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1980 · Arianespace

Firewheel

failureAriane 1 | Firewheel

German magnetospheric research satellite

Overview

Date / time: May 23, 1980 at 02:29 PM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Mission: Firewheel
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Elliptical Orbit

Launch provider

Arianespace →

Payloads deployed · 1