ABOUT ARIANE 3
Ariane 3 was a European expendable carrier rocket, which was used for eleven launches between 1984 and 1989. It was a member of the Ariane family of rockets. The principal manufacturer for the Ariane 3 was Aérospatiale, while the lead agency for its development was the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES).
PAYLOAD CAPACITY
2,700 kg
TO GTO
5,954 lbs
LIFTOFF THRUST
5,100
KILONEWTONS
1,146,526
POUNDS-FORCE
~6,839
HORSEPOWER
DIMENSIONS
Height49.13 m (161 ft)
Diameter3.8 m (12.5 ft)
Launch Mass234 kg (516 lbs)
Stages3
FLIGHT HISTORY
Ariane 3 | Olympus
Ariane 3 | GStar 3 & SBS 5
Ariane 3 | Insat 1C & ECS5
Ariane 3 | Spacenet 3R & Télécom 1C
Ariane 3 | Aussat A3 & ECS 4
Ariane 3 | Gstar 2 & Brasilsat A2
Ariane 3 | ECS 3 & Spacenet 3
Ariane 3 | Gstar 1 & Télécom 1B
Ariane 3 | Arabsat 1A & Brasilsat A1
Ariane 3 | Spacenet 2 & Marecs 2
Ariane 3 | ECS 2 & Télécom 1A
⚙ RELATED ENGINES
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