Ariane 40
In-activeAérospatiale ()
Jan. 22, 1990
Description
The Ariane 4 was an expendable space launch system, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), the French space agency, for the European Space Agency (ESA). It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Since its first flight on 15 June 1988 until the final flight on 15 February 2003, it attained 113 successful launches out of 116 total launches.
Specifications
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Stages
2 -
Length
55.6 m -
Diameter
3.8 m -
Fairing Diameter
3.8 m -
Launch Mass
245.0 T -
Thrust
2720.0 kN
Family
-
Name
Ariane 40 -
Family
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Variant
40 -
Alias
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Full Name
Ariane 40
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
4600.0 kg -
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
2290.0 kg -
Direct Geostationary
― -
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Aérospatiale
Government
None
1970Aérospatiale was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer that built both civilian and military aircraft, rockets and satellites. It was originally known as Société nationale industrielle aérospatiale (SNIAS). Its head office was in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The name was changed to Aérospatiale during 1970.
Ariane 40 | Helios 1B
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Dec. 3, 1999, 4:22 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Helios program is Europe's military optical reconnaissance system consisting of both a space and a ground segment, which commenced service in 1995, jointly funded by the French, Italian and Spanish governments. The Helios I optical observation satellites, launched in July 1995 and December 1999 respectively, can acquire high resolution images of any point on the globe, with daily revisit capability. Helios-1B had suffered a breakdown of its power supply system in October 2004 and could no longer perform any work after operating for just under its 5-year nominal life expectancy.
Polar OrbitAriane 40 | SPOT-4
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
March 24, 1998, 1:46 a.m.
Ariane 40 | Helios 1A
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 7, 1995, 4:23 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Helios program is Europe's military optical reconnaissance system consisting of both a space and a ground segment, which commenced service in 1995, jointly funded by the French, Italian and Spanish governments. The Helios I optical observation satellites, launched in July 1995 and December 1999 respectively, can acquire high resolution images of any point on the globe, with daily revisit capability.
Low Earth OrbitAriane 40 | ERS-2
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
April 21, 1995, 1:44 a.m.
Ariane 40 | SPOT 3
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 26, 1993, 1:45 a.m.
Ariane 40 | ERS-1
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
July 17, 1991, 1:46 a.m.
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