Ariane 1

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Ariane 1 was the first operational European expendable launch vehicle, developed by the European Space Agency to provide independent access to space for commercial and scientific payloads.

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Ariane 1 canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ariane rocket family member
expendable launch vehicle
orbital launch vehicle
commercialOperatorFoundedFor Arianespace
countryOfOrigin Europe
designedBy CNES
surface form: Centre National d'Études Spatiales
developedBy European Space Agency
developedUnderProgram Ariane launch vehicle programme
surface form: Ariane programme
diameter about 3.8 m
failedLaunches 2
family Ariane family
firstFlightDate 1979-12-24
firstLaunchPayload CAT-1
firstStageEngine 4 × Viking-2B
firstStagePropellants UDMH
nitrogen tetroxide
governingOrganization European Space Agency
height about 47.4 m
lastFlightDate 1986-02-22
launchConfiguration three-stage core without strap-on boosters
launchPad ELA-1
liftoffMass about 210000 kg
manufacturer Aérospatiale
European aerospace industry consortium
notablePayload Giotto spacecraft
Intelsat communications satellites
objective European independent access to space
operator Arianespace
European Space Agency
payloadToGTO about 1850 kg
payloadToLEO about 4800 kg
primaryLaunchSite Guiana Space Centre
propellantTypeFirstStage hypergolic
propellantTypeSecondStage hypergolic
propellantTypeThirdStage cryogenic
purpose commercial satellite launches
scientific payload launches
secondStageEngine Viking-4B
secondStagePropellants UDMH
nitrogen tetroxide
stages 3
status retired
successfulLaunches 9
successor Ariane 2
Ariane 3
Ariane 4
successRate approximately 81.8 percent
thirdStageEngine HM7B
thirdStagePropellants liquid hydrogen
liquid oxygen
totalLaunches 11

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