List of Ariane launches (1979–1989)

List of Ariane launches
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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.

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

Date (UTC)	Variant	Configuration	Serial N	Payload	Orbit	Outcome	Remarks
1979
24 December 1979, 17:14	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	Ariane 1		L-04	MARECS-1 CAT-4	GTO	Success
1982
9 September 1982, 02:12	Ariane 1		L-05	MARECS-B Sirio-2	GTO	Failure	Third stage turbopump malfunction
1983
16 June 1983, 11:59	Ariane 1		L-06	Eutelsat-1 Oscar-10	GTO	Success
19 October 1983, 00:45	Ariane 1		L-07	Intelsat 507	GTO	Success
1984
5 March 1984, 00:50	Ariane 1		L-08	Intelsat 508	GTO	Success
23 May 1984, 01:33	Ariane 1		V-9/L-09	Spacenet F1	GTO	Success	First flight managed by Arianespace
4 August 1984, 13:32	Ariane 3		V-10/L-12	Eutelsat-2 Telecom 1A	GTO	Success	Maiden flight of Ariane 3
10 November 1984, 01:14	Ariane 3		V-11/L-13	Spacenet F2 MARECS-B2	GTO	Success
1985
8 February 1985, 23:22	Ariane 3		V-12/L-14	Arabsat-1A Brasilsat-A1	GTO	Success
8 May 1985, 01:15	Ariane 3		V-13/L-15	GStar-1 Telecom 1B	GTO	Success
2 July 1985, 11:23	Ariane 1		V-14/L-10	Giotto	HCO	Success
12 September 1985, 23:26	Ariane 3		V-15/L-16	Eutelsat-3 Spacenet F3	GTO (Planned)	Failure	Third stage failed to ignite
1986
22 February 1986, 01:44	Ariane 1		V-16/L-11	SPOT-1 Viking	SSO	Success	Final flight of Ariane 1
28 March 1986, 23:30	Ariane 3		V-17/L-17	GStar-2 Brasilsat-A2	GTO	Success
31 May 1986, 00:53	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	Ariane 3		V-19/L-19	Aussat-A3 Eutelsat 1F4	GTO	Success
21 November 1987, 02:19	Ariane 2		V-20/L-20	TVSAT-1	GTO	Success
1988
11 March 1988, 23:28	Ariane 3		V-21/L-21	Spacenet F3R Telecom 1C	GTO	Success
17 May 1988, 23:58	Ariane 2		V-23/L-22	Intelsat 3AF13	GTO	Success
15 June 1988, 11:19	Ariane 4	44LP	V-22/401	Meteosat 3 Panamsat-1 Oscar 13	GTO	Success	Maiden flight of Ariane 4
21 July 1988, 23:12	Ariane 3		V-24/L-23	Insat 1C Eutelsat 1F5	GTO	Success
8 September 1988, 23:00	Ariane 3		V-25/L-24	GStar-5 SBS-5	GTO	Success
28 October 1988, 02:17	Ariane 2		V-26/L-25	TDF-1	GTO	Success
11 December 1988, 00:33	Ariane 4	44LP	V-27/402	Skynet 4B Astra 1A	GTO	Success
1989
27 January 1989, 01:21	Ariane 2		V-28/L-26	Intelsat 5AF15	GTO	Success
6 March 1989, 23:29	Ariane 4	44LP	V-29/403	JCSAT-1 Meteosat 4	GTO	Success
2 April 1989, 02:28	Ariane 2		V-30/L-27	TELE-X	GTO	Success	Final flight of Ariane 2
5 June 1989, 22:37	Ariane 4	44L	V-31/404	Superbird-A DFS-1	GTO	Success
12 July 1989, 00:14	Ariane 3		V-32/L-28	Olympus-1	GTO	Success	Final flight of Ariane 3
8 August 1989, 23:25:53	Ariane 4	44LP	V-33/405	TVSAT-2 Hipparcos	GTO	Success
27 October 1989, 23:05	Ariane 4	44L	V-34/406	Intelsat 602	GTO	Success

References

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.

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

Ariane (rocket family)

Rockets

Current	Ariane 6
In development	Ariane Next
Retired	Ariane 1 Ariane 2 Ariane 3 Ariane 4 Ariane 5

Launch sites

Guiana Space Centre (Kourou)
- ELA-1
- ELA-2
- ELA-3
- ELA-4

Engines

Launches

List of launches

Flights

Organizations

Manufacturing	ArianeGroup Airbus Space Aérospatiale (merged) Safran Aircraft Engines Beyond Gravity MT Aerospace SABCA Nammo
Launch provider	Arianespace
Related	European Space Agency CNES

Proposals	SUSIE
Cancelled	Adeline Ariane 5 ME DC4EU Hermes
Retired	Automated Transfer Vehicle Europa

Category
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Vega (list)	VV01 (LARES) VV15 (FalconEye1) VV16 (SSMS) VV22 (Pléiades Neo 5&6)
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