Arianespace Ariane 1 Firewheel
Ariane 1
Status
Failure
Date
23 MAY 1980
14:29
Launch Provider
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
German magnetospheric research satellite
Rocket
Ariane 1
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
50 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
207 T
Thrust
2,771 kN
