Head to head

Ariane 64 vs New Glenn

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

New Glenn: 45,000 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	New Glenn
Flights flown	3	3
Success rate	100%	66.7%
Payload to LEO (kg)	21,900	45,000
Payload to GTO (kg)	11,700	13,000
Length (m)	63	98
Diameter (m)	5.4	7
Stages	2	2

Ariane 64

Flight record

100% success rate3 of 3 flown

Maiden flight 2026-06-17. Still flying.

New Glenn

Flight record

66.7% success rate2 of 3 flown · 1 failed

2025peak 2026 · 4 flights2026

Maiden flight 2025-01-16. Still flying.

Ariane 64 is built by ArianeGroup of France (company profile on Space Index).New Glenn is built by Blue Origin of the United States (company profile on Space Index).

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Ariane 64 · New Glenn.

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