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Ariane 1
RetiredAérospatiale
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.
Key figures
Total launches
11
Successes
9
Failures
2
Success rate
81.8 %
Success streak
6
Maiden flight
Dec 24, 1979
Reusable
No
Shortest launch interval ⓘ
79d
Planned launches
0
Ariane family total
28 launches · 24 successes · 4 failures (3 variants)
🧐 Data check
Automatic plausibility checks — anomalies are surfaced transparently here:
- ℹ️The figures above apply only to the “Ariane 1” variant. The Launch Library counts each variant separately — the Ariane family totals 28 launches across 3 variants.
Technology
Length
50 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Launch mass
207 t
Liftoff thrust
2,771 kN
Stages
4
LEO (low Earth orbit)
1,400 kg
GTO (geo transfer)
1,850 kg
Launches per year
of which in our database: 11
Successes Failures Other/planned
History & events
Sources
- Launch Library 2 (The Space Devs)
- Wikipedia