\<COLOUR 1> HEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 54-58 metres, depending on fairing
\<COLOUR 1> LIFT-OFF THRUST: \<COLOUR 0> Ariane A40 (no-boosters) 270 tonnes; lift-off thrust of the other Ariane 4s with boosters (A42P, A44P, A42L, A44LP, A44L) varies according to number and type of boosters
\<COLOUR 1> NO OF STAGES: \<COLOUR 0> A40, 3 stages; other variants, 3 stages plus 2 or 4 solid or liquid boosters
\<COLOUR 1> PROPELLANTS: \<COLOUR 0> First and second stages, UH25 (UDMH and hydrazine hydrate mixture)/nitrogen tetroxide; third stage, liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen; liquid-propellant boosters (A42L, A44L), UH25/nitrogen tetroxide, delivering 67 tonnes thrust; solid-propellant boosters (A42P, A44P), delivering 62 tonnes thrust
\<COLOUR 1> PAYLOAD: \<COLOUR 0> Satellites to geostationary orbit
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kourou Space Centre, French Guiana, South America
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> Europe
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Powerful launch vehicle of the Ariane family; first flight of the Ariane 4, in the A44LP version (with 2 liquid and 2 solid propellant boosters), takes place on June 15, 1988, carrying Meteosat 3, Oscar/Amsat 3 and PAS 1 into geostationary orbit.