MISSION NAME
Firewheel
Status
Failure
DATE
23 MAY 1980
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Description
German magnetospheric research 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.