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Ariane 1
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Ariane 1 L01
Ariane 1 L01
Ariane 1 L01 - COSPAR 1979-104
First version of the Ariane launch vehicle.

AKA: L3S. Status: Retired 1986. First Launch: 1979-12-24. Last Launch: 1986-02-22. Number: 11 . Payload: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Thrust: 2,446.50 kN (549,995 lbf). Gross mass: 207,200 kg (456,700 lb). Height: 50.00 m (164.00 ft). Diameter: 3.80 m (12.40 ft). Apogee: 40,000 km (24,000 mi).

3 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Ariane L144 + 1 x Ariane L33 + 1 x Ariane H8.

LEO Payload: 1,400 kg (3,000 lb). Payload: 1,850 kg (4,070 lb) to a GTO, 7 deg. Launch Price $: 32.000 million in 1985 dollars.

Stage Data - Ariane 1


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Family: orbital launch vehicle. Country: France. Engines: HM7-A, Viking 2, Viking 4. Spacecraft: Oscar, Sirio, ECS/OTS, Meteosat, CAT, Firewheel, Intelsat 5, Insat 1, AS 3000, Giotto, SPOT-1-2-3, Viking (Sweden). Projects: Eutelsat, GTE, Insat, Intelsat, MARECS, SPOT. Launch Sites: Kourou, Kourou ELA1. Stages: Ariane 1-1, Ariane 1-2, Ariane 1-3 H8, Mage 1. Agency: Les Mureaux.
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1973 July - . LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1979 December 24 - . 17:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1980 May 23 - . 14:29 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1. FAILURE: Stage 1 combustion instability.. Failed Stage: 1.
1981 June 19 - . 12:32 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1981 December 20 - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1982 September 9 - . 02:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1. FAILURE: Stage 3 turbopump.. Failed Stage: U.
1983 June 16 - . 11:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1983 October 19 - . 00:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1984 March 5 - . 00:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1984 May 23 - . 01:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1985 July 2 - . 11:23 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.
1986 February 22 - . 01:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA1. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 1.

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