Arianespace Ariane 1 Giotto
Ariane 1
Status
Success
Date
2 JUL 1985
11:23
Launch Provider
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
Probe designed to flyby Comet 1P/Halley and Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup
Rocket
Ariane 1
Mission Type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit
Asteroid
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
50 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch Mass
207 T
Thrust
2,771 kN
