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Ariane 1

Aérospatiale

Manufacturer
Aérospatiale
Family
Ariane
Maiden flight
1979-12-24
Length
50 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Payload to LEO
1,400 kg
Payload to GTO
1,850 kg
Launches
11
Successful
9

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.