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Ariane 4

Launch vehicle
The Ariane 4 was a European expendable launch vehicle, developed by the Centre national d'études spatiales, the French space agency, for the European Space Agency. It was manufactured by ArianeGroup and marketed by Arianespace. Wikipedia
Failure(s): 3 (42P: 1, 44L: 1, 44LP: 1)
First flight: 40: 22 January 1990; 42P: 20 November 1990; 42L: 12 May 1993; 44P: 4 April 1991; 44LP: 15 June 1988; 44L: 5 June 1989
Function: Expendable launch vehicle
Height: 58.72 m (192.7 ft)
Launch sites: Kourou, ELA-2
Stages: 3
Status: Retired