SPOT 1 & Viking
Ariane 1
Arianespace
Mission
SPOT 1 & Viking
Type: Earth Science
SPOT 1 is a French Earth observation satellite. Viking is Sweden’s first satellite.
Location
Ariane Launch Area 1
Kourou, French Guiana
312 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana.
Rocket
Ariane 1 – Aérospatiale
Family: Ariane
Length: 50 m
Diameter: 3.8 m
Launch Mass: 207 T
Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 1400 kg
The Ariane 1 was manufactured by Aérospatiale with the first launch on 1979-12-24. Ariane 1 has 9 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 11 launches. 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.
Agency
Arianespace
Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: ASA
Administration: CEO: Stéphane Israël
Founded: 1980
Launchers: Ariane 5 | 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.
