MISSION NAME
Marecs 1 1
Status
Success
DATE
20 DEC 1981
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Description
Geostationary communications 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.