8,399
Length (m)	63	62
Diameter (m)	5.4	3.35
Stages	2	2

Ariane 64

Flight record

100% success rate3 of 3 flown

Maiden flight 2026-06-17. Still flying.

Long March 2F/G

Flight record

100% success rate22 of 22 flown

2011peak 2022 · 3 flights2026

Maiden flight 2011-10-31. Still flying.

Ariane 64 is built by ArianeGroup 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 64 · 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.