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 Centre National d'Études Spatiales ⓘ
linked to: CNES
developedBy European Space Agency ⓘ
developedUnderProgram 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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