LAUNCHER INFO

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.

MANUFACTURER INFO

Aérospatiale

LAUNCHER SPECIFICATIONS

(diameter)

3.8 m

TO GTO

1850 kg

(length)

50 m

TO LEO

1400 kg

(reusable)

false

LAUNCH STATISTICS