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Ariane · Aérospatiale

Ariane 3

retired
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Specifications

Status
retired
Height
49.13 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Mass
234,000 kg
Stages
3
Payload to GTO
2,700 kg
First flight
1984-08-04
Total launches
11
Success / Fail
10 / 1

Ariane 3 was a European expendable carrier rocket, which was used for eleven launches between 1984 and 1989. It was a member of the Ariane family of rockets. The principal manufacturer for the Ariane 3 was Aérospatiale, while the lead agency for its development was the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES).

Payloads it launched · 20

OLYMPUS
GEO
SBS 5
GEO
GSTAR 3
GEO
INSAT-1C
GEO
EUTELSAT 1-F5 (ECS 5)
GEO
TELECOM 1C
GEO
SPACENET 3R
GEO
COSMOS 1884 [GLONASS]
MEO
COSMOS 1885 [GLONASS]
MEO
COSMOS 1883 [GLONASS]
MEO
GSTAR 2
GEO
BRASILSAT 2
GEO
TELECOM 1B
GEO
GSTAR 1
GEO
BRASILSAT 1
GEO
ARABSAT-1A
GEO
MARECS-B2
GEO
ZHONGXING-5R
GEO
TELECOM 1A
GEO
EUTELSAT 1-F2 (ECS 2)
GEO