LAUNCH CENTER

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Success
Sat Feb 22 1986
Arianespace

SPOT 1 & Viking

Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

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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
  • SPOT 1 is a French Earth observation satellite. Viking is Sweden's first satellite.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Kourou, French Guiana

Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1