ArianespaceAriane 3Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
ECS 3 & Spacenet 3
Launched
September 12, 1985
Image: ESA/CNES/Arianespace
Summary
ECS 3 & Spacenet 3 launched on an Arianespace Ariane 3 from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on September 12, 1985. The mission failed. It was Arianespace's 14th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 2,987th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Ariane 3 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Ariane 3 · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Ariane 3 flight · 3rd this yearArianespace's 14th launch4th this yearhumanity's 2,987th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Geostationary communications satellites
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
16th launch from Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), 4th this year · 24th from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
56 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
72 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did ECS 3 & Spacenet 3 launch?
ECS 3 & Spacenet 3 launched on September 12, 1985. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch ECS 3 & Spacenet 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched ECS 3 & Spacenet 3?
Ariane 3, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 3 spec sheet
Where did ECS 3 & Spacenet 3 launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana.
What orbit was ECS 3 & Spacenet 3 going to?
Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO), a communications mission.