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Ariane 4

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The most commercially successful launch vehicle of its era, flying 116 missions with a 97 percent success rate and dominating the global commercial satellite-launch market through the 1990s. Its modular design offered up to six configurations with different combinations of liquid and solid strap-on boosters.

Facts
Vehicle Class
Medium-lift expendable launch vehicle 1
Manufacturer
Aerospatiale, under ESA/Arianespace contract 1
First Flight Date
1988-06-15 1
Status
Retired in 2003 after its final flight, succeeded by Ariane 5. 1
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Sources
1. European Space Agency: History
European Space Agency
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