Launch Vehicle Payloads: Arianespace
Launch vehicle payload capabilities, fairing envelope dimensions, and spacecraft mechanical/acoustic environment specifications. Covers active and recent vehicles: Falcon 9 (expendable/reusable RTLS/drone), Falcon Heavy (expendable/partial/full recovery), Atlas V (401/551), Vulcan Centaur (VC2S/VC6S), Delta IV Heavy, Ariane 6 (A62/A64), Vega-C, Soyuz-2 (ST-A/ST-B), PSLV-XL, H3 (30S/22L), Long March 5, Long March 3B, Electron (standard/expanded fairing), LauncherOne, New Glenn, and Starship. Per SpaceX Falcon Users Guide 2021, ULA Atlas V Mission Planner's Guide Rev 11a, Arianespace User Manuals, NASA GEVS-STD-7000B.
| launch provider | vehicle config | acoustic oaspl db (dB) | fairing inner diameter m (m) | fairing usable length m (m) | fairing volume m3 (m3) | max axial accel g (g) | max lateral accel g (g) | min axial freq hz (Hz) | min lateral freq hz (Hz) | notes | payload gto kg (kg) | payload leo kg (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arianespace | Ariane6_A62 | 138 | 5 | 11.7 | 175 | 4.55 | 0.7 | 31 | 5 | A62 = 2 Vulcain-2.1 + 2 solid boosters (P120C); LEO 700 km 98 deg SSO ref; GTO 1500 m/s; maiden flight July 2024 | 4,500 | 21,500 |
| Arianespace | Ariane6_A64 | 138 | 5 | 11.7 | 175 | 4.55 | 0.7 | 31 | 5 | A64 = 4 solid boosters; max payload to GTO 11.5 t at 1500 m/s; same fairing as A62; debut flight A64 Feb 2026 | 11,500 | 21,500 |
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