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Ariane 1
ARIANE

Ariane 1

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.

EXPENDABLERETIRED
SPECIFICATIONS
LENGTH50 m
DIAMETER3.8 m
MAX STAGE4
LAUNCH MASS207 t
LEO CAPACITY1400 kg
GTO CAPACITY1850 kg
THRUST2771 kN
LAUNCH COST—
FLIGHT RECORD
TOTAL LAUNCHES11
SUCCESSFUL9
FAILED2
CONSECUTIVE6
MAIDEN FLIGHT1979-12-24
MANUFACTURER

Aérospatiale

FRA · Government · FOUNDED 1970
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