Ariane 3

E414693

Ariane 3 was a European expendable launch vehicle developed by the European Space Agency as part of the Ariane family, used in the 1980s primarily to place commercial satellites into geostationary transfer orbit.

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Ariane 3 canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ariane rocket
expendable launch vehicle
orbital launch vehicle
countryOfOrigin Europe
derivedFrom Ariane 2
developer European Space Agency
diameter 3.8 m
failedLaunches 1
failureRate 9.09 percent
firstFlightDate 1984-08-04
firstFlightPayload TELECOM 1A
firstStageEngine four Viking 2 engines
height 49.13 m
lastFlightDate 1989-07-12
lastFlightPayload Telecom 1C
launchConfiguration three-stage core with two solid strap-on boosters
launchLocation Kourou
surface form: Kourou, French Guiana
launchPad ELA-1
launchPeriodEnd 1989
launchPeriodStart 1984
launchServiceProvider Arianespace
launchSite Guiana Space Centre
liftoffMass 237000 kg
manufacturer Alenia Aeronautica
surface form: Aeritalia

Aérospatiale
British Aerospace
MBB
operator Arianespace
partOf Ariane family
payloadToGTO 2700 kg
primaryMission commercial satellite launch
program Ariane launch vehicle programme
surface form: Ariane programme
propellantFirstStage UDMH/N2O4
propellantSecondStage UDMH/N2O4
propellantThirdStage LOX/LH2
secondStageEngine one Viking 4 engine
stages 3
status retired
strapOnBoosterPropellant solid
strapOnBoosters 2
strapOnBoosterType solid rocket booster
successfulLaunches 10
successor Ariane 4
thirdStageEngine HM7B
totalLaunches 11
typicalOrbit geostationary transfer orbit
usedFor broadcast satellites
telecommunications satellites

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