European Space Agency / Arianespace

 Ariane 44LIII Ariane 44LP Ariane 44LP+ Ariane 44LPIII

Overall
Vehicle

 Operational from 06.12.1995 15.06.1988 10.09.1992 17.05.1995
  to 15.02.2003 22.10.1993 28.03.1995 27.11.2001
Orbital flights   24 7 6 13
Payload weight t GTO 4.70 GTO 3.70 GTO 3.90 GTO 4.20
Gross liftoff weight t 486.35 421.75 422.1 423.1
Gross propellant weight t 439.33 378.22 378.56 379.28
Total length m 58.9 59.6 59.9 58.9
Max. diameter (span) m         
Total liftoff thrust (s.l.) kN 5,395 5,355 5,355 5,355
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 1,216.1 1,047.4 1,049.1 1,052.4

Fairing

 Total length m 8.62 +2.80 8.62 +3.80 8.62 +3.80 8.62 +2.80
Diameter m 4.00  4.00  4.00 4.00
Total weight t 1.090 (+SDS-1) 1.170 (+SDS-2) 1.170 (+SDS-2) 1.090 (+SDS-1)

Stage 3

 Name   H-10III H-10 H-10+ H-10III

 

 Length (+VEB) m 11.30 (10.35) 11.00 (10.05) 11.30 (10.35) 11.30 (10.35)
Diameter m  2.60/4.00 2.60/4.00 2.60/4.00 2.60/4.00
Liftoff weight (+VEB) t 13.66 (14.01) 12.58 (12.93) 12.94 (13.29) 13.66 (14.01)
Propellant weight t 11.863 10.800 11.140 11.863
Engines   HM-7B++ HM-7B HM-7B+ HM-7B++
Propellant   LH2/LOX LH2/LOX LH2/LOX LH2/LOX
Total thrust (vac) kN 64.8 64.2 64.6 64.8
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 4370 4336 4356 4370
Burn time s 800 729 751 800
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 51.8 46.8 48.5 51.8
Stage 2

Name

   L-33 L-33 L-33 L-33

 

 Length m 11.35 11.35 11.35 11.35
Diameter m 2.60 2.60 2.60 2.60
Liftoff weight t 39.03 39.21 39.03 39.03
Propellant weight t 35.49 35.49 35.49 35.49
Engines   Viking-4B+ Viking-4B+ Viking-4B+ Viking-4B+
Propellant   UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4
Total thrust (vac) kN 807.8 807.8 807.8 807.8
Specific impulse (vac) N*s/kg 2870 2870 2870 2870
Burn time s 126 126 126 126
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 101.9 101.9 101.9 101.9
Stage 1

Name

   L-220 L-220 L-220 L-220

 

 Length m 24.90 24.90 24.90 24.90
Diameter m  3.80 3.80 3.80 3.80
Liftoff weight t 251.43 251.43 251.43 251.43
Propellant weight t 233.68 233.68 233.68 233.68
Engines 4 Viking-5C Viking-5C Viking-5C Viking-5C
Propellant   UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 2,715 2,715 2,715 2,715
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2432 2432 2432 2432
Burn time s 209.5 209.5 209.5 209.5
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 637.0 637.0 637.0 637.0
Booster

Name

   4 PAL 2 PAL 2 PAL 2 PAL

 

 Length m 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0
Diameter m  2.17 2.17  2.17 2.17
Liftoff weight t 176.00 88.00 88.00 88.00
Propellant weight t 158.30 79.15 79.15 79.15
Engines   Viking 6 Viking 6 Viking 6 Viking 6
Propellant   UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4 UH25/N2O4
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 2,680 1,340 1,340 1,340
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2404 2404 2404 2404
Burn time s 142 142 142 142
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 425.4 212.7 212.7 212.7
Booster

Name

     2 PAP 2 PAP 2 PAP

 

 Length m   12.0 12.0 12.0
Diameter m 1.07 1.07 1.07
Liftoff weight t 25.30 25.30 25.30
Propellant weight t 19.10 19.10 19.10
Engines   SEP P 9.5 SEP P 9.5 SEP P 9.5
Propellant   solid CTPB solid CTPB solid CTPB
Total thrust (s.l.) kN 1,300 (av) 1,300 (av) 1,300 (av)
Specific impulse (s.l.) N*s/kg 2314 2314 2314
Burn time s 34 34 34
Total impulse (vac) MN*s 49.0 49.0 49.0