Rocket DB

Head to head

Ariane 64 vs Titan IIIC

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

Titan IIIC: 13,100 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 64Titan IIIC
Flights flown336
Success rate100%94.4%
Payload to LEO (kg)21,90013,100
Payload to GTO (kg)11,7003,000
Length (m)6342
Diameter (m)5.43
Stages23

Ariane 64

Flight record
100% success rate3 of 3 flown

Maiden flight 2026-06-17. Still flying.

Titan IIIC

Flight record
94.4% success rate34 of 36 flown · 2 failed
1965peak 1965 · 3 flights1982

Maiden flight 1965-06-18. Retired.

Ariane 64 is built by ArianeGroup of France (company profile on Space Index).Titan IIIC is built by Lockheed Martin of the United States.

Full specifications and the complete launch history for each: Ariane 64 · Titan IIIC.

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