Rockets

Ariane·Aérospatiale

Ariane 1

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
50 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Mass
207,000 kg
Stages
4
Thrust
2,771 kN
Payload to LEO
1,400 kg
Payload to GTO
1,850 kg
First flight
1979-12-24
Total launches
11
Success / Fail
9 / 2

Ariane 1 was the first rocket in the Ariane family of expendable launch systems. It was developed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), which had been formed in 1973, the same year that development of the launch had commenced.

Payloads it launched

15 loaded