Arianespace Ariane 1 Intelsat 507
Ariane 1
Status
Success
Date
19 OCT 1983
00:45
Launch Provider
Arianespace
Launch Pad
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Overview
Geostationary communications satellite
Rocket
Ariane 1
Mission Type
Communications
Orbit
Geostationary Orbit
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
