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Ariane 64

ArianeGroup · Ariane · FLIGHTS FILED

Ariane 64 is an expendable launch vehicle built by ArianeGroup. It stands 63.0 m tall, lifts 21,650 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 12 February 2026. It has flown 2 times with 2 successes, a success rate of 100.0%. Its next flight is Ariane 64 | Hellas Sat 5 for Arianespace, no earlier than 2027.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
Height63.0 m
Diameter5.4 m
Payload to LEO21,650 kg
Payload to GTO12,000 kg
Maiden flight12 February 2026
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch cost$90M
StatusFLIGHTS FILED

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

ON RECORD
Total flights2
Successful2
Failed0
Success rate100.0%
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled16
Variant64

About Ariane 64

Ariane 6 variant with four solid boosters, enabling heavier payloads.

Upcoming flights

The next 12 of 16 scheduled. Full schedule

Ariane 64 in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

ApolloDay-Toulouse-2019-07-21-2899
ApolloDay-Toulouse-2019-07-21-2899Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0Wikimedia Commons ↗
Ariane 6 upper stage on DLR P5.2 test stand 03
Ariane 6 upper stage on DLR P5.2 test stand 03DLR · CC BY 3.0 deWikimedia Commons ↗
Ariane 6 upper stage on DLR P5.2 test stand 02
Ariane 6 upper stage on DLR P5.2 test stand 02DLR · CC BY 3.0 deWikimedia Commons ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Ariane 64 flown?
2 times, with 2 successes and 0 failures. Another 16 flights are scheduled.
What is Ariane 64's success rate?
100.0%. That's 2 successful flights out of 2 attempts.
When is the next Ariane 64 launch?
Ariane 64 | Hellas Sat 5, flown by Arianespace. It's set for no earlier than 2027 from Ariane Launch Area 4.
How much can Ariane 64 lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Ariane 64 at 21,650 kg to low Earth orbit and 12,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Is Ariane 64 reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Ariane 64 as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.