ECS 2 & Télécom 1A
Ariane 3
Arianespace
Mission
ECS 2 & Télécom 1A
Type: Communications
Geostationary communications satellites
Trajectory
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Location
Ariane Launch Area 1
Kourou, French Guiana
317 rockets have launched from Kourou, French Guiana.
Rocket
Ariane 3 – Aérospatiale
- Family: Ariane
- Length: 49.13 m
- Diameter: 3.8 m
- Launch Mass: 234 T
The Ariane 3 was manufactured by Aérospatiale with the first launch on 1984-08-04. Ariane 3 has 10 successful launches and 1 failed launches with a total of 11 launches. Ariane 3 was a European expendable carrier rocket, which was used for eleven launches between 1984 and 1989. It was a member of the Ariane family of rockets. The principal manufacturer for the Ariane 3 was Aérospatiale, while the lead agency for its development was the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES).
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.
