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Ariane 1

Ariane 1 was the first launcher to be developed with the primary purpose of sending commercial satellites into geosynchronous orbit. Crucially, it was designed with the ability to send a pair of satellites into orbit on a single launcher, thus reducing costs. As the size of satellites grew, Ariane 1 quickly gave way to the more powerful Ariane 2 and Ariane 3 launchers, which were heavily based upon the original rocket.

Missions: 11
Successes: 9
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 2
Success Streak: 6
Success Rate: 81.8%
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Configurations

Ariane 1
Image Credit: Arianespace
ESA
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,772 kN
Payload to LEO: 4,850 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,850 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 47.4 m

Launch Sites

ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France

Launches

Arianespace
Ariane 1 | SPOT-1 & Viking
Sat Feb 22, 1986 01:44 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Arianespace
Ariane 1 | Giotto
Tue Jul 02, 1985 11:23 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
Arianespace
Ariane 1 | Spacenet F1
Wed May 23, 1984 01:33 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
ESA
Ariane 1 | Intelsat 508
Mon Mar 05, 1984 00:50 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
ESA
Ariane 1 | Intelsat 507
Wed Oct 19, 1983 00:45 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
ESA
Ariane 1 | ECS 1 & Amsat P3B
Thu Jun 16, 1983 11:59 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
ESA
Ariane 1 | MARCES-B & Sirio-2
Thu Sep 09, 1982 02:12 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
ESA
Ariane 1 | MARCES-1 & CAT-4
Sun Dec 20, 1981 01:29 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
ESA
Ariane 1 | CAT-3, APPLE & Météosat 2
Fri Jun 19, 1981 12:32 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
ESA
Ariane 1 | CAT-2, Amsat P3A & Firewheel
Fri May 23, 1980 14:29 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France
ESA
Ariane 1 | CAT-1
Mon Dec 24, 1979 17:14 UTC
ELA-1, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, France