List of Ariane launches (1979–1989)

This is a list of launches performed by Ariane carrier rockets between 1979, when the type first flew, and 1989. This period includes all flights of the Ariane 1, Ariane 2 and Ariane 3, as well as early Ariane 4 launches.

List of Ariane launches
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Launch statistics

Rocket configurations

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

'79

1980

'81

'82

'83

'84

'85

'86

'87

'88

'89

•   Ariane 1
•   Ariane 2
•   Ariane 3
•   Ariane 4 44L
•   Ariane 4 44LP

Launch outcomes

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

'79

1980

'81

'82

'83

'84

'85

'86

'87

'88

'89

•   Failure
•   Success

Launch history

1979
Date (UTC)	Variant	Configuration	Serial No	Payload	Orbit	Outcome	Remarks
24 December 1979, 17:14[1]	Ariane 1		L-01	CAT-1	GTO	Success	Development flight
1980
23 May 1980, 14:29	Ariane 1		L-02	Firewheel Feurrad AMSAT-3A CAT-2	GTO	Failure	Failed to reach orbit due to combustion instability during first stage burn.
1981
19 June 1981, 12:33	Ariane 1		L-03	Meteosat 2 Apple CAT-3	GTO	Success
20 December 1981, 01:29[1]	Ariane 1		L-04	MARECS-1 CAT-4	GTO	Success
1982
9 September 1982, 02:12[1]	Ariane 1		L-05	MARECS-B Sirio-2	GTO	Failure	Third stage turbopump malfunction
1983
16 June 1983, 11:59[1]	Ariane 1		L-06	Eutelsat-1 Oscar-10	GTO	Success
19 October 1983, 00:45[1]	Ariane 1		L-07	Intelsat 507	GTO	Success
1984
5 March 1984, 00:50[1]	Ariane 1		L-08	Intelsat 508	GTO	Success
23 May 1984, 01:33[1]	Ariane 1		V-9/L-09	Spacenet F1	GTO	Success	First flight managed by Arianespace
4 August 1984, 13:32[2]	Ariane 3		V-10/L-12	Eutelsat-2 Telecom 1A	GTO	Success	Maiden flight of Ariane 3
10 November 1984, 01:14[2]	Ariane 3		V-11/L-13	Spacenet F2 MARECS-B2	GTO	Success
1985
8 February 1985, 23:22[2]	Ariane 3		V-12/L-14	Arabsat-1A Brasilsat-A1	GTO	Success
8 May 1985, 01:15[2]	Ariane 3		V-13/L-15	GStar-1 Telecom 1B	GTO	Success
2 July 1985, 11:23[1]	Ariane 1		V-14/L-10	Giotto	HCO	Success
12 September 1985, 23:26[2]	Ariane 3		V-15/L-16	Eutelsat-3 Spacenet F3	GTO (Planned)	Failure	Third stage failed to ignite
1986
22 February 1986, 01:44[1]	Ariane 1		V-16/L-11	SPOT-1 Viking	SSO	Success	Final flight of Ariane 1
28 March 1986, 23:30[2]	Ariane 3		V-17/L-17	GStar-2 Brasilsat-A2	GTO	Success
31 May 1986, 00:53[2]	Ariane 2		V-18/L-18	Intelsat 5A14	GTO	Failure	Maiden flight of Ariane 2 Third stage failed to ignite
1987
16 September 1987, 00:45[2]	Ariane 3		V-19/L-19	Aussat-A3 Eutelsat 1F4	GTO	Success
21 November 1987, 02:19[2]	Ariane 2		V-20/L-20	TVSAT-1	GTO	Success
1988
11 March 1988, 23:28[2]	Ariane 3		V-21/L-21	Spacenet F3R Telecom 1C	GTO	Success
17 May 1988, 23:58[2]	Ariane 2		V-23/L-22	Intelsat 3AF13	GTO	Success
15 June 1988, 11:19[3]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-22/401	Meteosat 3 Panamsat-1 Oscar 13	GTO	Success	Maiden flight of Ariane 4
21 July 1988, 23:12[2]	Ariane 3		V-24/L-23	Insat 1C Eutelsat 1F5	GTO	Success
8 September 1988, 23:00[2]	Ariane 3		V-25/L-24	GStar-5 SBS-5	GTO	Success
28 October 1988, 02:17[2]	Ariane 2		V-26/L-25	TDF-1	GTO	Success
11 December 1988, 00:33[3]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-27/402	Skynet 4B Astra 1A	GTO	Success
1989
27 January 1989, 01:21[2]	Ariane 2		V-28/L-26	Intelsat 5AF15	GTO	Success
6 March 1989, 23:29[3]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-29/403	JCSAT-1 Meteosat 4	GTO	Success
2 April 1989, 02:28[2]	Ariane 2		V-30/L-27	TELE-X	GTO	Success	Final flight of Ariane 2
5 June 1989, 22:37[4]	Ariane 4	44L	V-31/404	Superbird-A DFS-1	GTO	Success
12 July 1989, 00:14[2]	Ariane 3		V-32/L-28	Olympus-1	GTO	Success	Final flight of Ariane 3
8 August 1989, 23:25:53[3]	Ariane 4	44LP	V-33/405	TVSAT-2 Hipparcos	GTO	Success
27 October 1989, 23:05[4]	Ariane 4	44L	V-34/406	Intelsat 602	GTO	Success

References

• Spaceflight portal

• McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
• McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
• Wade, Mark. "Ariane". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008.

1. Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 1 Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
2. Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 2/3
3. Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44LP
4. Encyclopedia Astronautica - Ariane 44LArchived 2005-07-28 at the Wayback Machine