Success
Meteosat 2
Earth Science
Arianespace(ASA)CommercialAriane 1
Direct-GEOorbit
European meteorological satellite
Friday, June 19, 1981 at 12:32 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#2,450
ASA Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#4
Location Launch
#12
Designator
1981-057
Launch Window
NET
Jun 19, 1981, 12:32 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
ELA-1, now named Ensemble de Lancement Vega (short ELV), is a launch pad at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in French Guiana. It has been used to support launches of the Europa rocket, Ariane 1, Ariane 3, and is currently used to launch Vega rockets.
Total Launches
55
Orbital Attempts
55
Fastest Turnaround
1mo 25d
Ariane 1 Specs
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.
Length
50 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
207 t
Thrust
2,771 kN
LEO Capacity
1,400 kg
GTO Capacity
1,850 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1979
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 19d
Total Launches
11
Successful
9
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
6
Maiden flight: Dec 24, 1979
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.
Founded
1980
Administrator
CEO: David Cavaillolès
Total Launches
326
Successful
311
Failed
15
Pending
29
Consecutive Success
14
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
Timezone
America/Cayenne
Local Launch Time
Jun 19, 1981, 9:32 AM
Total Launches
333
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
5.1690, -52.6903