LAUNCH MISSION

Arianespace Ariane 1 Firewheel

Name: Arianespace Ariane 1 Firewheel
Start: 1980-05-23T14:29:39.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Status

Failure

DATE

23 MAY 1980

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Arianespace

Launch Pad

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Description

German magnetospheric research satellite

Ariane 1

Rocket 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.

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