LAUNCH CENTER

Launch Image
Success
Fri Jun 19 1981
Arianespace

Meteosat 2

Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

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(12:32 PM UTC)

Launch Window Start

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(12:32 PM UTC)

Launch Window End

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(12:32 PM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Ariane 1

Description:

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.

Ariane 1 rocket
MISSION OVERVIEW
  • Type: Earth Science
  • European meteorological satellite
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1