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Giotto

Ariane 1

Arianespace

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Giotto

Type: Robotic Exploration

Probe designed to flyby Comet 1P/Halley and Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup

Trajectory

The trajectory is unavailable. Check back for updates.

Location

Ariane Launch Area 1

Kourou, French Guiana

319 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana.

Ariane Launch Area 1, Kourou, French Guiana

Agency

Arianespace – ASA

  • Type: Commercial
  • Abbreviation: ASA
  • Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël
  • Founded: 1980
  • Launchers: Ariane | Vega
  • Country: FRA

Arianespace SA is a multinational company founded in 1980 as the world’s first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the production, operation, and marketing of the Ariane programme. Their vehicles launch exclusively from French Guiana in South America.

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