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.
Specifications
- Thrust
- 2,771 kN
- Height
- 50 m
- Diameter
- 3.8 m
- Launch mass
- 207 t
- Stages
- 4
- Launch cost
- —
- LEO capacity
- 1,400 kg
- GTO capacity
- 1,850 kg
- GEO capacity
- —
- SSO capacity
- —
Vehicle specifications from Launch Library; blanks are unpublished figures.
Flight record
Flights
11
Launches with a definitive outcome
Success rate
81.8%
9 of 11
Current success streak
6
Landings
0
0 attempts · 0 droneship / 0 RTLS
Fastest turnaround
—
Between consecutive booster flights
Counted from padside's own launch record — the same basis as the Stats page.
Launches
- Ariane 1 | SPOT 1 & Viking — Success
- Ariane 1 | Giotto — Success
- Ariane 1 | Spacenet 1 — Success
- Ariane 1 | Intelsat 508 — Success
- Ariane 1 | Intelsat 507 — Success