LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Dec 24 1979
European Space Agency
CAT 1
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
Ariane 1Description:
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.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Test Flight
- Vehicle evaluation payload for the Ariane 1 launch vehicle
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kourou, French Guiana
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1