Information AboutAriane 1 |
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| space launch vehicles | |
| european space agency | |
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Ariane I is the first version of the Ariane launcher family. TECHNICAL DETAILS With lift-off mass of 210,000 Kg , Ariane I was able to put in Geostationary Orbit one Satellite or two smaller of a maximal weight of 1850 kg. Ariane I is a three-stage rocket:
This design will be kept until Ariane 4 . LAUNCH HISTORY The first launch was on December 24 , 1979 , and was successful. The second exploded at takeoff. The third launch succeeded in orbiting three satellites, and the fourth and last qualification launch was also a success. During the next launch, the first commercial one, the rocket ceased functioning after 7 minutes of flight. After a complete review of the launcher, the next 6 flights were all successful. India 's first satellite, '' APPLE '', was launched and put into geostationary orbit on June 19 , 1981 . The Giotto Mission 's spaceprobe was successfully launched on the tenth Ariane 1 (flight V14) on July 2 , 1985 . The first SPOT satellite was put into Orbit by the eleventh and last launch of Ariane I, which was on February 22 , 1986 . |