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.
Date (GMT) | Variant | Configuration | Serial No | Payload | Orbit | Outcome | Remarks |
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24 December 1979, 17:14[1] | Ariane 1 | L-01 | CAT-1 | MEO | Successful | Development flight | |
23 May 1980, 14:29[1] | Ariane 1 | L-02 | Firewheel Feurrad AMSAT-3A CAT-2 |
Failure | Failed to reach orbit due to combustion instability during first stage burn, first launch to be conducted by Arianespace | ||
19 June 1981, 12:32:02[1] | Ariane 1 | L-03 | Meteosat 2 Apple CAT-3 |
GTO | Successful | ||
20 December 1981, 01:29[1] | Ariane 1 | L-04 | MARCES-1 CAT-4 |
GTO | Successful | ||
9 September 1982, 02:12[1] | Ariane 1 | L-05 | MARCES-B Sirio-2 |
GTO | Failure | Third stage turbopump malfunction | |
16 June 1983, 11:59[1] | Ariane 1 | L-06 | Eutelsat-1 Oscar-10 |
GTO | Successful | ||
19 October 1983, 00:45[1] | Ariane 1 | L-07 | Intelsat 507 | GTO | Successful | ||
5 March 1984, 00:50[1] | Ariane 1 | L-08 | Intelsat 508 | GTO | Successful | ||
23 May 1984, 01:33[1] | Ariane 1 | L-09 | Spacnet F1 | GTO | Successful | ||
4 August 1984, 13:32[2] | Ariane 3 | V-10 | Eutelsat-2 Telecom 1A |
GTO | Successful | Maiden flight of Ariane 3 | |
10 November 1984, 01:14[2] | Ariane 3 | V-11 | Spacenet F2 MARCES-2 |
GTO | Successful | ||
8 February 1985, 23:22[2] | Ariane 3 | V-12 | Arabsat-1A Brasilsat-A1 |
GTO | Successful | ||
8 May 1985, 01:15[2] | Ariane 3 | V-13 | GStar-1 Telecom 1B |
GTO | Successful | ||
2 July 1985, 11:23[1] | Ariane 1 | V-14 | Giotto | HCO | Successful | ||
12 September 1985, 23:26[2] | Ariane 3 | V-15 | Eutelsat-3 Spacenet F3 |
GTO (Planned) | Failure | Third stage failed to ignite | |
22 February 1986, 01:44[1] | Ariane 1 | V-16 | SPOT-1 Viking |
SSO | Successful | Final flight of Ariane 1 | |
28 March 1986, 23:30[2] | Ariane 3 | V-17 | GStar-2 Brasilsat-A2 |
GTO | Successful | ||
31 May 1986, 00:53[2] | Ariane 2 | V-18 | Intelsat 5A14 | GTO | Failure | Maiden flight of Ariane 2 Third stage failed to ignite |
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16 September 1987, 00:45[2] | Ariane 3 | V-19 | Aussat-A3 Eutelsat 1F4 |
GTO | Successful | ||
21 November 1987, 02:19[2] | Ariane 2 | V-20 | TVSAT-1 | GTO | Successful | ||
11 March 1988, 23:28[2] | Ariane 3 | V-21 | Spacenet F3R Telecom 1C |
GTO | Successful | ||
17 May 1988, 23:58[2] | Ariane 2 | V-23 | Intelsat 3AF13 | GTO | Successful | ||
15 June 1988, 11:19[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP | V-22 | Meteosat 3 Panamsat-1 Oscar 13 |
GTO | Successful | |
21 July 1988, 23:12[2] | Ariane 3 | V-24 | Insat 1C Eutelsat 1F5 |
GTO | Successful | ||
8 September 1988, 23:00[2] | Ariane 3 | V-25 | GStar-5 SBS-5 |
GTO | Successful | ||
28 October 1988, 02:17[2] | Ariane 2 | V-26 | TDF-1 | GTO | Successful | ||
11 December 1988, 00:33[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP | V-27 | Skynet 4B Astra 1A |
GTO | Successful | |
27 January 1989, 01:21[2] | Ariane 2 | V-28 | Intelsat 3AF15 | GTO | Successful | ||
6 March 1989, 23:29[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP | V-29 | JCSAT-1 Meteosat 4 |
GTO | Successful | |
2 April 1989, 02:28[2] | Ariane 2 | V-30 | TELE-X | GTO | Successful | Final flight of Ariane 2 | |
5 June 1989, 22:37[4] | Ariane 4 | 44L | V-31 | Superbird-A DFS-1 |
GTO | Successful | |
12 July 1989, 00:14[2] | Ariane 3 | V-32 | Olympus-1 | GTO | Successful | Final flight of Ariane 3 | |
8 August 1989, 23:25:53[3] | Ariane 4 | 44LP | V-33 | TVSAT-2 Hipparcos |
GTO | Successful | |
27 October 1989, 23:05[4] | Ariane 4 | 44L | V-34 | Intelsat 6AF2 | GTO | Successful |
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