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Ariane 1

11FLIGHTS
81.8%SUCCESS
2FAILURES
6STREAK
Dec 1979FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT50 m
DIAMETER3.8 m
LAUNCH MASS207 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST2,771 kN
STAGES4

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.

1,400 kg
TO LEO
3,087 lbs
1,850 kg
TO GTO
4,079 lbs
2,771
KILONEWTONS
622,946
POUNDS-FORCE
~3,716
HORSEPOWER
Height50 m (164 ft)
Diameter3.8 m (12.5 ft)
Launch Mass207 kg (456 lbs)
Stages4