Manufacturer country
French launch vehicles
28 orbital launch vehicles from 8 manufacturers in France.
Vehicles28
Active8
Manufacturers8
Flights flown286
Success rate93.7%268/286
First flight1965-11-26
Launch manufacturers in France include ArianeGroup, Aérospatiale, MaiaSpace and Latitude. Those links go to each company's profile on Space Index, which tracks funding, contracts and news. The vehicle pages here stay on the hardware.
Manufacturers
Vehicles
| Vehicle | Operator | Flights | Success | LEO kg | Maiden | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane 5 ECA | AG | 73 | 97% | 2002 | Retired | |
| Ariane 44L | Aérospatiale | 40 | 98% | 10,200 | 1989 | Retired |
| Ariane 64 | AG | 40 | 100% | 21,900 | 2026 | Active |
| Ariane 44LP | Aérospatiale | 26 | 96% | 8,000 | 1988 | Retired |
| Ariane 5 G | AG | 16 | 81% | 12,200 | 1996 | Retired |
| Ariane 42P | Aérospatiale | 15 | 93% | 6,000 | 1990 | Retired |
| Ariane 44P | Aérospatiale | 15 | 100% | 6,500 | 1991 | Retired |
| Ariane 62 | AG | 15 | 100% | 10,900 | 2024 | Active |
| Ariane 42L | Aérospatiale | 13 | 100% | 7,000 | 1993 | Retired |
| Ariane 1 | Aérospatiale | 11 | 82% | 1,400 | 1979 | Retired |
| Ariane 3 | Aérospatiale | 11 | 91% | 1984 | Retired | |
| Ariane 5 ECA+ | AG | 11 | 100% | 2019 | Retired | |
| Ariane 5 ES | AG | 8 | 100% | 21,000 | 2008 | Retired |
| Ariane 40 | Aérospatiale | 7 | 100% | 4,600 | 1990 | Retired |
| Ariane 2 | Aérospatiale | 6 | 83% | 1986 | Retired | |
| Ariane 5 GS | AG | 6 | 100% | 2005 | Retired | |
| Ariane 6 | AG | 5 | 21,650 | Active | ||
| Diamant B | Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | 5 | 60% | 160 | 1970 | Retired |
| Diamant A | Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | 4 | 100% | 160 | 1965 | Retired |
| Ariane 5 G+ | AG | 3 | 100% | 2004 | Retired | |
| Diamant BP4 | Société d'étude et de réalisation d'engins balistiques | 3 | 100% | 160 | 1975 | Retired |
| Europa I | ELDO | 3 | 0% | 200 | 1968 | Retired |
| Maia | MaiaSpace | 2 | 1,500 | Active | ||
| Callisto | CNES | 1 | Active | |||
| Europa II | ELDO | 1 | 0% | 1,160 | 1971 | Retired |
| Themis Demonstrator | AG | 1 | Active | |||
| Zéphyr | LAT | 1 | 100 | Active | ||
| Baguette One | HyPrSpace | 0 | Active |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.